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May 2024
17m 25s

Aviva, National Grid and Bloomsbury

SKY NEWS
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On today's episode Ian chats to Aviva's chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc, who's calling for a decisive general election result, because businesses need certainty.
The boss of National Grid joins the show after it announced plans to raise 7-billion pounds from investors to double spending on the electricity network over the next five years.
And the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing speaks to Ian, about posting the best results in its 38-year history.
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