Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, announcing £40bn of tax rises, Central London Alliance comments
Mansion House offers virtual tours for City Giving Day September 17, 2020 The Lord Mayor’s City Giving Day is one of the highlights of the Square Mile calendar, but continuing Covid-19 restrictions mean it will look very different this year. However, the fundraising won’t stop – and the Lady Mayoress of the City of London will be hosting a ‘virtual tour’ of the Mansion House as part [...]
Fintech tie up helps City Giving Day go digital September 17, 2020 Fintech outfit GoodBox has joined forces with The Lord Mayor’s Appeal to ensure that 2020’s City Giving Day is just as big as ever despite this year’s unique circumstances. GoodBox has created a series of charitable challenges which City workers can nominate their colleagues to do – be it a 10km run or simply baking [...]
‘Sclerotic’ City of London Corporation needs reform, says new report September 15, 2020 The City of London Corporation is “complex and sclerotic” while the public view it as a “secretive boys’ club”, according to a long-awaited independent report into the governance of the powerful local authority. Robert Rogers, now Lord Lisvane and a former Clerk of the House of Commons, said in his report that the “slowness of [...]
The Power of Inclusion seminar September 14, 2020 The fourth Power of Inclusion seminar in our 2020 series was sponsored by Standard Chartered, titled Diversity at the top: leading from above. It focused on the importance of inclusive workplace cultures and explore how to create a culture of belonging where those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds are able to be themselves and succeed in [...]
City of London Corporation hits out at China for breaching its UK treaty September 10, 2020 The City of London Corporation has accused China of breaching the Sino-British treaty, after imposing draconian national security laws on Hong Kong. The local authority’s Court of Common Council – which comprises all of its elected officials – voted in favour of the motion, which accused Beijing of denying Hong Kongers the right to enjoy [...]
How City businesses are going digital for City Giving Day September 7, 2020 This year, The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s City Giving Day celebrations will be somewhat different. Many organisations, both new and old, will have to rethink the way they organise events. And we’ve been thrilled that companies have embraced the chance to broaden their horizons and find even more creative ways to support our communities. They are [...]
London calling: Why it’s time to bring life back to our city’s streets August 10, 2020 Despite a tentative easing of the national lockdown, the lingering economic and social consequences of this policy are frighteningly obvious to anyone venturing into central London. While social life and economic activity has, to a large extent, returned to the outer zones and suburbs, the offices and shops of London’s professional districts remain eerily and [...]
Wanted: A plan to save London August 7, 2020 The motto of the City of London is “Domine dirige nos”: Lord, direct us. But who is directing the capital as we struggle to comprehend the future in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic? In the UK, we are notoriously poor at strategic planning (except, perhaps, in times of war). Partly, this is an ideological [...]
London’s legal sector continues to lead the world August 3, 2020 Socially-distanced juries, virtual trials, and a mass shift to remote working — these are just some of the radical steps that have been taken to allow justice to be served during lockdown. Almost every part of our economy has had to adapt to Covid-19 and the legal system is no different. One constant throughout these [...]
City grandees recognised in latest Honours list July 31, 2020 A number of the City’s most prominent figures have been awarded peerages in the Queen’s latest honours list. Dame Helena Morrissey, founder of the 30% Club and one of the City’s best-known fund managers, will become a baroness, having been nominated by Johnson. The Prime Minister also nominated billionaire Michael Spencer, the founder of ICAP [...]