Each Friday, Punchline-Gloucester.com editor Mark Owen is joined by leading Gloucestershire business figures from a range of backgrounds to review Fridays national & regional newspapers, discuss what is happening in their own business sector and in their own individual businesses. 

This week's HOT TOPIC: Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government stepped into power on July 5, 2024, with a thumping majority and BIG ambitions. So how is the government doing?

The Business Breakfast Briefer show is sponsored by Hazlewoods Accountants and Business Advisors.

This week's panel of experts were: The Right Reverend Rachel Treweek - The Bishop of Gloucester - without doubt one of the most influential women/people in Gloucestershire and basically it is like having the CEO of the church on the show. Rachel covers all sections and sectors of society from the cradle to the grave. We find out the business side of GOD in Gloucestershire. Welcome back Rachel.

Emily Gibbon - business manager of the Gloucester BID. We hear about the role of the BID and area it covers. 2025 is set to be a BIG year for the city's events team, and the summer season kicks off very shortly, so we get the low down of what, where and when the events are taking place and why more city businesses should be backing the Gloucester Gift Card.

Ian Mean MBE - vice chair of Forest Economic Partnership and board member Gloucestershire County Council economic board, he's also ex-editor of Gloucester Citizen & Cheltenham Echo & Western Daily Press newspapers. He is a champion for organ donation - so we'll find out more about that and why its so important. Do you opt in or opt out - we'll find out more.

Sam Holliday - Business development manager - FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) and ex-editor of The Bath Chronicle, representing SMEs from Gloucestershire and the Southwest region. Its tough going for many businesses, and when the going gets tough, the tough get going - SO Sam is OFF - yes after 12 wonderful years he is leaving the FSB, we'll find out why and where he is going to and what's next for the FSB. Another jam-packed edition as always.