Business

A day after the Chancellor unveiled his latest Job Support Scheme, the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis was laid bare again as government debt hit a record high of more than two trillion pounds.

We were joined by Rain Newton-Smith who is Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry.

We spoke to Labour’s Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Chancellor,

The Chancellor says his new plan will help to save jobs. But will it really stave off mass unemployment?  

Rishi Sunak has unveiled his plan to protect jobs through the winter.

It took barely a few hours for the Welsh government to change one of their central messages last night, requiring restaurants and pubs to close at 10pm.

We’re joined by Mel Stride and Frances O’Grady.

Our political editor Gary Gibbon joins us from Westminster.

There will be no budget this year. Instead, the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of jobs in the sectors worst hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions. 

Indoor team sport like, five-a-side football, is now banned under the new coronavirus measures in England

We were joined by Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of one of the UK’s biggest pub chains, Wetherspoons

For sectors like hospitality that have just about been clinging on – battered by social distancing requirements and the absence of office workers – there is now the added burden of a 10pm curfew in England, Scotland and Wales, and no prospect of an end in sight. 

With Covid-19 cases thought to be doubling every seven days and the possibility of stricter regulations nationwide, joining us are three experts from science, economics and business to discuss what might happen in the next few weeks.

No jobs, no training, no opportunities – in an economy battered by the impact of the pandemic there’s little wonder that young people are being called the lost generation.

Its corporate motto is “do the right thing” – but from allegations of promoting fake news and extremism, to claims of tax avoidance – Google is finding it hard to match its reputation to that ideal.