The Bottom Line Episodes Episode guide
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Carbon labelling
Should consumers be told the carbon footprint of the products they buy? And if so, how?
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Business language
Why have business jargon and corporate-speak come to dominate how companies communicate?
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Rolling out electric vehicles
Evan Davis and guests explore how to roll out electric vehicles across the country.
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The Purple Pound
What is the business case for desiging accessible goods and services for disabled people?
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The Future of Cruises
Following the pandemic, what is the future of the cruise industry?
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Sound of the suburbs
Has the pandemic pushed the economic pendulum back to the suburbs?
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Ramping up capacity
How can businesses - like carmakers short of chips - cope with supply shortages?
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The future of money
With the use of cash in decline, will digital currencies be the way forward?
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Billionaires
Should we be relying on tech billionaires to lead the way where governments leave a gap?
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Hydrogen future
What are the business opportunities from green hydrogen as a power source?
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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 拢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.