Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Today, for the first time since 2003, America plans to carry out an execution mandated at the federal rather than the state level.

The Trump administration favors the death penalty, but even the older conservatives who once supported it are having second thoughts.

And Ennio Morricone composed hundreds of film scores over the past 50 years,

but it was the movies he made with Sergio Leone that showed how,

rather than a musical afterthought,

soundtracks could be central to a film's story and its feel.

First up, though.

This week, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to reverse a decision he made in January,

to allow the Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build part of the country's 5G network. The British public deserve to have access to the best possible technology.

Now, if people oppose one brand or another, then they have to tell us what's the alternative?

Britain has come under enormous pressure from its biggest ally, America,

which sees Huawei as a security threat.

It's not the only Chinese firm that America views with suspicion.

Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News

the government was considering banning the social media app TikTok,

which is owned by the Chinese firm By Dentz.

We're certainly looking at it. I don't want to get in front of the president, but it's something

we're looking at. Would you recommend that people download that up on their phones tonight,

tomorrow, anytime currently?

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