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Revolut rival chases a UK banking licence, Jeremy Hunt on the triple lock pension and Sir Martin Sorrell's damning verdict on WPP

20 min · 5. juni 2026
episode Revolut rival chases a UK banking licence, Jeremy Hunt on the triple lock pension and Sir Martin Sorrell's damning verdict on WPP cover

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Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2612946/fan_mail/new] Europe's second largest digital bank, Bunq, which might not yet be a household name on our shores is angling for a UK banking licence as it aims to take on Revolut. Sam Norman has the story.  Meanwhile former Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt joined the podcast to discuss the future of the pensions triple lock.  Plus: Sir Martin Sorrell who spent 33 years turning WPP from a small Kent-based wire and plastics manufacturer into the world’s largest ad company, issues a damning verdict on the firm's recent leadership.

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