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Jeremy Corbyn has backed a cap on "high earners" in an attempt to combat increasing income inequity. These comments come ahead of his speech later today to members of the Labour party, where he is expected to signal a shift in migration policy. For his thoughts on the Labour Leader's comments, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined on the line by John Ashmore, Chief reporter for Politics Home.

Analysis has shown that you could be spending more on petrol if you drive badly. A report from Direct Line Drive Plus has revealed that the average bad driver spends an extra 560 pounds per year on fuel compared to good drivers. New technology which you can fit to your car yourself means that you can test your driving habits, potentially saving you hundreds of pounds a year. Share Radio reporter Sara Macham spoke to Steve Fowler, editor in chief at Auto Express and Carbuyer, about the difference this technology can make when it comes to filling up.

It's time to check in with the UK Money Bloggers community fresh from their Monday Twitter chat. Last night they discussed debt and chipped in with some helpful advice. Joining Georgie in studio was Mrs Moneyblogger herself, Sara Williams, whose site is: debtcamel and volunteers at Citizen's Advice.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Personal finance blogger Andy Webb from Be Clever With Your Cash. Today on the agenda, they discuss yesterday's 24 hour Tube strike. Plus they analyse why we waste £13 billion annually on food. All these stories and more on The News Review.

This is Share Radio news hour with Ed Bowsher. While the pound continues to fall, the FTSE is up 30 points at 7267. Ed will be speaking with Chris Beauchamp from IG Index about how the markets are moving this afternoon. He'll also be asking him about Theresa May's latest comments saying a hard Brexit is not inevitable. The FTSE may have been having a good day, but shares in Just Eat are on the way down after their full year update underwhelmed investors. On the other hand, shares in Morrisons have beaten forecasts with strong Christmas figures. Ed will be getting insight on both of those stories along with he rest of the company news from the FT's assistant companies editor, Daniel Thomas. In the second half of the hour, Ed will be finding out about why Jeremy Corbyn has backed a cap on "high earners" from John Ashmore, Chief reporter for Politics Home. Plus he'll be speaking to Paul Martin, head of retail at KPMG, about their latest figures, which show a raise in total retail sales in December All that and more on today's edition of the Share radio news hour.

The ritz and glitz of the Golden Globes used to be an escape from the doom and gloom of US politics - no longer. At last night's ceremony, Meryl Streep took on Donald Trump as she received a lifetime achievement award, telling the President-elect that "disrespect invites disrespect". Trump replied in signature fashion, tweeting her speech to be "overrated". For this stories and all the rest of the day's politics, Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Kate Andrews and Nerissa Chesterfield from the Institute of Economic Affairs.

At Share Radio, we've been examining the outlook for certain sectors and regions for 2017, and it has been a mixed bag. Matt Cox has been looking into the North American markets, which are facing considerable uncertainty as Donald Trump's inauguration grows closer. He spoke to Colin Cieszynski, Chief Market analyst at CMC Markets Toronto.

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has resigned, giving up his post as Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister in protest against the DUP's handling of a green energy scheme. For reaction, Share Radio's Alex Clark spoke to Dr Neil Matthews, Lecturer in British Politics at Bristol University. Alex first asked Neil how the botched scheme played into McGuinness's resignation.

Simon Rose was joined by Ed Bowsher to look at what’s been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world.

On this edition of Crowdfunders Ed looks at the increasing concern over regulation and risk in the equity crowdfunders sector.