Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Ian Ward, the Labour leader of Birmingham City Council. Having entered local government in the mid-1990s, Ward has led Birmingham City Council since 2017. Keen to promote Birmingham’s both nationally and overs…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode Liam speaks to Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands since 2017, representing the Conservatives. Raised in Birmingham, Street started his career as a John Lewis trainee in 1985, rising through the ranks to become Managing …

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Braverman was born and raised in London. Her parents emigrated to the UK from Kenya and Mauritius respectively. After studying law at Cambridge, Braverman was a barrister befor…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Lorraine Bliss, who runs St Edmunds, in Norwich. An award-winning charity, St Eds – as it’s known – provides vocational training to some 250 teenagers from across East Anglia – some of regular school age, othe…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Asher Bennett, Founder and CEO of Tevva – a company based in Tilbury, Essex, that makes dual-fuel hydrogen/battery trucks. Tevva opened its Tilbury factory in January 2022, and already employs 300 workers. Its…

In this episode, Liam talks to John Penrose, the government’s competition Tsar. Penrose has been the Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare since 2005, having previously worked for JP Morgan and McKinsey. He has also served as a minister in several government departments, including the Northern Ireland Office. In 2021, John wrote the “Power to the P…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, recorded during the COP-27 summit, Liam talks to Former Brexit Secretary Lord David Frost. Until early 2020, Frost was known only to Whitehall and Westminster insiders. But after then Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed him as the …

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, ahead of the COP-27 summit in Egypt, Liam talks to Steve Scrimshaw, Vice-President of Siemens UK. Companies like Siemens UK have been at the heart of efforts to develop renewable power sources like wind and solar, helping t…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Stephen Morley, President of Confederation of British Metalforming, a trade body comprising hundreds of companies, employing tens of thousands of workers. These are firms at the heart of the UK’s manufacturing sector – a…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Patrick Minford, Professor of Economics at Cardiff University. During the Conservative leadership contest, when Liz Truss was asked to name any economists who backed her plans, she replied “Patrick Minford.” P…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Andy Scanlon, the UK franchisee of Sandbox VR, one of the world’s leading location-based virtual reality companies. Sandbox VR provides fully immersive gaming experiences, in physical city-centre locations, in…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Gordon Kerr, a finance and debt markets specialist who has advised several European governments on the future of the eurozone. With the European Central Bank now raising interest rates for the first time in ov…

Welcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Michael Stewart, founder of a new British social media platform called Uzube. Aimed at generation Z, those born from the early 1990s onwards, Uzube is designed to allow millions of creative people to showcase …

In this interview, Liam talks to Edward Chancellor – the well-known financial historian, author, journalist and investment strategist. Edward’s new book – The Price of Time: the real story of interest’ – is an account of the impact of central banks’ policy of ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easing since the 2008 global financial crisis. H…

In this interview, Liam talks to Alan Miller – a well-known hospitality entrepreneur, who set up the Night Time Industries Association in 2015, serving as its first Chairman. A proud Londoner, Alan has a long track-record in business, having founded the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, in the heart of the capital’s East End, in the early 1990s. Hi…

In this episode, Liam talks to Linas Pozerskis - Co-founder and CEO of WAU - a company selling long range electric bikes. Headquartered in Birmingham, WAU was set up in 2018 after Linas and his team conducted extensive market research amongst avid cyclists - to find out what makes the perfect electric bike. Today’s WAU bikes, the company says, comb…

In this episode, Liam talks to the Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove. Having entered the House of Commons in 2005, the MP for Surrey Heath has emerged as one of the UK’s most influential politicians. Having previously run the Departments for Education, Justice and Food and Agriculture, Gove has developed a re…

In this episode, Liam talks to serial entrepreneur and thought-leader Piers Linney. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Piers grew up in Lancashire – the son of a mother from Barbados and a father from Manchester. With a professional background in law and banking, Piers has appeared as an investor on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den and the Channel 4 series “Secret Mill…

In this episode, Liam talks to Steve Freer and Val Wawrosz, the two founders of Tempus Novo. With almost 60 years of combined experience working with offenders in prisons throughout the country, Steve and Val set up Tempus Novo in 2014, to identify and place ex-offenders with leading employers, giving former convicts a chance to rebuild their lives…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Siobhan Miles-Moore - artist and co-founder of Miles Moore Ceramics. Despite having a passion for ceramics from an early age, Siobhan initially pursued a conventional career in higher education and later worked as a fire…

In this episode, Liam talks to Andrea McLean – formerly a presenter on the hit ITV daytime television chat show Loose Women. Born in Glasgow, McLean trained as a journalist and then became a presenter on the Weather Channel, before moving to GMTV. She went on to co-present Loose Women from 2007 to 2020. In June 2018, McLean launched her own company…

In this episode, Liam talks to Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Sir John Redwood MP. After an early career in academia and finance, John Redwood was chosen as the Head of Margaret Thatcher’s Policy Unit in 1983 – becoming an architect of the Tories’ privatisation programme. After entering the Commons as MP for Wokingham in Berkshire in 1987, Jo…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Tim Slee, CEO of Events in the Sky. A serial entrepreneur with a background in media, Tim has founded and owned some of the UK’s best known specialist titles and websites over the last 20 years – including Square Mile, H…

In this episode, Liam talks to Adam Brooks, the owner of two iconic pubs in Essex - The Owl Public House in Loughton and The Three Colts in Buckhurst Hill. During lockdown, Adam emerged as a leading hospitality industry advocate, amassing over 240,000 followers on Twitter. As Covid restrictions took hold, he repeatedly spoke out against lockdown me…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Howard Cox, Founder of the campaign group Fair Fuel UK. A pharmacologist by training, Howard built a successful career as a consultant to small businesses, specialising in technological and logistical issues. Over recent…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to James Kitto, Vice President of Sales for Samsung. Since joining the South Korean technology giant in 2017, Kitto has been heavily involved in business development across mobile, tablet, wearable and audio and memory segm…

Having left school at 15, Bill Grimsey was a butcher's boy, before joining Bishops supermarket chain as a trainee manager, rising to become a director. He went on to work for Tesco, before holding senior retail management jobs in Hong Kong and South Africa. Returning to the UK, Grimsey was later CEO of Wickes, Iceland, Booker and Focus DIY, before …

In this episode, Liam talks to Damian McKinney, Global CEO of Stoli Group. Having previously founded and built a global consultancy, McKinney Rogers, he has also worked for Diageo and across many industries and continents, with a particular focus on the alcohol industry. A former officer in the Royal Marine Commandos, he has numerous awards for cou…

In this episode, Liam talks to Michael Jacobs, Professorial Fellow at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at Sheffield University. Prior to joining SPERI, Michael was Director of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice, based at the UK think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research. From 2004–2007 he was a member of the …

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Kwarteng was born in London to Ghanaian parents and entered the House of Commons as Tory MP for Spelthorne in 2010. Before politic…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to British business leader, billionaire and philanthropist John Caudwell. John rose to prominence after he founded and built the UK's biggest independent phone retailer, Phones 4u - which he then sold in 2006. Today, Caudwe…

In this episode, Liam talks to Tony Stein, Co-Founder and CEO of Healthcare Management Solutions – which employs over two thousand staff across more than sixty UK care homes. Having built one of Britain’s biggest social care providers, Stein is a hugely-experienced leader in his field. In this in-depth interview, he discusses how the sector is grap…

In this episode, Liam talks with Steve Baker, Tory MP for Wycombe and Former Brexit Minister. Since entering the House of Commons in 2010, Baker has developed a reputable as a formidable campaigner, someone who can organise and marshal fellow Parliamentarians to pressure governments into action. As chair of the European Research Group of backbench …

In this episode, Liam talks with Alex Epstein, author of the best-selling book “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels”. Alex has built a global reputation for providing an alternative perspective on the energy debate, championing the case for fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. His latest book “Fossil Future” will be published in the Spring of …

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Spencer Matthews, a former reality TV star and Founder of Clean Co – which uses traditional distilling methods to create non-alcoholic spirits – including, rum, tequila and gin. As the low-and no-alcohol drinks sector co…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Stephen Morley, President of Confederation of British Metalforming, a trade body comprising hundreds of companies, employing tens of thousands of UK workers. These are firms at the heart of the UK’s manufacturing sector …

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Francis Egan, CEO of Cuadrilla – an oil and gas exploration company which has been assessing the opportunity to frack gas reserves across the UK, particularly in Lancashire. Speaking to Money Talks in Blackpool, on the d…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Nick Bianchi, Director of the iconic furniture retailer Arighi Bianchi, based in Macclesfield, around 15 miles south of Manchester. Nick is a direct descendant of Antonio Bianchi, a cabinet maker from Lake Como, who left…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Professor Jagjit Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, the UK's oldest and most influential economic think tank. In this wide-ranging interview, Professor Chadha argues why central b…

In this episode, Liam talks to Polly Neate, Chief Executive of the campaigning charity Shelter. Since the mid 1960s, Shelter has been at the centre of the debate about and provision of temporary accommodation and housing for low-income and otherwise vulnerable families. As well as providing practical assistance to families in need, the politically …

In this episode, Liam talks to Ben Lebus, founder of the highly successful online cooking and content platform, Mob Kitchen. Set-up in 2016, as Ben left university, Mob Kitchen has grown steadily since its creation. Built on a mission to help students and other young people prepare restaurant quality meals on a budget, Mob Kitchen has well over a m…

In this episode, Liam talks to Luke Johnson, a former chairman of Pizza Express and Channel 4 television. A serial entrepreneur, Johnson has managed, raised finance for and invested in numerous companies, particularly high street names including Giraffe Restaurants, Feng Sushi and, most recently, Gail's Artisan bakery. Johnson has combined his stel…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Steve Hardeman, MD of Clevedon Fasteners. Based in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, the company manufactures cold-formed components for use in commercial and automotive markets world-wide. Formed in 1939 to supply the ai…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Patrick Dardis, the CEO of Youngs – which operates hundreds of pubs, employing thousands of people, while turning over hundreds of millions of pounds. The hospitality industry has been calling on the government to provid…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Nick Allan, CEO of Control Risks – one of the UK’s leading security and intelligence consultancies. Control risks has almost fifty years’ experience managing everything from kidnap and ransom situations to providing spec…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Andrew Baxter, CEO of Europa Worldwide Group – one of the UK’s biggest logistics companies. Specialising in freight forwarding and distribution across numerous countries, Europa turns over several hundred million pounds …

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Glen Wheeler, a chef and restauranteur – who owns and runs the “28 At The Hollow” restaurant in Enniskillen, Fermanagh. Glen was the first contestant from Northern Ireland to compete in the BBC’s Great British Menu compe…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Mark Durkin, Dean of Ulster University Business School. Recorded at the Titanic Visitor Centre in Belfast, this interview outlines the development of the Northern Ireland economy since its shipbuilding hey-day, highlight…

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Ciaran O’Hagan – Managing Director of Specialist Joinery Group, near Coleraine in Northern Ireland. A family-owned company, SJG has been trading since the late 1980s, and employs around 150 people. Producing bespoke join…

In this episode, Liam talks to Francis Hellyer, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of London Theatre Direct a leading business is selling theatre tickets. As Covid continues to affect live events we discusses how theatre and live shows adapt and stay open. Francis Kelly also discusses how his company remains innovative in a competitive market. Hoste…