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Georgie Frost

This is Money: Are electric bikes and scooters the future of transport after coronavirus? (Or will it just be cars?)

Georgie Frost
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This is Money

This is Money: Are electric bikes and scooters the future of transport after coronavirus? (Or will it just be cars?)
Since lockdown began in March, there has been a huge uptick in cycling and walking, as people got out and about while staying at home. But while before coronavirus we were all told public transport was a good thing, now with restrictions easing and Britain slowly going back to work, Britons have been told to actively avoid it. Does that mean the inevitable return of the car, or with the Government promising billions to create a new era for cycling and walking, is there a brighter and greener future for mobility. Could one of the keys be electric bicycles and scooters? Editor Simon Lambert reveals all to host Georgie Frost and assistant editor Lee Boyce after giving a GoCycle GX folding electric bike a trial. How good are the batteries, how long do they take to charge, how much do they cost, what schemes are available to purchase them and what is the point of them? Meanwhile, the car industry has been rocked by Covid-19, with job losses aplenty and sales grinding to a halt. Registrations sank 89 per cent to the record-lowest May since 1952, but despite that, sales of electric vehicles were up 22 per cent – and the Tesla Model 3 was the best seller. Could it be time to head to a showroom to haggle a bargain, will there be yet another scrappage scheme and why has Fiat launched a pay-as-you-go model of ownership? This weekend could also be a good time to fill up, with petrol prices set to head higher after weeks of lower motoring costs: many Britons have been able to find unleaded for under £1 a litre. And finally, with more people using their cars to make deliveries, are they properly insured?
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Simon Lambert


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Adam Cox

Mini Mindset: Making time to be artistic

Adam Cox
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Mini Mindset

Mini Mindset: Making time to be artistic
Adam Cox talks to Emily Harper from art-K, which runs immersive art programmes for children aged 6-16. They talk about the importance of art in children’s development, and how art-K has had to adapt to continue bringing their creativity into people’s homes during the current pandemic.
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Emily Harper


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Adam Cox

Mini Mindset: House Price Psychology

Adam Cox
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Mini Mindset

Mini Mindset: House Price Psychology
Adam Cox speaks to Wayne Bennet from Home Reach, discussing the affordability of housing and how shared ownership is increasing in popularity to enable millennials to get on the property ladder. Wayne shares a few tips about how to get a new home, and why savings that may have been dipped into to deal with the Coronavirus doesn’t mean that dreams of buying a house are out of reach.
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Wayne Bennet


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Simon Rose

The Bigger Picture: Sunak's balancing act, Hong Kong's freedom and the Army and MeToo

Simon Rose
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The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture: Sunak's balancing act, Hong Kong's freedom and the Army and MeToo
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses the delicate balancing act being undertaken by Rishi Sunak. He looks at the battle to keep Hong Kong free under the rule of law and how important Hong Kong's special status is to China. And he explains why the British Army needs its own MeToo moment.
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Professor Tim Evans


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Simon Rose

Gadgets & Gizmos: The ultimate tea machine

Simon Rose
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Gadgets and Gizmos

Gadgets & Gizmos: The ultimate tea machine
Share's technology editor Steve Caplin marvels at Bru, the "ultimate tea machine". He also looks at a USB stick claiming to protect against 5G, the BBC's new voice assistant, Virgin Media closing their stores, the hard-to-read font that does NOT enhance memory, an electric surfboard and an electric Cessna plane and how a fantasy advertised on Facebook went badly wrong.
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Steve Caplin


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Top musicals of all time, A Rainy Day in New York and Onward

Simon Rose
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The Business Of Film

The Business of Film: Top musicals of all time, A Rainy Day in New York and Onward
James Cameron-Wilson looks at the chart of the top musicals of all time. He reviews Woody Allen's new (but not final) movie, A Rainy Day in New York, with its difficult route to screen. And he reviews Pixar's latest, Onward, the cinema release of which was marred by the arrival of the coronavirus.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Week That Was And The Year Ahead: FTSE changes, the market recovery, Aveva & Johnson Matthey

Simon Rose
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The Week That Was and The Week Ahead

The Week That Was And The Year Ahead: FTSE changes, the market recovery, Aveva & Johnson Matthey
Graham Spooner of The Share Centre discusses the changes to the FTSE Index and how they reflect the big changes going on around us. He looks at the market recovery in the face of continuing signs of problems ahead. And he looks at what we might hear from Aveva and Johnson Matthey.
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Graham Spooner


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Peter Urwin

Economist Questions: Good jobs, bad jobs, and an ugly pandemic

Peter Urwin
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Economist Questions

Economist Questions: Good jobs, bad jobs, and an ugly pandemic
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) Good Work Index provides a snapshot of UK working lives, including opportunities for homeworking and job flexibility as we went into lockdown. In this interview, Peter Urwin speaks to Jonny Gifford, Senior Advisor for Organisational Behaviour at the CIPD. He describes how UK job quality indicators compare to those of other countries; arguing that any encouraging headline figures hide concerns over UK job quality inequality. They consider the role of government and employers in tackling such inequality, and flag worrying trends in UK work-life balance. For instance, recent years have seen a decline in reported wellbeing from the UK Working Lives survey – and the latest instalment of the survey allows us to ask how this, and other trends, has been impacted by the pandemic.
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Jonny Gifford


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Adam Cox

Modern Mindset: Coping with COVID Chaos

Adam Cox
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Modern Mindset

Modern Mindset: Coping with COVID Chaos
Adam Cox is joined by results coach and a mentor behind leaders, Cody Jefferson, discussing the different ways in which business leaders are coping with all of the financial, psychological, and emotional pressures linked to the Coronavirus. Cody shares some of the major challenges being faced and how true leaders can use accountability and perspective to respond positively in chaotic times. He shares some practical tips for leaders to take control, despite the pressures of COVID-19. Find out more about Cody at https://www.codyjefferson.com/.
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Cody Jefferson


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Motley Fool Answers

Motley Fool Answers: Getting Real With Real Estate

Motley Fool Answers
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Motley Fool Answers

Motley Fool Answers: Getting Real With Real Estate
Saving, spending, planning — you've got money questions and we've got answers. Every week host Alison Southwick and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp challenge the conventional wisdom on life's biggest financial issues to reveal what you really need to know to make smart money moves. In this week's show: The real estate market is bigger than the stock market, yet most people don't invest in it. Fool real estate expert Matt Argersinger of Millionacres.com (a Motley Fool company) joins the team to explain how the typical, non-tycoon person can begin to build their property empire... or at least earn attractive returns with tax benefits. Also, Alison discusses the future of where we'll work.
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Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Matt Argersinger


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