City of London cgarity raises £1.5 million for charities in pandemic year December 14, 2020 In 2020, the most challenging of years, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal has been committed to its vision to create ‘A Better City for All’. Its ambition is to help one million people thrive through the charities it is supporting, Place2Be, OnSide Youth Zones, Samaritans, and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and through its impactful initiatives [...]
City of London to host ‘back to work’ week in bid to revive Square Mile December 14, 2020 The City of London will call on office workers to return to the Square Mile in a “back to work” week in April, in a bid to help resuscitate the bars, restaurants and hospitality venues hammered by empty streets during the pandemic. William Russell, lord mayor of London and a former Merrill Lynch investment banker, [...]
City of London launches gift card to boost spending at Square Mile businesses December 9, 2020 A new gift card for the City of London has been launched to make up for lost spending time during the pandemic.
Square Mile comes back to life as second lockdown ends December 2, 2020 As London emerges from the second lockdown there are tentative signs that life is returning to the City. London today entered Tier 2, representing a slight easing of lockdown restrictions, just as news of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine approval landed in the Square Mile. City leaders breathe a sigh of relief Gyms, barbers and beauty salons [...]
Goldman Sachs plans EU trading venue in Paris as Brexit nerves grow November 24, 2020 Banking giant Goldman Sachs is set to launch a European stock-trading destination in Paris in an effort to make sure transactions in EU equities can continue smoothly even if there is no post-Brexit agreement.
Don’t bid farewell to all the Brexit fish just yet November 24, 2020 So long, and thanks for all the fish. Not only book four in the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (“in five parts”) by Douglas Adams, but also, apparently, a negotiating strategy. The UK-EU trade talks are said to be trapped on a handful of unresolved issues, and one of them swims. We could be [...]
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds says Brexit deal looks ‘thin as gruel’ November 23, 2020 Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has said any Brexit trade deal looks like it will be "thin as gruel" as negotiations start again online today.
Brexit: London Lord Mayor says government ignored City of London in negotiations November 22, 2020 The government has neglected the City of London in Brexit negotiations, according to the Lord Mayor of London. Lord Mayor William Russel, a former investment banker, said he had been disappointed by the government’s approach and that it had “missed the point” of the City of London. Russell is the 692nd Lord Mayor and acts as [...]
Our recovery from Covid-19 is a chance not to build walls, but to cooperate November 15, 2020 As we make our way through the second round of national Covid-19 restrictions, life today is very different to what we expected 12 months ago. The UK last week passed the tragic milestone of 50,000 deaths linked to this terrible virus, while many businesses and households across the country continue to struggle due to the [...]
Tradition goes digital as city of london carol service raises money for four charities November 13, 2020 Joined by HRH Prince Edward on Tuesday 8 December 2020 Christmas carols and church services are a mainstay of the festive period, as we gather together with mulled wine and mince pies to sing songs and listen to readings. `It is a tradition of the City of London for many of its Livery Companies and [...]