Devolution Revolution?

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The country's regional leaders could get a bigger say over what to do with money from central government - Sean Farrington hears what that and some new funding could do for parts of Britain outside London.

The meningitis outbreak in Kent has seen pharmacies overwhelmed with demand for vaccines and advice, according to the National Pharmacies Association. Its boss speaks to Wake Up to Money.

And as Disney's twice-chief executive Bob Iger makes way for a new successor, we'll find out what that could mean for the global entertainment company.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	An early start here. It's time to kick off.
0:10.0	Your day. Morning!
0:11.9	What a line-up.
0:13.3	Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show.
0:16.1	The crowd is loving this.
0:18.3	Thanks, guys. Thank you. Too kind.
0:20.2	From morning chaos to match day commentary. And everything in
0:24.4	between BBC sounds packed with personality.
0:29.5	Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live. Hello, it is Wake Up to Money. We're going to be talking about
0:35.4	how the UK's regional leaders could get a bigger say over what to do with money from central government.
0:41.5	What is it that you might want from that 85058?
0:44.5	Always the number to use to get in touch with us about that new funding for regional development.
0:50.1	We've got a look at the meningitis outbreak in Kent that's seen pharmacies experiencing
0:54.2	higher demand for vaccines and advice.
0:57.3	So say the industry body.
0:58.6	We've got the boss on to speak to us, give us the latest of what they are seeing and how
1:02.8	it might impact things.
1:04.6	Now, this fellow might have been the man in charge when Frozen became one of Disney's biggest
1:09.7	box office hits.
1:11.4	Let it go. Let it go.
1:14.7	But Bob Iger officially let's go of the job later today.
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