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Robert Peston and Steph McGovern follow the money to bring you insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Who’s making money and who’s spending it? Who’s investing, and who’s innovating? How will AI affect the way we work and why are Saudi Arabia buying up sport? How can the UK economy recover its productivity and adapt for the future? Steph and Robert tap their extensive business contacts to answer these questions and decode the jargon to help make sense of the financial world. read less

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52. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?

52. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?

How did Thames Water end up with so much debt? Do borrowing water companies serve only to pay their investors? Is this the start of a financial catastrophe? Join Steph and Robert in this deep dive into the water industry as they answer all these questions and more. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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52. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?

52. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?

How did Thames Water end up with so much debt? Do borrowing water companies serve only to pay their investors? Is this the start of a financial catastrophe? Join Steph and Robert in this deep dive into the water industry as they answer all these questions and more. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

51. Should businesses be owned by employees? - Dame Sharon White

51. Should businesses be owned by employees? - Dame Sharon White

Can you successfully operate a business as a democracy? Does the Treasury have a diversity problem? How can you cooperate with a government that keeps you in the dark? Join Steph and Robert as they interview the head of John Lewis, Dame Sharon White, in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

50. How they avoid tax and get away with it

50. How they avoid tax and get away with it

What is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance? Could cracking down on tax dodgers be Labour’s key to funding public services? Has Lidl’s expansion come to a halt? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

49. Who Killed Liz Truss? Death on the Square Mile (Part 3)

49. Who Killed Liz Truss? Death on the Square Mile (Part 3)

After Truss's demise, will any heads roll at the Bank of England? What happened at Jeremy Hunt's first crisis meeting in Chequers? How is the UK still paying the price for this calamity? In the final episode of our three part series, Steph and Robert reveal the lasting impact from this calamitous period and assess how the Bank of England got away with political murder. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

48. Who Killed Liz Truss? Britain on the Brink (Part 2)

48. Who Killed Liz Truss? Britain on the Brink (Part 2)

Did the Bank of England commit political assassination? How would the Bank's rescue plan work? What happened behind the scenes at the IMF? The final episode, 'Death on the Square Mile' will be released on Tuesday 16th April. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

47. Who Killed Liz Truss? Countdown to Calamity (Part 1)

47. Who Killed Liz Truss? Countdown to Calamity (Part 1)

What's the real story behind the financial crisis that followed the mini budget of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? In the first episode of a three-part series, Steph and Robert lift the lid on one of the most terrifying moments in recent British economic - and political - history. Episode 2, 'Britain on the Brink', will be released on Monday 15th April. The final episode, 'Death on the Square Mile' will be released on Tuesday 16th April. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

46. The end of the gig economy’s golden era

46. The end of the gig economy’s golden era

Will your side-hustle be taxed? Who will benefit from freeports? What does Britain’s gig economy mean for productivity? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Sign up to our newsletter to get more insightful stories from the world of business and finance. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45. Tom Kerridge: How to start a restaurant empire, tackling food poverty, and risking bankruptcy to build a business

45. Tom Kerridge: How to start a restaurant empire, tackling food poverty, and risking bankruptcy to build a business

Does Britain have a hospitality problem? What happens when your business partners don’t share your work ethic? Does taking risks always pay off? Join Steph and Robert as they interview two-Michelin-star chef Tom Kerridge in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

44. Neuralink: Would you let Elon Musk put a chip in your brain?

44. Neuralink: Would you let Elon Musk put a chip in your brain?

How excited (or worried) should we be about Neuralink's first human patient? What happened to Vodafone, a British company that used to dwarf Apple in size? Why are so many UK assets now owned by foreign companies? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all this and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restismoney It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

43. Billionaire or bust? Donald Trump's newfound 'fortune'

43. Billionaire or bust? Donald Trump's newfound 'fortune'

What's the real story behind Truth Social's billion-dollar valuation? What does it really mean to be "economically inactive"? Is encouraging older people to downsize their homes the best solution for the housing crisis? Join Steph McGovern and Robert Peston as they answer all these questions and more in this episode of The Rest is Money. To listen to the 'housing special' mentioned in the podcast, it is episode 30 in The Rest Is Money feed. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restismoney It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

42. Mariana Mazzucato: How consulting firms weaken business, the illusion of ‘growth’, and public vs private innovation

42. Mariana Mazzucato: How consulting firms weaken business, the illusion of ‘growth’, and public vs private innovation

How do we get growth back in the UK economy? Why do we need social challenges to interact with innovation challenges? Does the consulting industry infantilise our Government? Join Steph and Robert as they interview economist Mariana Mazzucato in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

41. Ban in the USA: Is TikTok's time up?

41. Ban in the USA: Is TikTok's time up?

Why does the USA want to ban TikTok? Should Nationwide's members have a say in its Virgin Money takeover? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40. Should cannabis be legalised? What would happen if the government cancelled its debt? Are vets ripping us off?

40. Should cannabis be legalised? What would happen if the government cancelled its debt? Are vets ripping us off?

What would be the economic impact of legalising prostitution and cannabis in the UK? How does the buying and selling of debt work between the government and the Bank of England? Why is the vet market being investigated by the CMA? Join Robert and Steph as they answer all these questions on today's episode of The Rest Is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

39. Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Should Britain have a sovereign wealth fund?

39. Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Should Britain have a sovereign wealth fund?

Should Britain have a sovereign wealth fund? How can the UK’s film industry be revived? Listen as Steph and Robert answer these questions and more. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

38. The plan to turbocharge the British stock market

38. The plan to turbocharge the British stock market

Is the Great British ISA worth it for investors? Will the child benefit overhaul create more workers? Is the VAT threshold increase enough? Listen as Steph and Robert answer all these questions and more. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37. What Jeremy Hunt’s Budget really means

37. What Jeremy Hunt’s Budget really means

Will you be better off from the Chancellor’s Budget? Who are the real winners? Has Jeremy Hunt managed to paint Rachel Reeves into a corner? Join Robert Peston and Steph McGovern as they answer all these questions and more in this Budget special of The Rest Is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

36. Why should you employ ex-offenders? James Timpson on the family dynasty, recruiting from prisons, and regenerating the high street

36. Why should you employ ex-offenders? James Timpson on the family dynasty, recruiting from prisons, and regenerating the high street

Why is it important for employees to know about their boss’s personal life? How do good managers generate 50% more revenue? How important are personalities over CVs? Join Steph and Robert as they interview CEO James Timpson in this episode of The Rest is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

35. Could small businesses be the key to the country's prosperity?

35. Could small businesses be the key to the country's prosperity?

What are the challenges facing SMBs in the UK, and is enough being done to support them expand abroad? What do small businesses have to do to unlock greater productivity and how can the government help? Listen as Steph and Robert answer all these questions and more in this episode of The Rest Is Money, following our recent partnership with Wise. To back Wise’s call to End the Opt Out, visit wise.com/endtheoptout Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34. Why do companies buy back their own shares? Can high inflation actually be good for an economy? Why do so few women invest?

34. Why do companies buy back their own shares? Can high inflation actually be good for an economy? Why do so few women invest?

Where do the shares we buy come from? Why is there still a gender divide in the world of investment? Which jobs are most at risk from AI? Join Steph and Robert as they answer all these questions and more in this Q&A episode of The Rest is Money. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

33. The real story behind the Post Office's fight with Kemi Badenoch

33. The real story behind the Post Office's fight with Kemi Badenoch

What happened in the row between the Post Office's Henry Staunton and Kemi Badenoch? Why are British companies listing on the American market? Have Tory attitudes towards business changed? Listen as Steph and Robert answer all these questions and more. Email: restismoney@gmail.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney goalhangerpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices