The City is a model of good local government (kind of) May 8, 2024 Local government in the UK is a mess, but the ancient system we have in the City is more accountable than most – and the whole country benefits, says James Price Mothin Ali, an accountant who also runs a gardening blog, declared his election as councillor for the Gipton and Harehills ward in Leeds a [...]
The Notebook: Why I’m running to be a City Alderman October 17, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, executive search firm CEO Michael Barrington-Hibbert takes the pen From street trader to Alderman? Weaved into the heartbeat of the City, I’ve spent the last several months speaking to folks who work and do business in the Square Mile about what they love and what they’d like to change. [...]
Why we need an ambassador for London May 13, 2024 London is the greatest city in the world, a mayor and a Lord Mayor aren’t sufficient to sing its successes on the international stage, says Eliot Wilson Two mayoral elections in three years have left London politics rancorous, mean and bitterly divided. The postponement of 2020’s election due to Covid-19 was inevitable, and, with a [...]
Sir Win Bischoff ‘was a giant of our industry’ JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says after City grandee dies aged 81 April 26, 2023 Heartfelt tributes have been paid to City grandee Sir Win Bischoff who has died at the age of 81 following a short illness. The German-born banking boss who had top roles at Schroders, chair of Lloyds Banking Group and Citigroup, as well as JP Morgan, enjoyed a 50-year career in both the City and Wall [...]
The next Mayor of London needs to stand up for financial services as well as housing July 24, 2023 Whoever wins the race to become Mayor of London should remind the government that levelling up cannot mean levelling down London, writes Chris Hayward
The City is the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution August 12, 2024 London is Europe’s pre-eminent fintech hub, attracting more investment than the next 13 European cities combined. To get ahead, we must bring that experience to bear, says Michael Mainelli As well as being an enthusiast and early adopter of technology – even predicting the internet in his 1898 short story, From The London Times in 1904 – Mark Twain [...]
Padel Takes Center Stage at Marble Arch: Play the World’s Fastest Growing Sport in an Iconic London Setting August 1, 2024 Following the success of the Padel Tennis Festival in the City’s Crescent, EC1 in front of Tower Suites last year, a new initiative is now similarly encouraging workers back to their workplaces and attracting a new audience to London’s Central Activity Zone. This summer the Central London Alliance and in partnership with Marble Arch BID has capitalised [...]
London is in a race for space – and developers need to do more than look up April 12, 2024 Tall buildings are great, but with huge demand for quality physical space in the capital, the construction industry needs to be more creative, says Ged Simmonds Despite post-pandemic fears of vacant buildings and stranded assets, recent coverage has revealed that London is now in the midst of a ‘race for space’. News that Deloitte has [...]
Investment regime vital to getting the UK growing once again November 20, 2022 In a few pages’ time, you’ll read from Chris Hayward – the City of London Corporation’s Policy Chair – on the body’s latest project, moving two of London’s historic markets to a new location. Billingsgate will move from Canary Wharf, and Smithfield from Farringdon, to a new super-site in Barking. It’ll create jobs in east [...]
Big Bang 2.0: Financial institutions welcome Jeremy Hunt’s Edinburgh reforms December 10, 2022 Leading financial institutions have welcomed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Edinburgh reforms, which set out to “turbocharge” the UK’s growth. Announced yesterday, the plans aim to “seize the benefits of Brexit” by delivering the biggest shake-up in the financial sector for 30 years. According to UK Finance’s chief executive David Postings, the package is “a major step [...]