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Where's the Golden Age of Brexit?
As the UK marks the three-year anniversary of its exit from the EU this week, on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks if the country is living up to the "golden age" promised by the Conservative leaders and she is joined by Hanna Ziady, a writer for CNN Business in London,
Mandy also looks at the current issues facing the medication supply chain and talks to Kathy Maher of the IPU about how you can protect yourself from buying counterfeit drugs online.
Mandy also delves into the state of the housing market, exploring the impact of the "Bank of Mum and Dad" and the growing reliance on property inheritance and large deposits for mortgages. She chats to Karl Dieter.