IS THE UK REALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS, MR CAMERON? IF SO… DON’T LIST BROADGATE June 5, 2011 CITY A.M. today launches a campaign against proposals to give listed building status to the Square Mile’s Broadgate estate, and calls on the government to prove the UK is open for business by rejecting the plans. If the government decides to list the 1980s site then plans to redevelop it into a new headquarters for investment [...]
City plays crucial role in stronger civil society July 10, 2011 ONE of my priorities as Lord Mayor is to strengthen the centuries-old tradition of working to improve the lives of others. The City has a crucial role to play in building a stronger civil society, especially as the Square Mile neighbours some of the poorest areas in Europe. Contrary to reports of bankers and their [...]
City pays as much tax as all of Scotland April 17, 2011 WORKERS in the Square Mile contributed £11bn to the public purse last year through income tax and national insurance, according to research. In the tax year 2010/2011 the amount of income tax and NI contributions paid by staff working in the City was the equivalent to the tax paid by the entire Scottish workforce (£11bn). [...]
City cheers Hunt decision on Broadgate June 15, 2011 THE City of London’s top executive yesterday thanked City A.M. for its campaign to allow the redevelopment at Broadgate, after culture secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed that he would not award the estate listed status. Stuart Fraser, chairman of policy at the City of London, said: “I would like to thank City A.M. for their support [...]
City must engage in debate over Big Society May 30, 2011 LAST week, the coalition government published a White Paper that puts further flesh on the bones of the Prime Minister’s vision for the Big Society. The proposals in the Paper are designed to spur growth in charitable giving and in volunteering. It included an additional £40m in support for the voluntary sector. It is imperative [...]
FIT IN THE CITY July 4, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT NO need to quiver in fear at the prospect of sporting a pair of Speedos/a bikini (delete as appropriate) this summer – we’ve sourced the very best ways to whittle that tum into shape in double time for your summer hols. GO TECHNO If state-of-the-art equipment in heavenly surroundings is your [...]
LEGAL EAGLE SETS THE PACE IN THE STANDARD CHARTERED CITY RACE July 17, 2011 CAN ANYBODY stop Emily Wicks of Punter Southall? Not content with fitting in extra study on top of her long-hours day job at the law firm, Wicks runs an average of 80 miles a week and represents Great Britain at cross country. So it was no surprise that the trainee actuary won this year’s Standard [...]
The Square Mile’s retail revolution September 27, 2010 IN the thrust and frenzy of City life, it’s crucial to have somewhere you can take yourself for a bit of quiet repose, if only while you wolf down a sandwich at lunchtime. Problem is, such spaces are rather thin on the ground in the Square Mile – but in a month’s time, one of [...]
BORIS INTERVENES IN BATTLE OF BROADGATE June 13, 2011 BORIS Johnson has thrown his weight behind City A.M.’s campaign to allow UBS to build its new headquarters on the Broadgate estate, after English Heritage threatened to scupper the plans by recommending the site for listed status. The London Mayor told City A.M. he was “astounded” to learn that English Heritage had recommended the collection [...]
BORIS INTERVENES IN BATTLE OF BROADGATE June 13, 2011 BORIS Johnson has thrown his weight behind City A.M.’s campaign to allow UBS to build its new headquarters on the Broadgate estate, after English Heritage threatened to scupper the plans by recommending the site for listed status. The London Mayor told City A.M. he was “astounded” to learn that English Heritage had recommended the collection [...]