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 to online rivals as the internet provides what the High Street can’t – 24 hour opening, among other thing...
Feb 05, 2016•51 min
This message was left on a householder's voice mail - is it a genuine message from the bank or a scammer? Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 29, 2016•20 sec
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 tax rate of about 3% on its multi-billion-pound earnings in this country. And all this at the time average ...
Jan 29, 2016•55 min
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 Simon Lambert and personal finance editor Rachel Rickard Straus join Share Radio’s Georgie Frost to help lis...
Jan 22, 2016•51 min
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 for entertaining listening thanks to Share Radio’s Georgie Frost, This is Money editor Simon Lambert and cons...
Jan 15, 2016•56 min
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. And when China panics, the Chinese government shuts its markets. That makes Chinese investors panic even ...
Jan 08, 2016•55 min
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 cheaper really be better? Meanwhile, thanks to the US Federal Reserve raising American interests rates ea...
Dec 18, 2015•1 hr
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, who name and shame the banks named and shamed by the FCA. And it’s all thanks to a campaign This is Money la...
Dec 11, 2015•54 min
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 downside. Really? Is there finally something too good to be true that is actually true? Editor Simon Lambe...
Dec 04, 2015•53 min
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 these things, the devil’s in the retail. Are graduates really going to foot the bill for increased pensions?...
Nov 27, 2015•55 min
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 came out this week. It's damning and 'convicts' the bosses responsible - but will anything happen to them?...
Nov 20, 2015•50 min
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 on. The team also look at how to fix Britain's tax mess, why the buy-to-let boom could blow up and quite ...
Nov 13, 2015•49 min
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: The interest rates rise soap opera continues with the latest will-they won’t-they relationship looking like i...
Nov 06, 2015•52 min
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) Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Le...
Nov 03, 2015•24 min
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 that customers can tear up their contracts and walk away With Share Radio presenter Georgie Frost, they ...
Oct 30, 2015•53 min
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 when the sun moves south and the Government switches off the subsidies? And then... How do you solve a probl...
Oct 23, 2015•49 min
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 conversation are: The true state of our finances Help on understanding pensions How to top up your pensio...
Oct 16, 2015•54 min
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 claims with This is Money Editor Simon Lambert, Deputy Editor Adrian Lowery and Share Radio presenter Sue Dougan ...
Oct 09, 2015•52 min
'This is outrageous,' says This is Money editor Simon Lambert on the compulsory line rental fee buried in the small print. #virginmedia #broadband #phone Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 06, 2015•5 min
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 scandal and investing in small business. #homes #property #investing #buytolet #corbynomics #diesel #business F...
Oct 02, 2015•53 min
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 Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Sep 30, 2015•3 min
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. Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 30, 2015•3 min
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 Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 29, 2015•5 min
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. Other legends and lies on the agenda are... The return of the highwayman - yes, really - as a new type of c...
Sep 24, 2015•52 min
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 pore over the latest customer services league table. A shop, Lush, is at the top of the pile. Still on custom...
Sep 18, 2015•52 min
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 the Share radio studios for the weekly whip through the money news. We ask why people wouldn't sell their ...
Sep 11, 2015•49 min
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, a report into the best places to bring up a family finds it's better up North - unless you live in Cr...
Sep 04, 2015•50 min
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 the front-runner in the Labour Party leadership race. #mortgages #property #corbynomics #virgintrains #r...
Aug 28, 2015•46 min
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 investments hot spots they Also on the agenda with Simon Lambert, Georgie Frost and Rich Browning are stude...
Aug 21, 2015•50 min
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 Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia. Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmedia Follow us on X @dmgnewmedia Email us hello@dmgmedia.co.uk Text us 020 7938 6000. Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane Producer: Georgie Frost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Aug 17, 2015•53 min
