Zero growth Britain? A wake up call to make our taxes competitive December 18, 2023 Britain must invest in its own innovative enterprises if it wants to keep competing on the world stage, writes Lubov Chernukhin
Making Heathrow profitable: Three challenges for the new boss October 26, 2023 After years of lossmaking, Heathrow could be on the cusp of a turnaround and just as its new Danish chief Thomas Woldbye steps in.
How did Burberry get stuck in the trenches? July 13, 2024 Burberry has struggled to compete with its luxuary peers over the past couple of years.
Spring Budget 2024: What are business groups lobbying for? February 29, 2024 Firms up and down the UK are waiting in anticipation for Jeremy Hunt and the Treasury to reveal the contents of next week’s Spring Budget.
The Divine Madman of Bhutan and his legacy of many penises December 4, 2023 I knew two things about Bhutan before landing: there are no traffic lights in the entire country, and happiness comes before anything else. I had no idea that some of the buildings have penises. Bhutan is a mysterious, historically-hermitted nation high in the Himalayas, which, thanks to geographic and governmental hurdles remains one of the least [...]
The Debate: Would citizens’ assemblies improve our democracy? February 21, 2024 City A.M.’s weekly feature takes the fiercest water-cooler debates and pits two candidates head to head before delivering The Judge’s ultimate verdict. This week: Should the UK introduce citizens’ assemblies? Yes: In Ireland, citizens’ assemblies helped identify a new consensus point for abortion rights The 24-hour-long ‘moment’ we just experienced around citizens’ assemblies has been [...]
The winners and losers of London’s work-from-home economy: The City, the Wharf and the Burbs September 17, 2023 The pandemic may have ended, but the lasting work-from-home culture has changed how people splash their cash – and invariably it’s on a Thursday now. Empty restaurants, but heaving happy hours in pubs, is the perhaps biggest shift for the hospitality sector as consumers change their habits to meet a new work-life balance. A new [...]
A tourist tax like Edinburgh’s could be the answer to London’s funding squeeze December 12, 2019 London is one of the most-visited cities on the planet. These visitors bring investment, diversity and vibrancy — and their numbers are rising. By 2025, London is projected to attract over 40m overnight visitors a year, up from 31m in 2016. But while the tourism industry is a boon to the national economy and employment, [...]
Brexit impact: Heathrow loses legal bid over end of tax-free shopping for tourists May 21, 2021 Heathrow Airport has lost a High Court bid to challenge the scrapping of tax-free shopping for tourists. Two schemes providing VAT-free shopping for some international visitors were withdrawn by the Treasury at the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January of this year. The Treasury and HMRC’s decision related to the VAT Retail [...]
A Manifesto for London: Bins, beer, Uber boats and free chickens June 4, 2024 The General Election will undoubtedly feature many pledges, but will they prioritise London? City A.M. is here to stand up for the capital with a Manifesto for London