Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we'll be talking to people active in business and economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England.

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Our host Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services, some are featured on this podcast.

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Both of our guests are down the line today, we have Gillian Howard, an employment law specialist and the author of ‘Secrets and lies – tales of an employment lawyer’, and Stephen Wright, managing director of Thorit ...