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Tensions around the gender pay gap reached new heights last week, as the deadline for businesses to reveal their own internal pay disparities loomed large. Which companies were the worst offenders, will the results affect the way we view certain brands and, perhaps most importantly, will the forced-transparency lead to positive change?

Disney has recently offered to buy Sky News, a move to help to alleviate fears that Rupert Murdoch will control too much of the UK news media. However, it also opens the door to other bidders, such as Comcast, to come calling. Is diluting Murdoch’s media ownership a positive move, or could this be a case of too many cooks in the kitchen?

Our special segment this week features Oliver Pink and guest-host Matt Gray discussing the latest on the Salisbury poisoning, including reluctant Russians and bashful British politicians.

De La Rue filed a legal action against the Government after losing their tender for creating passports. It’s a move which has enraged red tops while seemingly uniting free market Leavers and Remainers. But is this a big fret over nothing, or a welcome distraction from Brexit boredom?

Last but in no way least, the team take an in depth look at their favourite 2018 April Fools’ campaigns. From chocolate mayonnaise to space-aged whiskey, were you tricked by any troublesome brands this year?

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