The City View: Jo Tanner on the Downing Street spin machine July 20, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In today’s episode, Andy Silvester is joined by Jo Tanner, Chief Executive of iNHouse Communications, one of the capital’s most effective campaigning operations. Andy and Jo talk about the government’s communications strategy around Covid-19, whether ‘work from home’ is all it’s cracked up to be and what certainty Downing [...]
The City View: Jay Hambro on green manufacturing July 16, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy Silvester is joined by Jay Hambro, Chief Investment Officer at GFG Alliance. They talk about green manufacturing, the opportunity for building back better and the need for government to invest in manufacturing. Andy also looks at the latest unemployment numbers, Bank Chief Andrew Bailey’s call for a [...]
The City View: Jamie Heywood on Uber’s licencing battle July 15, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy Silvester is joined by Jamie Heywood, Uber’s General Manager for the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe. They talk about the firm’s licencing battle, how Covid-19 has affected the company and the future of transportation. Electric cars, charging points, the new Uber boat and congestion charging are all on [...]
The City View: David Gurlé on financial services regulation July 14, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy Silvester is joined by David Gurlé, the Chief Executive of Symphony – the $1.4bn-valued workflow managing software company. They talk about financial services regulation, tech on the trading floor as well as the dangers remote working presents for big banks. They also discuss his time at Microsoft working [...]
The City View: Miles Roberts on the packaging business July 13, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In today’s episode – the first recorded from City PM’s offices – Andy is joined by Miles Roberts, CEO of FTSE-100 packaging firm DS Smith. Miles and Andy discuss the impact of lockdown on packaging, what innovation looks like when it comes to cardboard, and post-Brexit goods regimes. They [...]
The City View: With Stefan Boscia July 12, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In today’s podcast, Andy Silvester is joined by City PM’s political reporter Stefan Boscia as we review the Sunday papers in light of the summer statement – and look ahead to tax rises, deficits and the political ramifications. Andy also discusses the Facebook boycott, Primark’s decision not to take [...]
The City View: Sarah Gordon on impact investing July 10, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In association with ETX Capital Andy Silvester is joined by Sarah Gordon, a veteran business journalist turned CEO of the Impact Investing Institute. Sarah talks about the government’s response to coronavirus, the opportunity that could be taken to ‘build back better’ and businesses’ awareness of their ESG responsibilities. Andy [...]
The City View: The Summer Statement July 9, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy Silvester is joined by City PM‘s very own Rachel Cunliffe to digest the Chancellor’s summer statement. They touch on whether there might be dissent brewing on Tory backbenches, the scale of the spending plans, and whether it’ll be enough to fire up the UK economy. In association with ETX [...]
The City View: Edwin Brenninkmeyer on private aviation July 8, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today Andy is joined by Edwin Brenninkmeyer, Chief Executive of Oriens Aviation – a firm based out of London Biggin Hill Airport which operates and sells private jets. Edwin talks about the increased interest in business aviation after the Covid-19 crisis, his views on the future of travel as [...]
The City View: Harry Hearn on rowing the Atlantic July 6, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Today City PM Deputy Editor Andy Silvester talks to Harry Hearn, a City recruiter about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime: rowing the Atlantic Ocean. He’s raising funds for a charity in Vietnam as well as mental health charity MIND, and Harry & Andy talk big swells, [...]
