Week in Business

For more than a decade, the John Lewis Christmas advert has been viewed as the moment the festive season truly begins. But this year's ad revealed a creative weakness at the heart of the embattled retailer. City AM Editor-in-Chief Christian May discusses how the iconic department store got it so wrong... Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

We might have been promised a 'do no harm' Budget, but the Chancellor's plans could well - in fact - do quite a lot of harm.Christian May explains the grim implications of tax hikes, failure to cut spending, and decisions kicked into the long grass. Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

Andy Burnham might be about to do something really smart, and good for growth. Something that should have been done a while ago, and businesses agree. City AM Editor-in-Chief discusses exactly this in this episode of Week in Business.Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

Financial alarm bells are ringing but Andy Burnham doesn't seem to have noticed. Christian May explains what this means for Westminster, the markets, interest rates - and your tax bill.Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

Andy Burnham’s allies boasted that highly-regarded economists had been lured as advisers. City AM Editor in Chief Christian May and Economics and Politics Reporter Mauricio Alencar discuss the non-appointments of some of Britain’s best economists – and what the Prime Minister and Chancellor’s new teams look like. Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

As City AM reports that AI companies are destroying old and rare books whilst using them to train their models, Christian May sets out the pros and cons of the new, transformative technology. After court documents revealed Anthropic bought, scanned and destroyed millions of physical books as part of a controversial project to feed an insatiable demand for training data, is AI a net bonus or hindrance to humanity? Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

As PM Andy Burnham's spending commitment's mount, City AM's Editor in Chief Christian May tots up the damage.From bus fare caps to housing the homeless, Burnham's spending bill already comes to £22bn. Welcome to the Week in Business. Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

Andy Burnham has big ideas - will he need big tax hikes to pay for them? And if so, who could he target? Christian May looks at his options, stating with the banking sector.Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

From nationalising utilities to spending on welfare, Andy Burnham is talking as if Britain's a rich country. In fact, the economy is on life support, taxes are too high and unemployment's rising. Will he grasp the scale of the challenge or lead Britain down a disastrous path?Week in Business is also available in video format here. 

What's left of the Labour government is scrambling around for policy ideas as the UK economy faces a battering storm, while Labour leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have fired the starting gun on a new debate about tax hikes, spending plans, Brexit and how to beat Nigel Farage. City AM Editor Christian May says businesses should buckle up for another crazy ride. Week in Business is also available in video format here.