The City View: Crossrail finally arrives

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 disrupted by climate activists earlier today, and Kwasi Kwarteng has stated that hitting electricity suppliers with a windfall tax would be a "challenging proposition".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The City View is a new podcast from City A.M. - London's daily business and finance newspaper. City A.M. was launched 15 years ago under the strapline "business with personality" - and The City View podcast follows the same philosophy. Every day, City A.M. Editor Andy Silvester will open the podcast with a quick look at the headlines from the worlds of business, finance, economics and politics, before introducing his guest of the day. Guests will be industry leaders, economists, pundits, investors, journalists, politicians and senior figures from the City of London. Expect insight and analysis mixed with good conversation, humour and expertise as Andy and his guests attempt to make sense of the world in extraordinary times.