Graham Robb is back on the sofa again this week to take a look at some of the hot topics in the business world from the past week.

On the agenda in this week's episode is general business confidence, both in the North East and across the country, rising interest rates, the UK's first Asian Prime Minister, and the challenges of cyber security facing businesses.

Helping to navigate these topics is our expert panel: Karl Pemberton, the managing director of Active Chartered Financial Planners in Stockton and chair for the IoD North East (South region), Sharon Jandu, the director of the Yorkshire Asian Business Association and the managing director at Northern Asian Power Policy Think Tank, and Melanie Oldham OBE, who is the founder and CEO of Bob’s Business, which provides eLearning solutions and director of the Yorkshire Cyber Security  ...