11/03/2011
News and views from the business world with Mickey Clark and Jeremy Naylor.
The sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone hasn't gone away - EU leaders meet in Brussels later to discuss measures to help some of the weaker countries struggling with their debts. The ratings agency Moodys has already downgraded Spanish government debt, citing concerns over the cost of a potential bailout of the country's banks. We hear from Peter Westaway, chief European economist at Nomura International.
According to MPs, a surge in faked accidents is driving up the cost of motor insurance and only a dedicated police unit funded by insurers can stamp it out. Ian Crowder from the AA joins us to explain the scale of the problem.
And Rupert Murdoch is turning 80. Roy Greenslade, a professor of journalism at City University who was assistant editor at the Sun under Rupert Murdoch, discusses the mark Mr Murdoch has made on the British media.
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