The City View: How to look after mental health in the age of remote work, with Octavius Black June 2, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Octavius Black, CEO of The Mind Gym, which uses psychology and behaviour science to improve the way people and businesses think, work and behave. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Octavius, who has worked with more than 60 per cent of FTSE 100 companies, says employee wellbeing and responsive, [...]
The City View: Put it in your diary, City A.M. is returning to print June 1, 2020 In this episode, after a bit of diary confusion deprived the show of a guest, Christian chats briefly about the plan to return City A.M. to print on Monday 7 September after the pandemic triggered a temporary suspension of the print operation. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Christian also looks at the latest proposals [...]
The City View: A recovery in retail and testing times for tech, with entrepreneur William Reeve May 29, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by entrepreneur William Reeve, chairman of online investing platform Nutmeg, CEO of property tech firm Goodlord, NED at retailer Dunelm and co-founder of LoveFilm and Secret Escapes. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS William gives a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing key areas of the economy including retail [...]
The City View: ‘End the lockdown now and cut taxes to avoid a depression’ – Dan Hannan May 28, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Dan Hannan, former Tory MEP now president of the Initiative for Free Trade. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Dan is a lockdown-sceptic and he makes a powerful case for reopening the economy and avoiding a crippling collapse in economic activity. In addition, he believes the government must [...]
The City View: Trump, China and the pandemic – with Todd Buchholz, former White House Director of Economic Policy May 27, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Todd Buchholz, a former White House Director of Economic Policy, former Managing Director of the Tiger Hedge Fund, now best-selling author, economist and investor. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Todd gives his view on how America is dealing with the crisis and how it could influence the coming [...]
Balance sheet erosion and impact on share prices May 26, 2020 As the virus has grown, so balance sheets have shrunk. In this global health crisis, it is not just people who are ill. Against conditions already uncertain with a trade war and Brexit, this crisis has shaken the bones of the stock market, exposing fragile finances at more than a few firms. Some zombies, unable [...]
The City View: ‘The state is weak where it should be strong and strong where it should be weak’ May 26, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Dr Rainer Zitelmann, a German economist, author, historian and sociologist, for a lively discussion about the role of the state during periods of crisis. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Dr Zitelmann feels the state has failed in basic areas such as crisis prevention yet remains overbearing in [...]
The City View: ‘Business is not going back to how it was, in any aspect’ – David Sproul, global deputy CEO of Deloitte May 22, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by the deputy head of Deloitte worldwide, David Sproul, who says businesses around the world are asking themselves “whether we’ll ever go fully back to offices” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Sproul, who ran Deloitte in Europe before taking the global [...]
Government ‘confident’ of NHS contact-tracing app launch despite delays May 21, 2020 Health secretary Matt Hancock today said he was confident the NHS contact-tracing app would be launched by 1 June despite technical issues that have already caused delays. Hancock said the app, which uses Bluetooth to track and trace coronavirus infections, would be in place to allow an easing of lockdown measures without risking a second [...]
The City View: Philosophy, science and Hollywood actors – the recipe for global success in children’s TV, with Mikael Shields May 21, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Emmy-award winning producer Mikael Shields, who helped bring us Pingu, Noddy and, most recently, Bing – the globally successful children’s TV show. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Mikael talks about how he approaches making TV for kids and why there’s more to a 10-minute animation than you might [...]