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Nov 6, 2026
Tom SandersHOST
But Mr Burnham insisted it would help job seekers.
Tom SandersHOST
He's been speaking to our business editor, Simon Jack.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
There are a million young people not in employment, education or training.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
The Prime Minister thinks that many job seekers find the process demoralising and unfair and wants companies to be more transparent about what a job will pay.
Matt ChorleyHOST
Let's start with what do you do when you ask someone to do an independent report for you? The prime minister has been talking again about the Melbourne report into young people who are not in work.
Matt ChorleyHOST
He's been speaking to the business editor, Simon Jack, this morning.
Matt ChorleyHOST
He was asked about the issue of NEETs and the size of the welfare bill.
Keir StarmerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's become too hard to grow up in the times in which we're living, much harder than it was for you or for me.
Tom SandersHOST
The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is also due to meet Poundland's US owners.
Tom SandersHOST
Here's our business editor, Simon Jack.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
With over 600 stores, Poundland is a fixture on many high streets across the UK, with a brand that has survived challenging retail conditions for years.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
It's popular with many shoppers in Walsall.
Chris AldridgeHOST
Gordon Brothers have reportedly said they're thoroughly evaluating all options.
Chris AldridgeHOST
Our business editor Simon Jack reports.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
The US firm Gordon Brothers bought a struggling pound land for just one pound last year.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
It's now teetering on the brink of collapse, putting the future of 600 stores and 11,000 workers at risk.
Zing TsjengHOST
My name is Zing Singh and I'm a journalist, author and podcaster.
Simon JackHOST
And I'm Simon Jack, I'm the BBC's business editor.
Zing TsjengHOST
And this week's billionaire is Sir Mo Ibrahim.
Zing TsjengHOST
He's 79 years old.
speaker_2ADVERTISER
I'm
Zing TsjengHOST
Simon.
Zing TsjengHOST
Together, we host Good Bad Billionaire, the podcast that looks into how some of the richest people on the planet made their money.
Zing TsjengHOST
You can find us every week wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Simon JackHOST
We take them from zero to their first million and then from a million on to a billion.
Zing TsjengHOST
My name is Zing Zing and I'm a journalist, author and podcaster.
Simon JackHOST
And my name is Simon Jack and I'm the BBC's business editor.
Zing TsjengHOST
On this episode, our billionaire is Gautam Adani, currently worth a cool $85 billion, which makes him one of the top 25 richest people on the planet.
DavidNARRATOR
And that's on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 7.30am, 12.30pm and 6.30pm. Thursday the 8th of October.
DavidNARRATOR
In The Good Bad Billionaire, Simon Jack investigates Gautam Adani, one of 3,428 billionaires in the world and one of Asia's richest men.
DavidNARRATOR
Good Bad Billionaire is on BBC World Service at 10.30am. Germany's economic slowdown since 2020 is examined by Evan Davis and a panel of experts in The Bottom Line at four minutes past midday on Radio 4.
DavidNARRATOR
Claire Balding meets the founders of a walking group, City Days, which has the aim of helping people connect with themselves and with each other while strolling.
Lisa CostelloHOST
The Chancellor said the £2.4 billion investment would create more than 3,000 jobs.
Lisa CostelloHOST
Our business editor Simon Jack says the cuts to some business rates and the decision to give more of that money to local authorities shows the direction of travel for the government.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
Andy Burnham has made the economic health of high streets a key measure and goal of his devolution mission.
Simon JackCORRESPONDENT
The budget contained changes to the levels of business rates and how they're shared out.
Zing TsjengHOST
We take them from zero to their first million and then on from a million to a billion.
Simon JackHOST
I'm Simon Jack.
Simon JackHOST
I'm the BBC's business editor.
Zing TsjengHOST
And I'm Zing Sing and I'm a
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Simon JackHOST
Your handle is? Miss Zing, no
Zing TsjengHOST
underscore, all one word.
Simon JackHOST
And mine's at BBC, capitalised Simon Jack.
Simon JackHOST
So you can get in touch with that.
Anna McDonaldGUEST
It's fertilizer, it's jet fuel, it's diesel, it's plastics, it's everything.
Will BainHOST
Well, part of that high inflation picture is one of the reasons why the banks, to quote our business editor, Simon Jack, have been feeling like they're on the menu in this budget.
Will BainHOST
It seems like a so-called windfall tax on their extra profits because of, those high interest rate period looks set to be announced on Wednesday's budget.
Will BainHOST
Sir Philip Auger, author and former city banker, joins us now.
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