The Ian King Business Podcast

On today's episode, Ian King delves into the fall out of new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tearing up Liz Truss' economic and tax plans with the British Chambers of Commerce.He pays particular attention to the impact of cancelling the planned freezing of alcohol duty, with the chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association Mark Kent. And Ian asks why some of the biggest names in the energy sector are teaming up to tackle the lack of choice for future home heating.

Ian King is joined by Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates to discuss the latest in Westminster as pressure grows on the chancellor and his mini-budget. Royal Mail announces a consultation on job cuts that could see thousands of roles cut by the end of August next year. Plus, Ian speaks to the chief executive of The Royal Mint, Anne Jessopp, as it completes a three-year transformation, culminating in a 45% jump in full-year profits.

As the prime minister faces tough choices over the mini budget, Ian King talks to Simon French, chief economist at investment bank Panmure Gordon. Meanwhile, the latest Trade Barometer from Santander suggests that business confidence has fallen for the first time since Autumn 2020. Plus, more on how art as a form of investment is growing in popularity - Ian speaks to Tamer Ozmen, the founder and chief executive of Mintus, an online art investment platform.

As the fallout to the Chancellor’s mini-budget continues, Ian King’s joined by the Financial Times’ global pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo, the Sunday Times’ associate editor Oliver Shah and Paul Dails – the UK chief economist at Capital Economics – to discuss the Bank of England’s latest moves, and an unexpected drop in GDP during August.We also drop into the Treasury Select Committee to hear what industry experts think of the current situation (with Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Professor Jagjit Chadha, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research) and look at consumer confidence with PwC’s Lisa Hooker.Ian also speaks to Dr Hemmel Amrania, who talks about a new breast cancer diagnosis tool.

Ian King has the latest as the government's warned about a £62bn black hole in the public finances. He also speaks to Matthew Percival, director for skills and Inclusion at the CBI, after its figures showed three quarters of businesses were affected by labour shortages in the last year. Plus, Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, speaks to Ian about rising grocery prices and how consumers are cutting costs.

New research by Oxford Economics suggests house prices are currently over-valued by around 30 percent, and are likely to fall. Andrew Goodwin, Chief UK Economist at Oxford Economics joins Ian King to discuss the outlook.Smart phones, smart speakers, smart watches... but what about smart energy? The Irish firm GridBeyond is a company focusing on just that - Smart energy - which is where devices are used to improve energy-efficiency – their Chief Executive and Co-founder, Michael Phelan talks to Ian about the company.Before the pandemic, the maritime industry contributed £116 billion to the UK economy, up 35% on a decade earlier. Marking the start of Maritime UK Week Sarah Kenny joins the podcast – she’s the chair of the industry body Maritime UK.

On today's episode, Ian looks at efforts to stabilise the pound, while Halifax reveals falling house prices.Plus hear about the non-alcoholic spirit-maker cashing in as people cut down on the booze, and an all-electric flying car that's bound for Europe.

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to an energy expert about fuel prices increasing and warnings about gas supplies. There's also a discussion about how investors are staying away from gold. And he chats to a teacher-turned-landlord, whose pub has just been named 'Great British Pub of the Year'.

Global chief executives say they're concerned about a looming recession, one of America's fastest-growing insurers - Lemonade - launches in the UK, and Ian speaks to the head of shoemaker Kurt Geiger, as sales are predicted to top a hundred million dollars in the U.S. this year.

The government’s scrapped plans to slash income tax for the country's highest earners and the markets have responded to the move. Ian King also finds out more about representation in tech and hears how a company are making tequila more sustainable.