240. Levelling Up 2.0: What Actually Works for Regional Growth?
Why is Slough twice as productive as Mansfield? What’s the secret to reviving the economy in the North? Can we save the high street in 2026? Steph and Robert speak to Andrew Carter, CEO of Centre F...
5 Jan 40min
239. 2026 Predictions: a bubble bursts, Starmer’s only hope & Trump’s vulnerability
Will Starmer survive? Who will win the economic war between China and America? Is 2026 when hope returns to Britain? Robert and Steph weigh up 2025 economic results and make some predictions for th...
1 Jan 43min
238. How to prepare the UK workforce when 3 million jobs are at risk
How much should school education be about workplace skills and how much about knowledge? Should businesses be more involved in education? Is the assessment of education all wrong? And should learning...
29 Dec 202542min
237. The extraordinary story of Britain’s first tech titan
Who was Mike Lynch and how did his tech companies make him a billionaire? How did he avoid prison in an American fraud trial when he’d only given himself a 0.4% chance of winning the case? Why did his...
25 Dec 202556min
236. What M&S can teach Starmer (Part 2)
How Chairman Archie Norman and CEO Stuart Machin are turning round one of the UK’s oldest and most iconic businesses, and how the government should watch and learn from it. If M&S can be great again,...
22 Dec 202535min
235. How M&S saw off the cyber criminals and its plan for the next 100 Years (Part 1)
Is there any worse trauma for a business than a cyber attack? What should you do if it happens? Plus how do M&S decide when to close a store and, if it does, is that the final nail in the coffin for t...
18 Dec 202546min
234. Is GB Energy Starmer’s missing growth plan?
How is GB Energy building a third of Britain's daily energy requirements? Can it hit the government’s clean energy target? And how is it creating high skilled jobs and new cutting edge businesses? ...
15 Dec 202550min
233. The Trump Doctrine: Why Europe Is Failing & Who Wins the Warner Bros Bid?
What are the economic and business consequences for Europe of Trump’s National Security Strategy? How is the US president shaping Hollywood’s future as Netflix and Paramount fight for ownership of ...
11 Dec 202544min
