Money Box Live: How to Handle Global Shocks

The conflict in Iran has very grave human costs for the Middle East. But it also has economic costs and they are being felt around the world and here in the UK.

Just this week the Resolution Foundation think tank said higher energy bills could mean typical British households are £480 worse off this year. From heat pumps to pensions and solar panels to savings - what changes have you made because of the changing world?

Felicity Hannah is joined by Ian Preston from the Centre for Sustainable Energy in Bristol, Ellen Fraser from the energy consultancy Baringa and Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at AJ Bell.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah

Producer: James Graham

Editor: Rob Cave

Senior News Editor: Sarah Wadeson

(First broadcast 3pm Wednesday 15th April 2026)

Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire