BBC expects 10m viewers to watch London fireworks for New Year’s Eve December 31, 2022 BBC is set to broadcast London’s New Year’s Eve firework display this evening. The capital’s firework show will welcome crowds after a two year gap because of the pandemic. Over a 100,000 tickets for the Central London event have been sold, but Londoners and tourists have been advised not to come to the display unless [...]
Ambulance workers to strike for two more days in January December 22, 2022 Ambulance workers are set strike for two more days in January, following on from yester day’s NHS picket line. Unision, one of UK’s largest service trade unions has announced an additional two days of industrial action. The strikes are being planned for the 11th and 23rd of January, 2023. This follows yesterday’s large scale NHS [...]
The City View: Boris on his last legs? May 31, 2022 On today’s final episode of The City View, Andy Silvester talks to Morning Wire’s Opinion and Features Editor Sascha O’Sullivan. They ask whether Boris Johnson is harming the Tory party’s chances of reelection, and if Starmer is the right man for the job as Labour leader. And in the business news: TUI has cancelled nearly [...]
The City View: Sainsbury’s to cut prices, and the importance of UK private equity May 30, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Michael Moore, Director General at BVCA. They discuss the scale of private equity and venture capital in the UK, their importance in the UK’s employment market, and how vital they are for companies looking to scale up. And in the headlines: Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has said that the supermarket [...]
Tech Weekly: Tech Nation CEO on UK fintech success, and Klarna focus on profits May 27, 2022 Today Morning Wire reporter Charlie Conchie talks to Tech Nation CEO Gerard Grech for a chat about the company’s Impact Report, which assesses how it has helped shape leading tech firms. They also discuss the UK’s place as a fintech hub, and the potential slowdown of VC investment in fintech later this year. He also [...]
The City View: Victoria Scholar on Sunak’s windfall tax and Cowgill exit May 26, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor. They go through Rishi Sunak’s unveiling of a windfall tax today, the Fed’s plans to hike rates by 50 basis points in June and July, Elon Musk’s painfully slow acquisition of Twitter, and JD Sports founder and CEO Peter Cowgill’s shock departure [...]
The City View: Offshore Energies UK CEO on deleterious effects of a windfall tax May 25, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to Deirdre Michie, CEO at Offshore Energies UK. They unpick the windfall tax, the risk it poses for smaller energy firms and the sector in general, the state of the energy industry, and the seemingly lackadaisical speed of the energy transition. In other news: M&S is leaving its Russian franchise business, [...]
The City View: Crossrail finally arrives May 24, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Adam Tyndall, Programme Director for Connectivity at London First. They talk all things Crossrail — from the first idea of an East-West railway in the 19th century, to the funding behind the Elizabeth Line, and to the future of London’s transport system. And in other news — Shell’s AGM was [...]
The City View: Bailey bites back, and analysing Australian Labour Party victory May 23, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Morning Wire reporter Stefan Boscia. They go through the Labour victory in the Australian election, and, back in the UK, unpick the Tory party split over a proposed windfall tax on energy companies. In the economic and business news: BoE Governor Andrew Bailey has denied that the Bank’s actions during [...]
Tech Weekly: Crypto tentatively recovers, and Klarna slashes valuation May 20, 2022 This week Nasson talks to Morning Wire reporter Charlie Conchie. Charlie goes through crypto’s tentative steps to recovery, unpicks London-based Thought Machine and Modulr’s latest funding rounds, and explains Klarna’s lowered $30bn valuation and discusses whether this is a cause for concern for private markets.