By: Christian May

Editor-in-Chief Christian May is the Editor-in-Chief of City AM. He served in the role from 2015 to 2020 and returned in 2024. He writes the daily Editor's Letter for print and online and releases The Week in Business roundup video each Thursday. He is particularly interested in the health of London's capital markets, economic policy, politics, regulation and business activity in the City of London. He regularly appears in the broadcast media and presents a daily Business News slot on LBC at 0730, Monday to Friday. Find Christian on X and LinkedIn.

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The City View: Darwinism and disruption in the tech sector, with Russ Shaw of Tech London Advocates

May 18, 2020

In this episode Christian is joined by Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates and one of the most well-connected and influential people in the UK’s tech sector. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Russ offers a candid analysis of the state of the sector and explains why not all start-ups will survive the pandemic, and why not [...]
Banking boss raises prospect of further changes to Coronavirus Business Loan Scheme

May 8, 2020

There could be further changes to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) as more data emerges on the number of rejected applications, according to the head of the banking industry group, UK Finance. Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, said: “I think as the data gets better we will continue to find where [...]
Michael Spencer: PM right not to seek Brexit trade deal extension

May 5, 2020

City grandee Michael Spencer has urged the government not to extend the December deadline for a Brexit trade deal, saying the Prime Minister is right “to take a hard line on this.” The billionaire financier, who voted to remain in the EU, now believes that the UK is well-placed to secure a good deal and [...]
Michael Spencer: Government must find way to ease ‘agonising’ UK lockdown

May 5, 2020

Billionaire financier Michael Spencer has urged the government to “be brave” in its approach to easing the UK lockdown, warning the “agonising” effects of the economic shutdown risk causing lasting damage to British businesses. Spencer said that the longer the economy is “left in its paralysed state the greater the damage that accumulates”. He added: [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Michael Spencer

May 4, 2020

In this episode Christian is joined by billionaire financier and City grandee Michael Spencer. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Spencer urges the government to “be brave” in easing the UK out of lockdown – a state of affairs he described as “agonising”. He warns of lasting damage [...]
Startups’ coronavirus Future Fund is a ‘bad deal’ for founders

May 4, 2020

The government’s flagship support scheme for startups hit by coronavirus, the Future Fund, has been described as “simply not good enough” and “a bad deal” by one of the UK’s leading tech entrepreneurs. Priya Lakhani, founder and CEO of education technology company Century, said the terms under which money could be accessed through the scheme are [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Priya Lakhani OBE

May 4, 2020

In this episode, Christian is joined by Priya Lakhani, founder and CEO of Century – an AI-powered education platform. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Priya, who served as a business adviser to the coalition government, gives a candid and forthright assessment of the government’s support packages for businesses. [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Vivienne Artz

May 1, 2020

In this episode Christian is joined by Vivienne Artz, President of Women in Banking and Finance, and Chief Privacy Officer at data giant Refinitiv. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Vivienne reflects on the way in which our attitudes to data have changed during the pandemic and the [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Hetan Shah, chief executive of the British Academy

April 30, 2020

In this episode of the City View podcast Christian is joined by Hetan Shah, formerly director of the Royal Statistical Society now chief executive of the British Academy – the National Academy for Humanities and Social Sciences. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Hetan discusses the role that economics, [...]
Martin Gilbert: Coronavirus ‘multiple times worse’ than Black Monday for City

April 29, 2020

Veteran asset manager Martin Gilbert has warned the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will be “the most dramatic we’ve seen since the 1930s” as he warned of “a long, slow recovery” for certain sectors of the economy. Speaking to The City View podcast today, Gilbert said that though Black Monday in 1987 was a [...]

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