Khan hints at mayoral run 2016 September 20, 2013 Labour go-getter Sadiq Khan has hinted that he may run for London Mayor 2016. In interviews today with the Evening Standard and the Guardian, the shadow justice secretary and lord chancellor confessed to being interested, should the potential for the position arise. He said: “If I was at the edge of the box and the [...]
City Matters: Britain’s seafaring past is still shaping the City’s culture and economy today September 15, 2013 WHEN people talk about the “City”, they often do so solely in terms of its banks – and financial services. These are a central element of what the City does, but this leaves out a whole side of the Square Mile that is just as important: the second thing we sum up in the handy [...]
Lord Mayor celebrates silver anniversary with visit to vaults September 12, 2013 LORD Mayor of the City of London Roger Gifford and Lady Mayoress, Dr Clare Gifford paid a visit to the London Silver Vaults this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the world’s largest collection of antique silver for sale – right in the heart of the City. The collection of 25 silver shops is [...]
City Matters: The City should be proud to support aspiration regardless of background September 1, 2013 AFTER a long summer, this week students across London are heading off to work and university for the start of a new academic year. Many of these talented young people will have gained invaluable insight by spending part of their break preparing for the world of work through summer placements across a range of industries, [...]
London mayor says there is “no evidence” expanding Heathrow would be cheaper than building new hub September 1, 2013 London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined his plans for a new London airport to boost the UK’s air capacity as the country falls “further and further behind” in the global aviation race: a four-runway hub on the Isle of Grain as proposed by architect Lord Foster. Speaking at a press conference, Johnson proposed the inner [...]
City Matters: Tough decisions on infrastructure must not be delayed for future generations August 18, 2013 THE DUST has barely settled on the London Anniversary Games and work has already begun to convert the iconic Olympic Stadium for future use. Some may feel a sense of regret that a stadium home to so many glorious memories last summer will never be seen again in its current form. But it is only [...]
City Matters: Innovative new public art is changing perceptions of the “Square” Mile August 4, 2013 THE attentions of many City workers will naturally be turning to exotic destinations as we enter the holiday season. When it comes to choosing a cultural hotspot to visit this year, however, it may be worth looking closer to home – and not just because of the unusually warm British summer of the last few [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 31 July 2013 July 30, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Biotech gives Wall St shot in the arm Biotechnology firms are raising money at the fastest rate since the dotcom boom, underscoring the renewed appetite for one of Wall Street’s riskiest bets. So far this year 22 companies have raised $1.7bn from initial public offerings, according to Dealogic. Law firms hire rogue private eyes [...]
City Matters: We should rediscover the spirit of Victorian entrepreneurship in Latin America July 21, 2013 SOME 160 years ago, a wave of UK companies and engineers – among them my own great, great grandfather – crossed the Atlantic to help develop Latin America’s railways in a remarkable feat of Victorian entrepreneurship. The success of this partnership helped drive economic prosperity in both Latin America and the UK for decades. Major [...]
Any Other Business – 19/07 July 18, 2013 Can you take insights from the bedroom to the boardroom? Author Avril Millar apparently thinks so. Her distinctly adult approach to business can be found in a new book called The Kama Sutra of Work. “Sadly, we’ll always spend more hours working than having sex, but the concept I introduce in the book will make [...]