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? 

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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. 

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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.

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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?

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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. 

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Even by the standards of this government, this week has been extraordinarily chaotic. Upwards of 100 MPs have lost confidence in Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting looks poised to make a challenge, and Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham lurk in the wings. 

In this instalment of Week in Business, City AM Editor-in-Chief Christian May digs into the carnage that awaits the economy, the markets, and the British public. 

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The 1970s was a bleak time for the UK - are we heading back in that direction? City AM Editor-in-Chief Christian May discusses in this instalment of Week in Business. 

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City AM's Editor in Chief reacts to the Green Party's comments on his column. 

In his recent leader column Christian wrote "Polanski’s simplistic economic analysis makes for a simple wish list, including taxing the oil and gas companies out of existence; nationalising utilities; slapping wealth taxes on the rich; introducing rent controls; and spending money like a drunken sailor." 

Find out what the Greens had to say in response. 

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After years of scrutiny and regulatory wrangling, Revolut has finally secured its UK banking licence. On one level, it’s just another regulatory milestone on a long and interesting journey. 

On another, it marks the moment when an insurgent fintech disruptor becomes something much bigger: a fully-fledged bank in its home market.

City AM Editor-in-Chief Christian May has all the analysis in this instalment of Week in Business. 

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War in the Middle East rendered the Chancellor’s Spring Statement “irrelevant” according to City analysts as the economic impacts of the Iran conflict become frighteningly clear.

Rachel Reeves made just a passing mention of the Iran war when she addressed MPs on Tuesday, referring briefly to global instability while trying to paint a picture of domestic economic harmony.

I can’t sugar coat it; the Chancellor appeared out of the loop, out of depth and out of ideas. 

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