Podcasts

Left-wing movements in Britain, and further afield, are increasingly citing the Scandinavian or Nordic economic model as a desirable alternative to capitalism. But is Scandinavian socialism really all its cracked up to be? Today, Dr Steve Davies and Kate Andrews of the IEA put the Nordic model under the spotlight – and examine to what extent these countries are indeed socialist, or even ‘left wing’.

Ian Forrest, Investment Research Analyst at The Share Centre, discusses news from Cineworld, Saga and the Hammersmith and Intu Merger, as well as looking ahead to results from Ashtead.

Tim Evans, Professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University, talks to Simon Rose about the rise of Bitcoin, the effects of Portugal decriminalising drugs and the attitude towards the City of shadow chancellor John McDonnell.

With Paddington 2 back on top, James Cameron-Wilson reviews Wonder, The Star and The Man Who Invented Christmas and the resurgence in the charts, in a modest way, of Loving Vincent.

In this week’s episode, Adam Cox is joined by Christy De Souza, an executive life coach working with senior executives and business owners. She discusses why high flyers are often out of balance, and what can be done to get them back on track. Can success be measured just by wealth or job title, and is dissatisfaction a requirement to be motivated to succeed?

Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Costco hits an all-time high; Chipotle makes a change at the top; Buffalo Wild Wings goes private as Applebee’s offers a surprising promotion; Ron Gross, Matt Argersinger, and David Kretzmann analyze the retail landscape and much more.

Britain’s car industry is crying foul, as not a single new diesel car avoids the Budget tax hike because the test they have to pass hasn’t come in yet. Car makers claim that new diesels are fine, but can we believe them? Meanwhile, campaigners want extra taxes and a serious crackdown on diesel drivers, but it’s ended up with councils leading the way with a piece-meal approach. Who should we believe, has the drive to get rid of diesel gone too far, and is it employing bad science? This week, Simon Lambert, Tanya Jefferies and Georgie Frost drive into the murky world of diesel cars.

Chancellor Philip Hammond got out his red box again to let us know how the country’s finances are – or aren’t – holding up, and what the Government’s going to be doing with its money this year. Will the Chancellor’s proposals be enough to make our economy “fit for the future”? And with Brexit looming, is the Government doing enough to deal with the country’s economic problems? This week, NEF’s David Powell steps in for regular host Ayeisha Thomas-Smith. Dave is joined by Kate Bell, Head of Economic and Social Affairs at the Trades Union Congress, and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the new CEO of the New Economics Foundation.

The Big Call looks at the big investment questions of the day. In every show, Ed Bowsher is joined by top notch guests from the City to discuss how you can make money from the Big Calls. In this week episode, Ed finds out if it is too late to get involved in the shares of Technology and Robotics.

Despite showing good signs of health for the first time in a long time, people continue to feel anxious about the state of the world’s economy. Interviewed by the IEA’s Kate Andrews, Head of Education Dr Steve Davies explains what he believes to be the two-folded reason for this: First, the insecurity of China’s banking system, which has produced unsustainable bubbles that are bound to burst at some point. Second, the state of the world’s money system, including the extended use of quantitative easing and low interest rates, which have also created their own set of bubbles, particularly in real estate.