• Are Rachel Reeves' High Taxes Causing Businesses to Flee the UK?
    Sep 11 2025

    In this episode of Week in Business, City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, touches on Merck, the £300bn pharma giant, pulling the plug on a £1bn project at London’s King’s Cross.

    He also dives into why the business community is nervous about the upcoming budget and why the CBI would rather have a broader income tax hike.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Is Rachel Reeves Right to Say Critics are Talking Rubbish?
    Sep 4 2025

    It’s not just Angela Rayner who finds herself on the defensive; Rachel Reeves has come out fighting - claiming many of her critics are talking rubbish. So, does she have a point?

    In this episode of Week in Business, City AM editor-in-chief Christian May discusses the reshuffle that has centralised economics firepower away from her, and within Number 10.

    With less backing than ever before from Keir Starmer, can the Chancellor fix the UK's perilous financial situation?

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Is Rachel Reeves About to Trigger a Financial Crisis?
    Aug 28 2025

    As summer comes to a close, is this the calm before a major financial storm?

    In this episode of Week in Business, City AM editor-in-chief Christian May discusses the economic risks on the horizon for the government.

    Wedged between backbenchers who won't allow spending cuts and the spiralling cost of servicing government debt, Rachel Reeves is in a tight spot ahead of this year's Budget.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Is Rachel Reeves About to Launch a Massive Tax Raid on Property and Pensions?
    Aug 21 2025

    The Labour government's need for cash is greater than its appetite for considered reform, City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, voices his concern in this episode of Week in Business.

    Christian argues that there is no scenario in which a new property tax regime instigated by this government would yield less revenue than the current arrangements. Easing the burden on taxpayers is not the priority here; however, they dress it up.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • An uncertain future and a weak economy push hardworking Brits to the exit
    Jul 31 2025

    Do you know when the UK economy last grew at that rate? City AM's Editor in Chief Christian May asks in this episode of Week in Business.

    This week, Christian argues that the UK government has taxed too much and has lost control of basic state functions, pointing out that this will drive away not just the non-doms and the super-rich, but people who feel that their efforts aren’t rewarded in the UK.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • Reeves charms the City of London, but what about the rest of the UK economy?
    Jul 17 2025

    Rachel Reeves was right when she said this week that the financial services sector “is critical” for our country, as she charmed the City of London, says City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, in this episode of Week in Business.

    However, Christian points out that too many parts of the country are blighted by low productivity, low income, low levels of investment and a decline in living standards that’s set to last to the end of this decade.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Why Starmer and Reeves' Tax Addiction Will Cripple the UK Economy
    Jul 10 2025

    The Labour government is addicted to tax – it is in their instincts – and they can’t help themselves, says City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May.

    This week, Christian dives into why Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided answering whether or not the government will implement a wealth tax in this year's Autumn Budget and how that will impact the UK economy.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • Could things get any worse for Labour or the UK economy?
    Jul 7 2025

    It’s a year since Labour swept to power, so why does it already feel like we’re watching their dying days? City AM's editor-in-chief, Christian May, asks in the latest episode of Week in Business.

    Christian discusses Reeves’ tears at this week’s already infamous Prime Minister’s Questions, Starmer’s capitulation to Labour rebels, and the impossible fiscal headache left by the government’s welfare u-turn.

    Week in Business is also available in video format here.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins