This week, our host Graham Robb hosts our weekly business discussion. Topics up for debate on this episode include rising costs and how they are affecting businesses, possible tax increases to pay for the cost of the pandemic, business confidence across sectors and staff shortages in the hospitality sector.

Our panel today is made up of Richard Warren, Managing Director of the Cairn Group, Matthew Wharton, Director at Wharton Construction and Jane Reynolds MBE, the chair of the Tees Valley Business Club and Business Development Manager at Northstar Ventures.