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Ed Mitchell

Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network discusses the EU Commission's plans to clamp down on tax avoidance

Ed Mitchell
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Ed's Macro-Economic View

Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network discusses the EU Commission's plans to clamp down on tax avoidance
Investment Perspectives: In the wake of the Panama Papers revelations, The European Commission recently announced it would be taking steps to increase tax transparency, and crack down on off-shore havens. Under new proposals revealed on April 12th, the Commission will be putting forward legislation, requiring firms operating in Europe with sales of over £600m to publish details of how much they earn and how much tax they pay on a country-by-country basis. To offer his analysis of the proposals, Ed Mitchell from Investment Perspectives is joined by Alex Cobham, Director of Research at the Tax Justice Network.

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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Vote Leave announced as official opposition in EU debate

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Vote Leave announced as official opposition in EU debate
Josh Lowe, reporter at Newsweek, discusses the Vote Leave campaign which has been announced as the official opposition in the Brexit debate. Josh discusses what this means and whether it matters, whilst also looking further into the John Whittingdale revelations and whether David Cameron is losing trust over the EU.
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Louise Cooper, Josh Lowe


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Ed Mitchell

What might economic life look like in the event of Brexit? Stephen Booth at Open Europe gives his take

Ed Mitchell
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Ed's Macro-Economic View

What might economic life look like in the event of Brexit? Stephen Booth at Open Europe gives his take
What might economic life outside of the E.U. in the event of Brexit look like? The think tank, Open Europe, says the referendum campaign has not adequately addressed this so far. Open Europe says it will be neither apocalypse nor utopia. They say there will be a short term shock followed by the potential for long term prosperity if liberal economic policies are followed. On the line is Stephen Booth, Co-Director of Open Europe.

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Sarah Lowther

Morning Money: Tax returns, Miliband’s re-emergence & the battle to be London Mayor

Sarah Lowther
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Tax returns, Miliband’s re-emergence & the battle to be London Mayor
Jack Sommers, of The Huffington Post, discusses the latest in the world of politics. Among the topics covered, Jack discusses the MPs publishing their tax returns, the return of David Miliband to British politics and mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan, who exclusively told The Huffington Post that Zac Goldsmith’s divisive campaign is putting Muslims off taking part In politics.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Jack Sommers


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: The environmental impact of a potential Brexit

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: The environmental impact of a potential Brexit
Arguments have been made for and against leaving the EU on a political and economic basis, but what about an ecological one? An EU Referendum debate due to take place will look at the environmental impact of a Brexit. Matt Cox spoke to Martin Harper, the Director of Conservation at UK charity the RSPB, who explained natures relationship with politics and how the system currently works.
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Matt Cox, Martin Harper


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Rita Lobo

Questions of Faith: Military Spending

Rita Lobo
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Questions Of Faith

Questions of Faith: Military Spending
From Libya to Daesh, and the debate over the future of Trident, there always seems to be money for war. But are there better ways to spend it? Marc Shoffman speaks to Andrew Smith, from the Campaign Against Arms Trade, looks at whether action against military spending is necessary, while Shuaghan Dolan, from Conscience, explores how the government could deal with global issues such as Isis. Reverend Mark Woods, contributing editor of Christian Today, also explains whether you are pacifist if you are religious.
Guests:

Andrew Smith, Shuaghan Dolan, Reverend Mark Woods


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What impact have pension freedoms had one year on?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: What impact have pension freedoms had one year on?
An overhauled state pension, being paid to new rather than existing pensioners, has begun. Meanwhile it's been a year since pension freedoms came into force. Matt Cox spoke to former pensions minister Steve Webb, Director of Policy at pension provider Royal London, about how the pension freedom act has affected the UK, pensioners and providers one year on.
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Matt Cox, Steve Webb


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Will firms find a way to dodge the NLW?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Will firms find a way to dodge the NLW?
There are concerns that companies could get workers to pay for the wage increase out of their own pockets, either by offering less hours or by reducing bonuses and perks that do not come out of direct wages. Charles Cotton, from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, looks at the National Living Wage from a staff perspective.
Guests:

Paul Sedgwick, Charles Cotton


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Ed Mitchell

The EU referendum: Is the leave campaign ahead in the polls? Fraser Nelson of The Spectator spoke to Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen for more

Ed Mitchell
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Ed's Macro-Economic View

The EU referendum: Is the leave campaign ahead in the polls? Fraser Nelson of The Spectator spoke to Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen for more
The latest "poll of polls" for the EU Referendum shows the Remain side's lead is narrowing. The poll by NatCen Social Research shows just 51% of voters want Britain to stay in the EU. But another recent poll by the ORB shows that if only those likely to vote are counted, it is actually the Leave side who are ahead. Earlier Share Radio's Robert Van Egghen spoke to Fraser Nelson, Editor of The Spectator magazine. They began by discussing whether with the more committed supporters the Leave campaign could win the referendum.

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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Dan Hodges on the aftermath of the Brussels attacks and the questions facing Cameron

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: Dan Hodges on the aftermath of the Brussels attacks and the questions facing Cameron
Dan Hodges, Political Commentator at the Mail on Sunday, joins Nigel Cassidy and Chris Bailey to discuss the latest in the world of politics. Dan looks ahead to Prime Minister’s Questions, which will inevitably be centred on the events in Brussels. Also discussed is the UK-EU referendum, the budget and the ongoing battle for the US presidency.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Dan Hodges


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