September 17, 2024

Trade Trouble

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52 minutes

As new research suggests imports and exports with the UK's nearest trading partner, the EU, slumped by close to a third between 2021 and 2023, Sean Farrington finds out how keenly that's been felt by British business.

The British shipbuilder Harland and Wolff announces its owner is going into administration - what could this mean for the future of the operating companies and their 1,500 staff?

And as Glasgow gets close to winning a bid to host the Commonwealth Games, one expert who's run the numbers tells us how costly it is to run.

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September 17, 2024

Trade Trouble

Listen Later

52 minutes

As new research suggests imports and exports with the UK's nearest trading partner, the EU, slumped by close to a third between 2021 and 2023, Sean Farrington finds out how keenly that's been felt by British business.

The British shipbuilder Harland and Wolff announces its owner is going into administration - what could this mean for the future of the operating companies and their 1,500 staff?

And as Glasgow gets close to winning a bid to host the Commonwealth Games, one expert who's run the numbers tells us how costly it is to run.

...more