Money Talks with Liam Halligan
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -A deep dive into the biggest finance and business stories of the week with GB News' Economics Editor, Liam Halligan.
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Episode 17: Francis Hellyer, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of London Theatre Direct
November 29, 2021 14:20 - 9 minutes - 9.24 MBIn 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 16: Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky, biographer of John Maynard Keynes
November 19, 2021 15:50 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky, Biographer of John Maynard Keynes – the most influential economist of the 20th century. In this wide-ranging interview, Skidelsky discusses how he helped David Owen to set up the SDP in the early 1980s, how economic policymaking works and how he developed from a historian into an economist. “Britain’s history was forged outside Europe, not within Europe,” Lord Skidelsky remarks, reflecting on the UK’s vote to leave the EU, an...
Episode 15: Richard Bartlett, UK and Ireland Manager of KlearNow
November 18, 2021 15:25 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Richard Bartlett, UK and Ireland Manager of KlearNow, a global company specialising in logistics and customs clearance. As the global economy struggles to reboot after lockdown, supply chain issues - hindering the movement of goods within and between countries - are a major cause of inflation. Such snarl-ups lead to higher prices for producers which then get passed on - while slowing down economic growth as well. Richard Bartlett gives an insiders’ account o...
Episode 14: Michael Portillo, former Defence Secretary and Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury
November 17, 2021 14:04 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Michael Portillo, former Tory MP and party leadership candidate, who served as both Defence Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. In this wide-ranging interview, Portillo explains why he thinks Rishi Sunak’s budget statement “wasn’t Conservative”, describes Boris Johnson as “unreliable” and highlights how the Bank of England is “addicted” to quantitative easing. Yet, drawing on decades of experience, the politician turned highly-successful TV presenter ...
Episode 13: Lord Karan Bilimoria, Founder of Cobra beer and President of the CBI
November 05, 2021 13:47 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Lord Karan Bilimoria, Founder of Cobra beer and President of the Confederation of British Industry. Born in Hyderabad, Lord Bilimoria was educated in the UK. While still in his twenties, he set up Cobra – “to create a beer with the refreshment of lager, but the smoothness of ale, the perfect accompaniment to curry”. A qualified chartered accountant and lawyer, Lord Bilimoria eventually sold a controlling interest in Cobra to the Canadian brewing giant Molson....
Episode 12: Andrew Forrest, Australian mining mogul
November 01, 2021 13:43 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Andrew Forrest – the legendary Australian mining mogul who set up both Anaconda Nickel and the Fortescue Mining Group. Forrest is one of the world’s leading advocates of hydrogen energy – and backs in particular the use of “green hydrogen”- produced by splitting water via electrolysis, using electricity from renewable sources. Forrest dubs so-called “blue hydrogen”, the production of which involves fossil fuels, “purely marketing” and “a con”. Visiting the...
Episode 11: John Mills, Founder and CEO of JML
October 28, 2021 16:36 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBMoney Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to John Mills, Founder and CEO of JML Ltd. JML employs hundreds of people, turns over tens of millions of pounds each year and sells mainly household goods, often via shopping channels, all over the world. Mills is one of the UK's most experienced and respected import-exporters. He's also a trained economist and his many essays and books on economic policy a...
Episode 10: Martin Bysh, CEO of Huboo
October 26, 2021 12:45 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode Liam talks to Martin Bysh, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Bristol-based fulfilment centre Huboo. Martin describes how, having grown up in the East End of London, he developed an interested in computer programming and gaming, skills he transferred into the field of logistics. Having launched just a few years ago, Huboo specializes in smaller clients, and operates a micro-warehouse "hub" model that generates quicker and more bespoke fulfilment outcomes for its growing list of e...
Episode 9: Gareth Stace, CEO of UK Steel
October 25, 2021 12:42 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis episode features Gareth Stace, the CEO of UK Steel – the trade body for the British-based steel industry, which still employs more than 30 thousand people. For years, fierce international competition and high domestic costs has seen UK steel plants struggle to be competitive in a global market. Now, the coronavirus pandemic, and an increased focus on steel decarbonisation, are bringing the government’s strategy towards the sector into sharp focus. In 2019, the UK produced 7 million t...
Episode 8: Victoria Hewson of Institute of Economic Affairs
October 11, 2021 12:45 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, Liam talks to Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Victoria is a highly respected lawyer, with years of experience in the fields of technology and financial services. Over recent years, she has published numerous influential papers on trade, regulatory policy and Brexit. In this interview, Victoria discusses, ahead of the COP26 summit in November, her latest IEA paper in which she assesses the government’s net zero agenda. Hosted...
Episode 7: John Myers, Co-Founder of London Yimby and the Yimby Alliance
October 06, 2021 13:32 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWelcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with me Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. This episode features John Myers, Co-Founder of London Yimby and the Yimby Alliance. John helps to lead a growing movement of mainly young adults who want more homes to be built, with the aim of making housing to both buy and rent more affordable. Yimby stands for Yes In My Back Yard – a deliberate rejoinder to Not In My Back Yards “Nimbys” who some blame for the ongoing shor...
Money Talks: Martin Sorrell, founder of the world's largest PR and advertising group
October 01, 2021 12:30 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWelcome to Money Talks – a series of interviews with me Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, I talk to advertising industry legend Martin Sorrell. After working at Saatchi and Saatchi group during the 1980s, Sorrell then set up the world's largest advertising and PR group - WPP. Since leaving WPP, Sorrell has set up yet another business, S4 Capital, which is focused entirely on digital advertising - this at a time when digital advertising now acc...
Episode Five: Mark Fane, Co-Founder of Crocus, a horticultural company based in Sunningdale
September 23, 2021 12:30 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBMoney Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Mark Fane, Co-Founder of Crocus, a horticultural company based in Sunningdale, Berkshire, that grows flowers and plants - which it sells, for the most part, on-line. Crocus, like so many businesses, initially viewed both Brexit and then this Covid pandemic, as potentially disastrous. What's happened, though, is that over the last few years, Crocus has ...
Episode Four: Christopher Nieper, the CEO of David Nieper Fashion,
September 17, 2021 12:30 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBMoney Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News. In this episode, Liam talks to Christopher Nieper, the CEO of David Nieper Fashion, a well-established family-owned company based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. For upward of 60 years, David Nieper Fashion has produced high-quality women’s clothing, mainly selling directly to customers via mail order and now online. The firm employs several hundred workers and says its order book is booming – b...
Episode Three: Andy Hibbert, the CEO and Founder of Karshare
September 08, 2021 12:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn Episode 3 of Money Talks, GB News Economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan talks to Andy Hibbert, the CEO and Founder of Karshare – a community car sharing app that has secured million pounds of funding to expand its business across UK cities. Hibbert describes Karshare as "Air BnB on wheels" – and, by using technology that allows cars to be opened and started using a smartphone, he aims to build a network of UK hire cars three times bigger than the entire existing car rental fleet. ...
Episode Two: JCB’s CEO Graeme MacDonald
September 06, 2021 12:30 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBLiam talks to the CEO of JCB Graeme MacDonald who is working at the heart of British industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode One: Lord Forsyth
July 16, 2021 16:14 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn the first episode of Money Talks with Liam Halligan, the GB News Economics Editor sits down with Lord Forysth to discuss a recent Lords Committee report which warns of the threat of quantitative easing if the Bank of England becomes 'addicted' to creating money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.