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In a speech later, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce a plan to take track maintenance responsibilities away from Network Rail, and give them to the train operators. He says it will make things simpler and more accountable to passengers. But not everyone's happy about the changes, with some experts worried it could cause a decline in safety standards. Share Radio’s James Brydges spoke to Lianna Etkind, from the Campaign For Better Transport.

Gadgets and Gizmos with Share Radio's technology editor Steve Caplin.

Simon was joined live in the studio by Andrew Kenningham, senior global economist at Capital Economics to discuss: the Euro-zone after the Italian and Austrian elections, the US a month after Trump’s election, China and India's monetary reform.

What do employers look for in graduate CVs? Research conducted by the Career Colleges Trust asked HR decision makers what they are most interested in when reading CVs from graduates and recent school leavers. To find out more about this I'm now joined by Ruth Gilbert, Chief Executive of Career Colleges.

The number of agency workers is set to reach one million by 2020 if current growth trends continue. This is according to a report by the Resolution Foundation entitled "Secret Agents: agency workers in the new world of work". The think tank estimates a full-time agency worker gets £430 less than an employee in the same role. To discuss the findings in more detail, Simon spoke to Dan Tomlinson, a researcher at the Resolution Foundation.

Worried parents are spending an average of £17,400 to help their children kick-start their careers. To find out more about this Gregor Watt spoke to Catherine Stewart, a savings expert at Scottish Widows and began by asking whether she was surprised by the findings.

This is the Responsible Investment Show, today with Share Radio's Steve Clarke. On this edition: renewable energy with Lord Adair Turner, microfinance with Vicki Escarra, Global CEO of Opportunity International, and European oil and gas producers are scaling up their preparations ahead of an expected slowdown in the international oil market.

With yields on government bonds near record low levels and returns on cash almost non-existent, are investors turning to early stage companies to help boost their investment returns? Research from SyndicateRoom shows that many retail investors are taking on more investment risk in order to boost the returns of their investments. Simon was joined by Goncalo de Vasconcelos, chief executive of SyndicateRoom.

Crowdfunders is our weekly look at what's hot and what's not in the crowdfunding and peer-to-peer space. Your host is Ed Bowsher, and on today's show he'll be taking a look at why the new innovative finance ISA is taking so long to take off with Neil Faulkner, co-founder of 4thWay. Then he'll be talking about an exciting reward crowdfunding campaign for a personal safety device called the ICE. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ice-personal-security-for-the-mobile-generation#/

Far-right candidate Norbert Hofer has been defeated in the race for the Austrian presidency - an election widely seen as Europe's next populist bellwether. Share Radio's Ed Bowsher is joined on the phone by Yannis Koutsomitis, European affairs analyst. Up for discussion: is this the end of far-right populist politics in Austria?