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Pleased to let you know that I’m ramping up my podcasts again - and in the first episode since the pandemic, I catch up with my apprentice Charlie about how he’s finding life at McDonalds.

How is the Wood Green economy doing and what can we do to really help areas like our High Road thrive? In this episode, I'm joined by Councillor Gideon Bull who looks after economic regeneration at Haringey Council to discuss this and find out about what's planned for the future. 

Here at McDonald's we invest heavily in training up our people. In Episode 5, I'm pleased to be joined by one of my apprentices - Charlie! We catch up on life at McDonald's, what he's learning and his ambitions for the months and years ahead!

BIDs are spreading up and down the country. We have one in Wood Green. But what exactly is a BID and what’s the point of one? I’m joined by Paul Collins who runs Future Wood Green BID, which celebrates its 1st birthday this month! We discuss this and more...

What is the future of our local high streets in Wood Green and Haringey? What work is being done to help our local businesses? And how can we help them thrive? I'm joined by Roger Ward CBE, local businessman and Chair of Haringey Business Alliance, as we discuss this and more!

What more can we do to create jobs and opportunities for people in urban areas like Wood Green? It's based in the borough of Haringey which has the 6th highest unemployment rate in the Capital. Is the Government doing enough to help and what role can business play? Join me as I discuss this and talk about what McDonald's is doing to help local people. 

Join me, Harry Rashid, as I propose one measure that has potential to completely re-energise our high streets and pay for itself - cutting business rates for medium and larger business, as well as small ones.