Are you ready for financial Judgment Day? This is Money podcast
In the way that worried nuclear bunker owners are probably stock-piling food as the reality of a President Trump dawns on them, so the Bank of England is preparing for the financial equivalent. The bank that has its finger on the financial pulse of the nation is worried. Worried enough to create a ‘what if…’ model that incorporates total financial meltdown, a collapse in the value of housing ...
1hr Apr 01, 2016
1hr
Hot, cross but entertaining economics - This is Money Show
This week might go down as the one Chancellor George Osborne got found out. It’s not the first time one of his Budgets turned into a fiasco, but this time his U-turn – on slashing payments to disabled people - is going to cost £4bn. When Parliament convened to discuss how on earth this was going to be paid for, he didn’t show up. And we’re still without an explanation. We pay our taxes to e...
53m Mar 24, 2016
53m
Will the Budget be good for you? - This is Money Show
Tax cuts and the Lifetime Isa were the giveways in George Osborne's Budget, but will they help you? Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce, of This is Money, join Georgie Frost, of Share Radio, to take the Chancellor's plans apart in this week’s This is Money Show and try to work out whether it was a good, bad or indifferent Budget. The outlook for the economy, the Budget winners and losers and the thor...
55m Mar 18, 2016
55m
Just how – badly – will the Budget affect you?
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has earned a reputation for leaks, U-Turns and unworkable tweaks to our taxes. A captain of chaos, some might say. His recent achievement, killing the cash Isa and replacing it with a tax-free limit on ALL savings accounts, will be a particularly memorable mess if anyone ever works out how it’s going to work. He’s got another Budget speech planned for Wednesda...
53m Mar 11, 2016
53m
A life changing edition - This is Money podcast
Everything you thought you knew about life, the Isa and everything is wrong. Modern life is amazing; we’ve never had it so good. We have technology and prosperity above anything anyone a few decades ago could have possibly imagined. And we have a welfare state to look after those who inevitably fall off the merry-go-round of progress. These are the conclusions of the arguably the world’s gr...
54m Mar 04, 2016
54m
How bad are our banks? - This is Money podcast
Britain still holds a stake in two of its biggest banks, Lloyds and RBS, but how bad are they?We take a look at whether the banks' results, whether they are cleaning up their act and whether they are worth investing in. Meanwhile,...It was the best of times… it is now the most uncertain of times. With four months to go to before the people of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the...
51m Feb 26, 2016
51m
The economics of Brexit - This is Money podcast
What would Brexit mean for the UK economy? It is said Great Britain used to rule the world. Today we’re just a small part - albeit an important one - of Europe, with a few remaining outposts - most notably a couple of bailiwicks in France, an island in Argentina and a rock in Spain. And now our role in Europe is under threat. Or is it? Do we accept what some vocal business leaders have said...
53m Feb 19, 2016
53m
The blame game - This is Money podcast
Share prices around the world this week have been falling like dominoes in a record-breaking dominoes falling over attempt. London loses 2% in a day, New York opens and falls 2% then in Asia the sell-off continues, slashing 2% off its market value. London opens again and mirrors the previous losing sessions in Asia and the USA and so it goes on. And on. The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares...
52m Feb 12, 2016
52m
Flop of the shops – This is Money podcast
It’s been a couple of years since Tesco got found out. The store that thought it could get away with whatever it wanted because customers, it said, ‘wanted its cheap prices’ was embroiled in an accounting scandal in 1994. And the problems continue. Were Tesco’s prices really cheaper? You can ask the customers it has lost to low-cost rivals Lidl and Aldi about that. It’s also losing customers...
51m Feb 05, 2016
51m
HSBC answer machine message
This message was left on a householder's voice mail - is it a genuine message from the bank or a scammer?
20s Jan 29, 2016
20s
The most fun tax & pensions special ever - This is Money Show
After a seven-year investigation into Google’s UK tax affairs, the company agreed to pay £130m to us. Chancellor George Osborne hailed it a huge success. No one else agreed. Especially not the Shadow Chancellor, anyone with a calculator, or even the French, who a few days later announced they were negotiating a much bigger windfall on a far smaller business than Google UK. It amounted to a ...
55m Jan 29, 2016
55m
The Bear Necessities – This is Money show
Banks, the City, Wall Street, call them what you will – they use jargon to steal your money. It’s what caused the walloping financial crash in 2008. And it’s possibly what’s going to cause another one eight years later – that’s right, in 2016; this year! We’re in a bear market. What even is a bear market? The opposite of bull, of course. See how easy it is? This week, This is Money editor ...
51m Jan 22, 2016
51m
Financial apocalypse, now - This is Money Show
The four horsemen of apocalypse trotted into the money markets last week each brandishing a tool of financial destruction. Plummeting oil pricesGlobal uncertaintyTrouble in the Middle EastCrisis in China Luckily, this week everything is ahhh… sorry it’s not looking good. According to a statement from RBS, the bank, this year is going to be cataclysmic. But hey. Financial apocalypse makes fo...
56m Jan 15, 2016
56m
Unhappy New Year - This is Money Show
2016 is going well - but only if you live in Leicester. One week in, and the new year money news seems to be competing with the weather in terms of gloominess. Luckily we have the most upbeat and entertaining trio in financial broadcasting, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost, taking a fun look at what's been happening over the last seven days – however grim it is. China is panicking....
54m Jan 08, 2016
54m
The famous Christmas dinner edition - This is Money show
After last year's Christmas show went viral thanks to turkey ham, an improbable Christmas dinner product included in the taste test, the 2015 edition had a lot to live up to. This week, three wise men from This is Money - Simon, Lee and Rich - join even wiser Georgie Frost at Share Radio HQ to taste test THREE, three-course Christmas 'dinners' from Lidl, Waitrose and Tesco - live on air! Can ...
1hr Dec 18, 2015
1hr
The great savings scandal – This is Money Show
It’s not often that a watchdog not only watches but also bites. But that’s what the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has done to our shameful banks. Sorry listeners, it’s bad bankers again! This time it’s the ‘pathetic’ interest rates paid to loyal savers, some as low as 0.01%. Share Radio’s money guru Georgie Frost is joined by editor Simon Lambert and consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce, w...
53m Dec 11, 2015
53m
The no-brainer savings deal - This is Money Show
Is this the best financial product ever? From a saver's point of view the Help to Buy Isa may just be that. Much of the work at This is Money involves uncovering bad behaviour at banks and other providers of financial products. Anyone would think bankers had no morals. Of course, we also work hard to praise the good stuff. One banker this week, claims a product has been launched that has no...
53m Dec 04, 2015
53m
Budget Day fallout - autumn style
As shoppers plotted a course this week through the complicated array of bargains spewed into stores for Black Friday, the Chancellor was hatching a plot of his own to keep news of a £91bn tax raid out of his Autumn Statement. Editor Simon Lambert and consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce join Share Radio presenter Georgie Frost for a fun look at this mini-Budget - and shopping. As with all of the...
55m Nov 27, 2015
55m
Banks on trial and 'convicted' - This is Money Show
When banks brought down the global economy in 2007/08, Iceland jailed the bankers responsible. In Britain meanwhile, taxpayers gave our bankers getting on for £200 billion to be paid for by cutting spending on police, armed forces and the benefits of disabled people. We also commissioned a report into multiple scandals committed at HBOS bank that has taken seven years of writing. The report ...
50m Nov 20, 2015
50m
Financial crisis: forgive and forget? - This is Money Show
What happened in the financial crisis? Is it time to forgive the banks and move on? Do we need the City? Simon Lambert and Rachel Rickard Straus join Georgie Frost in the studio for a run through the week's essential money news. This week's show features a potted history of what on earth went wrong in the financial system - and whether eight years down the line it is time to forgive and move ...
49m Nov 13, 2015
49m
The great tax meltdown – This is Money Show
Everyone has a duty to pay tax – it’s the investment that allows democracy and civilised society to function. But have you tried to contact the tax office lately? In good times, it’s tough enough trying to get a tax refund from HMRC but now people are telling us it’s becoming impossible to even pay their bills. A near-hour wait to get through on the phone is the norm. Also on the agenda: Th...
52m Nov 06, 2015
52m
The conman who claimed he was from TalkTalk
Find out what happens when a scammer pretends to be from broadband provider TalkTalk and attempts to take over an unsuspecting customer's computer. And what happens when the customer turns out to be journalist Sam Greenhill, who strings along the conman. (Personal details have been blanked out of this audio)
24m Nov 03, 2015
24m
Fraud and fat fees - This is Money Show
Fraud and overcharging special - This is Money Show If ever you needed proof that even the most unacceptable behaviour by financial and consumer 'service' providers can be entertaining, don't miss this week's episode. The great money double act is back: editor Simon Lambert and consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce despair at the TalkTalk data leak and ask whether the company's security is so lax...
53m Oct 30, 2015
53m
The winter warmer edition - This is Money Show
This week the Holy Trinity of financial entertainment, This is Money editor Simon Lambert, personal finance editor Rachel Rickard Straus and Share Radio supremo Georgie Frost sit around the digital fire with a mug of cocoa for a winter warmer of a show. On the agenda Putting the heating on and paying less for it How to prevent burglaries now it's dark a lot Is solar power worth the effort w...
49m Oct 23, 2015
49m
Bad dogs and phone companies - This is Money Show
Lloyds Bank, the bank that built its recent reputation on a massive mis-selling scandal, maybe at it again with the launch of a hard sales drive called Labrador. Meanwhile, Sky is hiking its customers’ line rental fees again. This is Money editor Simon Lambert and consumer affairs editor Lee Boyce join Share Radio's Georgie Frost to look at this and more of the week's money news. Also in the...
54m Oct 16, 2015
54m
Behind the Treasury's spin - This is Money Show
On the agenda This is Week The Lloyds Banking Group shares sell-off at a 5% discount The Government's house building plans The effects of withdrawing tax credits from the low paid Fines for parents taking children out of school Tesco profits Unclaimed loyalty points Do people understand their mortgages? Cheap train fares The interminable interest rates rise debate Silly car insurance ...
51m Oct 09, 2015
51m
Hidden broadband fees that double the price
'This is outrageous,' says This is Money editor Simon Lambert on the compulsory line rental fee buried in the small print. #virginmedia #broadband #phone
5m Oct 06, 2015
5m
Can you trust a property hotspot? This is Money show
As property gets increasingly out of reach for all but the average oligarch, the experts head out across the country to locate regions that may still be of interest to homeowners. Our property hotspots story has been a big talking point this week. This is Money's Rachel Rickard Straus and Simon Lambert join Share Radio's Georgie Frost to discuss this, Corbynomics, the Volksvagen diesel scanda...
53m Oct 02, 2015
53m
Confused by new plastic bag rules?
It's a good thing but, oh boy, it's complicated. The This is Money team discuss the new 5p bag tax and how it applies to fashion and fish to gussets. With Georgie Frost and Annie Weston of Share Radio #bagtax#carrierbags
3m Sep 30, 2015
3m
Buy-to-let tax changes explained
This is Money editor Simon Lambert runs through who might be affected by changes to buy-to-let tax announced by Chancellor George Osborne and due to come into effect in 2020.
3m Sep 30, 2015
3m
What is Corbynomics?
A quick overview of the economic ideas of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with Tanya Jefferies, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost. #corbynomics #corbyn #QE #labour #money
5m Sep 29, 2015
5m
This is Money show - The death knell for diesel?
This week will go down in history as the one Volkswagen got found out. Doctoring emission tests on its diesel engines will cost the car company billions of pounds and cause untold damage to the reputation of Germany as a maker of trustworthy things. Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce join Share Radio's Georgie Frost to discuss whether this scandal could go as far as killing off the diesel engine. O...
52m Sep 24, 2015
52m
This is Money Show - the customer services episode
Imagine. You go into a shop, you're greeted with a smile and a warm welcome by someone who understands the products on sale, who is genuinely pleased to help you, who is paid well and looked after by the company they are working for. Well imagine no longer, this actually happens right now - sometimes - in the UK. This week, the team from This is Money join Georgie Frost at Share Radio to por...
52m Sep 18, 2015
52m
This is Money Show: The Rolls-Royce & cold calls edition
The Rolls-Royce edition. What's so special about a £250,000 Rolls-Royce? We asked the luxury car maker to explain the appeal of its new Dawn convertible and tell us more about its Made in England success story. The somewhat less salubrious subject of how to beat cold callers is also on the agenda this week, as Simon Lambert, and Rachel Rickard Straus, of This is Money, join Georgie Frost in t...
49m Sep 11, 2015
49m
This is Money - bank tricks and it's better up North
This week Simon Lambert, Rich Browning and Georgie Frost take a fun look at the week's events. Banks are at it again. They say you don't have to have a contactless debit card if you don't want one but our readers say otherwise. Meanwhile they're introducing clever mind games to assess whether you're fit to be a customer and Tesco Bank slashes the Clubcard benefits on its credit card . Elsewhere...
50m Sep 04, 2015
50m
This is Money - the property and Corbynomics special
Join Simon Lambert and Tanya Jefferies on their fascinating journey through the state of the property market. From rising (maybe) mortgage rates, whether to fix your mortgage, solar panels, buy-to-let, unaffordable rents versus rent controls to outrageous increases in the cost of commuting courtesy of Virgin Trains. Plus stock market mayhem and a look at Corbynomics - the economic thoughts of ...
46m Aug 28, 2015
46m
This is Money show - why's everyone panicking?
There's panic on the streets of London! And Greece, China, America (north and south) and Europe. It might sound like a horrorific geography lesson but this week the team from This is Money discuss various economic problems as falling stock and oil prices are compounded by the threat of interest rate rises. There's a change of goverment afoot in Greece and emerging markets no longer are the inv...
50m Aug 21, 2015
50m
This is Money Show - Misselling madness, what a WW2 radio mast has to do with high-frequency trading - and how to get your complaints heard
This week Rachel Rickard Straus and Lee Boyce of This is Money talk to Share Radio's Georgie Frost about how to complain to the new ombudsman, misselling madness and high-frequency traders #complaints #ww2 #flashboys
53m Aug 17, 2015
53m
This is Money Show: Interest rates, house price madness, how much to save for a pension, the £40k Skoda
When will interest rates rise? Are we any wiser after Super Thursday? Should we start raising them now or keep them rooted to the floor? The thorny question of when to raise rates is on the agenda in this week's This is Money Show, along with what will happen when they do go up. Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce, join Share Radio's Georgie Frost in the studio for this week's This is Money Show. Al...
54m Aug 07, 2015
54m
This is Money Show - Perils of mini-bonds, car park investing, fix your mortgage and Lloyds sales techniques
Invest in a car park? Not everyone would be tempted by that, but there are plenty of people flocking to esoteric investments. Is that wise?This week we take an entertaining if gloomy look at the prospect of mortgage interest rate rises, Lloyds Bank's efforts to rip off customers, gold, mini bonds and a couple of unusual investments: rugby balls and car parking spaces at Gatwick airport.With Tan...
47m Jul 31, 2015
47m
This is Money Show - How to complain, pension tax madness, banks clampdown, vending machines, Swindon, energy rip offs
What's the best way to complain? To the boss. This week Lee Boyce joins editor Simon Lambert at Share Radio with Georgie Frost to run through what the week's big money news means for you. On the agenda is the exodus from Swindon, possibly due to the lack of famous people from the town, or maybe the property prices the naming and shaming of the banks that trick customers into insulting savin...
51m Jul 24, 2015
51m
This is Money show - rising interest rates, strong pound and petrol, supermarkets, mobile rip offs
This week This is Money's Mark Shapland joins Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus and Share Radio Presenter Georgie Frost for a look at the best bits of money news and the worst excesses of corporate greed. Interest rates are finally apparently about to go up - that's great, no terrible news isn't it? There's a similar dilemma with the strong pound. Great for tourists, rubbish for e...
38m Jul 17, 2015
38m
This is Money Show - EE, Room 101, taxman super powers, savings deals, rip offs
Rachel Rickard Straus joins Share Radio's Georgie Frost and This is Money's Lee Boyce to unearth further evidence of why EE should be shut away in George's Orwell's horror Room 101, how the taxman can now empty your bank account if he feels like it, more on the official energy bills rip-off, savings deals, car insurance, road rage and a whistle-stop tour of the Budget for anyone still interested.
51m Jul 10, 2015
51m
This is Money show - Greece, pensions panic, credit ratings, new banks, old cars
Simon Lambert and Tanya Jefferies have read and written all the big money news this week. Why not spend a fun hour in their company as they talk about Greece's future as a serious country, whether it's worth stuffing your pension full of cash at the last minute and whether you really understand the significance of your credit rating. Also on the agenda is the rise of the challengers - little n...
53m Jul 03, 2015
53m
How to tell where your euro note is from
Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce work out where a wallet full of euro notes originated and hunt down some elusive Greek ones
4m Jun 29, 2015
4m
This is Money Show - euros on test, when to retire, offering on a house, do you want a bank in your pocket?
How to spot where a euro note is from is on the agenda, as Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce join Share Radio star presenter for a lively look at the week's money news. This week they also discuss when the age we hope to retire at - and why that is getting older - and the new bank that has an app but no branches. They also talk about how much to offer on a home and why the new simple flat-rate stat...
54m Jun 26, 2015
54m
This is Money show - Greece meltdown, RBS shutdown, diesel and buy-to-let tax
This week Adrian Lowery and Lee Boyce join Editor SImon Lambert and Share Radio Presenter Georgie Frost for a fun yet insicive look at the week's money news Grexit #RBS #cashmachines #diesel #tax #cars #advice #shopping #retail #buytolet #euro
51m Jun 19, 2015
51m
This is Money Show - Nationwide shocker, DVLA madness, would you buy a bank?
This week Rachel Rickard Straus joins editor Simon Lambert and Share Radio presenter Georgie Frost for a fun look at the week's money news. This week a shocker from Nationwide on savings rates (clue it was a rise), the DVLA's driving licence hire car madness, what to do if your holiday is hit by Spanish air strikes. And the RBS question: would you buy (or sell) a bank now?
46m Jun 12, 2015
46m
This is Money Show - Buy gold, Lloyds investing, Woolworths & shops that failed, why did PPI happen?
How did our banks end up in such as mess with PPI? When will the pain for shareholders end? Lloyds has been hit with a £117m claims mishandling fine to prolong its PPI agony. It didn't need to be so bad though, Simon Lambert and Ed Monk, of This is Money, join Share radio's Georgie Frost to explain how banks continued to push PPI for years after problems had been flagged. They also discuss w...
55m Jun 05, 2015
55m
This is Money Show - football crazy, sci-fi mad, buy-to-let, cheap wine, rising bills, Premium Bonds
Can you trust a financial journalist who has never seen Star Wars? Of course you can. And you can listen to him tearing up the week's money news. This is Money's chief entertainer and investigator, reporter and Star Wars virgin Lee Boyce joins editor Simon Lambert and Share Radio's Georgie Frost to discuss their favourite sci-fi movies, the mess that is the football business, a 30% hike in e...
52m May 29, 2015
52m