The Bottom Line Episodes Episode guide
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How to set up an EU subsidiary.
What are the rules, pitfalls and costs of setting up an operation in the EU?
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The Satellite Business
The UK has invested Β£400 million in OneWeb satellites. Is this a moonshot moment?
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The Reddit Revolutionaries
Did the recent rush on Gamestop shares herald a new era for the retail investor?
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Net Zero in the house
What are the business opportunities in turning our old housing stock green?
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The Covid Hangover
How much pain will we have to endure in public tax and spending to pay for Covid?
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Return to Brexit
Five years on, we reassemble a panel that debated leaving the EU.
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Competence
Are decision-makers incompetent? Or do we just fail to notice the constraints they face?
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Sector Shutdown
How can industries like live music, travel, conferences and events survive?
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Commercial Property Wars
Commercial landlords and tenants are at odds over unpaid rents due to the pandemic.
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Bolton Business
How has the pandemic affected commerce in one English town?
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COVID-19 and the gig economy
Is the pandemic a spur to a world of temps and zero hour contracts?
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Cybersecurity
How big a threat has cybercrime become for businesses and what can they do to prevent it?
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The economy - winter is coming
What are the key challenges UK businesses face as the pandemic continues to bite?
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How to build a racially diverse business
Practical solutions for companies that want to have a more racially diverse workforce.
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Transport after the pandemic
What effect has Covid had on our travel and transport habits? With Evan Davis.
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How we work now - lessons from lockdown
Working from home and Zoom meetings. But which habits will stick when normality returns?
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Can science save the economy?
Can science save the economy? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Post-pandemic resilience
Will businesses learn to value resilience over mere efficiency in future?
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Consumer habits after lockdown
What have you craved and what do you barely miss? Have consumer habits changed for good?
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China
Will Western economies and companies decouple from China? With Evan Davis.
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Saving Companies
Should we be saving businesses from collapse post-Covid 19 and if so how do we choose?
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Economic lessons of 1945
Can anything be learned from how the UK restored its economy after the Second World War?
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TV Streaming
There's a battle for our eyeballs in the market for video on demand. Who will win?
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Bonuses and Incentives
Is a large bonus the best way to incentivise staff? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Business hype
Can businesses get off the ground these days without some form of hype?
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Coronavirus and business
How will the infection affect commerce in the UK and around the world?
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The working week
Will the four day working week ever become a reality?
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Planning and Developing
Is the UK housing shortage down to the relationship between planners and developers?
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EU vs US Culture
Should a post-Brexit Britain’s business culture be more like the US or the EU?
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Synthetic Biology
Synthetic Biology - what is it and why is the government investing in its future?