About this episode

The episode discusses the Labour Party's leadership conference, the implications of banning energy drinks for under-16s, and the release of Christopher Nolan's film 'the Odyssey'.

Will Bain looks ahead as the Labour Party meets for its leadership special conference. Andy Burnham is expected to be confirmed as the Labour Party's new leader - we'll take a look at what his team could look like. The Government plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s next year - what could this mean for retailers? And a big day for the cinema, as Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster the Odyssey is released today. We'll look at what these flagship films mean for the entertainment industry.

People in this episode

Host: Will Bain

Topics covered

• Labour Party leadership
• energy drinks ban
• cinema releases
• entertainment industry
• retail impact

Keywords

• Labour Party
• Andy Burnham
• energy drinks
• cinema
• Christopher Nolan
• the Odyssey
• entertainment industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour Party

Products: energy drinks

Books & works: the Odyssey

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