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It's time to talk politics. On today's programme: George Osborne, the former Tory Chancellor, will become Editor of the London Evening Standard; and politics makes for strange bedfellows - not least Angela Merkel and Donald Trump.

On this week's Serious Money, we talked 'pocket money' and whether parents are spoiling their children or providing them more scope to learn about money. We discussed why space is becoming the final frontier for investors, and looked at Merryn Somerset Webb's article about her love affair with Japanese stocks.

On our latest Magazine Review, we looked at some of the stories dominating the pages of the country's leading business magazines and discussed what lies ahead, including George Osborne's appointment as Editor of the London Evening Standard, the possibility of another Scottish independence referendum and Hammond's U-turn over rising national insurance for self-employed.

Parisian rugby clubs, Racing 92 and Stade Français, will merge from next year, but how has the news been received in Paris? Author and rugby commentator Gavin Mortimer joined us for more. Plus, we spoke to Dr Daniel Lock from Bournemouth University to discuss whether pay TV is killing viewing figures. Finally, Alex Clark had the round up from the sport business world.

The Business of Film with film critic James Cameron Wilson, looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including Kong: Skull Island, Logan and The Lego Batman Movie.

Welcome to the This is Money Show on Share Radio, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. After its controversial announcement last week Philip Hammond has finally had to U-turn on national insurance hikes in an attempt to win back public trust. Whilst the Budget provoked considerable backlash less publicised has been changes in road tax coming in April which will see some drivers paying as much as seven times more. Meanwhile across the pond the US Fed has raised interest rates with attention now turning to what the Bank of England will do next. Speculating on where all this leaves our finances Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus. Plus is a castle, a Star Wars themed cinema and beer Fridays really what it takes to be named Britain’s best boss? This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.

Panmure Gordon shares spiked 64% following news of former Barclays chief Bob Diamond's bid, a joint venture with a Qatari firm, QInvest. Plus housebuilder Berkeley Group sees shares rise on good results and Tullow Oil prepares a £600 million rights issue. Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to talk all of the day's company news.

Georgie Frost was joined by Hannah Maundrell, Editor in Chief at Money.co.uk. They talked about new lows for mortgage rates, bad news for single millenials looking to get on the property ladder and the pitfalls of being part of the so-called gig economy.

To go through all the political headlines this morning with Georgie Frost was Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent at POLITICO. They started by discussing Theresa May's attempt to reach out to Scots during a conference speech later. She'll promise the 'voices and interests' of all four UK nations will be represented during negotiations to leave the EU. She's addressing Tory activists just a day after rejecting calls for a second independence referendum before Brexit is wrapped up.

Despite some signs of a slowdown, UK house prices have hit their most unaffordable levels ever, according to the Office for National Statistics. But is this a good sign for the economy? Plus the gig economy, should the government step in? For this and more economic news, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to Michael Bell, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.