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 [...]
The City View: The pandemic-shaped hole in global dividends, with Jane Shoemake of Janus Henderson May 20, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Jane Shoemake, investment director at Janus Henderson’s global dividend index. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS With dividends set to slump between 15 and 35 per cent this year, where should the income investor look? There are a few bright spots and safe havens amid the gloom, but on [...]
How Telegram failed the Distributed Ledger, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industry May 19, 2020 This week Telegram announced that the Telegram Open Network (TON) project would be discontinued as the SEC’s winning of a preliminary injunction barred Telegram from launching TON or distributing its Gram tokens. Pavel Durov, Founder of Telegram then explored general themes relating to US dominance of the global financial system “…the people outside the U.S.… [...]
The City View: From higher taxes to getting tough with China, how the pandemic will change politics, with Juliet Samuel May 19, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Daily Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel, who believes that the current crisis will lead to big changes in politics and economics. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Juliet says the case for higher taxes on the rich will be made with growing force over the coming years and warns [...]
Slumping economy, surging stock market– what’s going on? May 18, 2020 While tens of millions of Americans were losing their jobs, the stock market in April produced its best monthly return in over 30 years. We look at what’s behind this apparent disconnect. 36 million Americans filed for unemployment claims over the past eight weeks. US GDP plunged by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter [...]
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 [...]
The City View podcast: Why coronavirus is making the case for e-scooters May 15, 2020 London’s Olympic site now hosts a vast innovation campus, Here East, home to over 4,000 people working in technology, advanced manufacturing, transport and the creative industries. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS It was a thriving, buzzing village but the lockdown has emptied its streets. CEO Gavin Poole talks about how they’re helping tenants and [...]
France to push ahead with tax on internet giants despite US anger May 14, 2020 France will push ahead with its tax on internet giants this year, its finance minister said today. In January France offered to suspend its tax on big digital companies’ income in until the end of the year while an international agreement on cross-border taxation was negotiated this year. “Never has a digital tax been more [...]
Domino’s slams Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo May 14, 2020 Pizza takeaway chain Domino’s has slammed a watchdog’s decision to give the go-ahead to Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo, saying the decision will harm competition and consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared the investment in April over concerns that Deliveroo could collapse without extra financial backing due restaurant closures during the coronavirus [...]