Liz Barclay is a British

British people

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 broadcaster, journalist and writer.

Liz was born and brought up in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. Her early career was as a financial advisor and manager at the Citizens' Advice Bureau where she worked from 1985 to 1991. Her first job in radio was at the BBC

BBC

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 where she was taken on as a researcher and producer in the Continuing Education

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 department. She is one of the presenters of You and Yours

You and Yours

You and Yours is a British radio consumer affairs programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.-History:It began broadcasting in October 1970, its first presenter was Joan York. In the great rescheduling of April 1998 it was increased from a 25 minute programme to 55 minutes. In the 1980s it briefly ran...

, the consumer affairs programme. She is a freelance presenter specialising in personal finance and small business.

She is the author of books on Sir Philip Green

Philip Green

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 and Duncan Bannatyne

Duncan Bannatyne

Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den...

. She writes a consumer affairs column for the Independent on Sunday. She is also a lay member of the NHS Equality and Diversity Council.