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Wake Up to Money

Factories on the floor

Wake Up to Money

BBC

Business

4.4754 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Felicity Hannah finds out what's making UK manufacturers feel so gloomy about business. Also, she delves into issues of migration and inflation and that deal between the EU and the UK, all with the help of her Friday panel of experts. And why wedding bells in Ireland are ringing in the tills.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.

0:03.7

My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.

0:08.4

I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced

0:12.2

pundits and the biggest sports stars.

0:14.3

Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.

0:19.1

But the best thing about doing this at the BBC

0:21.6

is our unique access to the sporting world.

0:24.8

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts

0:27.2

that create a real connection to dedicated sports fans

0:30.1

across the UK.

0:31.4

So if you like this podcast,

0:33.0

head over to BBC Sounds

0:34.1

where you'll find plenty more.

0:37.1

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:40.9

Wake Up to Money from BBC 5 Live.

0:44.3

Hello, welcome to Wake Up to Money.

0:46.0

Britain's private sector shrank for the second month's running as factory output fell

0:50.5

and fell at one of the fastest rates in almost five years. So that's down. We heard this

0:55.9

week inflation is up and the latest GDP numbers were stronger than expected. As we drown in the

1:02.0

data, does it show businesses are sinking or swimming? We'll ask. Also this morning, it's 10 years

1:07.7

since Ireland became the first country in the world to pass same-sex marriage

1:12.1

by popular vote. It made a lot of couples very happy, but it also gave the wedding industry reason

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