You and Yours - 25/02/2009

Presented by Winifred Robinson. Rail fares may come down next year for the first time since rail privatisation. Tony Miles from Modern Railways magazine discusses. Students at Manchester Metropolitan University are being encouraged to text the student union if their lecturer is more than ten minutes late. We hear from Professor Kevin Bonnet and President of the Student Union, Nicola Lee. Richard Wells reports from the Mersey on the biggest clean-up of a river system anywhere in the world. Care Minister Phil Hope discusses proposals for changes to funding for care. Retail analyst Robert Clark looks at the bargain Easter eggs on offer. How are the mutuals like the Co-op doing in the recession? Where are the jobs in the recession? Economist John Philpott gives us an overview.