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Bedroom factories, ATOS, ebooks from the library

Consumer news with Peter White, discussing so-called 'bedroom factories', ATOS and ebooks from the library.

14,000 new hotel rooms will be added to the UK hotel industry this year, in addition to 18,000 last year. It's being called a 'bedroom factory'. What is it doing to hoteliers and holiday makers? We're live in Blackpool.

A disabled man who experienced weeks of distress, pain and fatigue after being forced to attend an inaccessible assessment centre by the government's "fitness for work" contractor Atos Healthcare, has secured compensation from the company. How are libraries loaning readers Ebooks?

The government is desperate for economic growth to avoid a triple dip recession. We look through an accountant's eyes in Hexham to see if growth is possible and how the government could help.

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Fri 12 Apr 2013 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • ATOS

    Duration: 06:44

  • Bedroom Factories

    Duration: 06:05

  • Bedroom Factories

    Duration: 06:05

  • Bedroom Factories

    Duration: 06:05

  • EBooks

    Duration: 05:22

  • Smartphone Apps

    Duration: 04:27

  • Shock Ads

    Duration: 07:10

  • Hexham

    Duration: 08:14

  • Listen Up Hotels

    Duration: 05:01

  • Copycat Branding

    Duration: 01:59

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Apr 2013 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 12 Apr 2013 12:04
    大象传媒 Radio 4 LW

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