Slim pickings: Frozen turkeys dwindle amid labour shortage and consumer spending splurge November 11, 2021 There is slim availability of frozen turkeys, which prompted fears over Christmas after Covid-19 curbed festivities last year, according to the latest research. Around 18 per cent of stores stocking the Christmas dinner staple in the UK had either “low” stock or “none” at all, market researcher Kantar found, although supplies have increased slightly since [...]
Square Mile and Me – Lib Dem City candidate Edward Lucas: “Nobody can boss me around” June 13, 2024 We're asking the candidates for the Cities of London and Westminster to share their stories. Today, it's Lib Dem candidate Edward Lucas.
Paul Mescal roars onto London stage in gripping new Streetcar Named Desire January 19, 2023 ★★★★☆ The Almeida’s production of Tennessee Williams’ steamy southern gothic A Streetcar Named Desire was one of the most hotly anticipated plays of 2022, with Normal People star Paul Mescal lending some zeitgeist-capturing sex appeal to this sad tale of fantasy, identity and mental illness. But on the eve of opening, lead actor Lydia Wilson [...]
The Analyst: Pearsona non grata after third quarter update October 30, 2021 Ian Whittaker has been a City analyst for more than two decades, and what he doesn’t know about media, advertising and the creative services industry isn’t worth knowing. Here’s the next instalment of his monthly column for City A.M. Pearson’s shares fell nearly 15 per cent after its third quarter trading update. While the headline [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett reveals his simple solution to save London’s IPO market October 18, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, global co-CEO of H/Advisors Neil Bennett takes the pen It’s time to shed light on the real reason the IPO market is comatose in London and most of the world When I was a young financial reporter, sometime in the last [...]
Uncovering Churchill’s Marrakech May 26, 2022 Asking if Winston Churchill was a hero or a villain oversimplifies the man and the historic events in which he played such controversial — but undoubtedly significant — roles. I knew of him first as a statesman, then as a historian and writer, but only relatively recently discovered that Churchill was an accomplished artist, too. [...]
Leaders right to call on government to reset relationship with London May 30, 2022 Londoners are not typically known for their patience, but in truth the leaders of this city have shown a remarkable ability in recent years to bite their tongue amid unprecedented attacks on the capital. That patience appears finally to have worn thin, at least judging from last night’s speeches at the Mansion House from both [...]
Emerging Technologies: Unveiling the Future of AI, VR, AR, and Blockchain September 21, 2023 Technology is always advancing at a steady pace, but sometimes it takes a great leap forward. Now, looking around at some of the technology we have today, it feels like quite a few of these great leaps have occurred very recently. We have artificial intelligence doing things even science fiction writers hadn’t imagined, while both [...]
Manchester United sale: Saudi Arabia and US consortium set to rival Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatar in £5bn takeover battle February 14, 2023 Suitors from Saudi Arabia and the US are set to go up against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a Qatari bid in the battle to buy Manchester United, City A.M. understands. The bank handling the sale, the Raine Group, has set a deadline of Friday for offers to be made to United’s owners, the Glazer family. [...]
First review: Restaurant Story is back, does it still have the magic? February 14, 2024 There’s nothing else quite like Restaurant Story, chef Tom Sellers justifies his famous swagger with a restaurant that's the business