The next Mayor of London needs to stand up for financial services as well as housing July 24, 2023 Whoever wins the race to become Mayor of London should remind the government that levelling up cannot mean levelling down London, writes Chris Hayward
A liberalised Indian market would be a boon for London’s financial services July 10, 2023 India is liberalising its insurance sector, legal services and capital markets. It's a great opportunity for the Square Mile businesses to invest and expand, writes Chris Hayward
We used to overlook tourism in the City, now it must become the key to its recovery June 26, 2023 Can we make the City more than just the business district of London?
The success of London’s financial services can create equality of opportunity in the UK June 12, 2023 Our financial services spread opportunities throughout the UK. We have to build on their success to put our country at the forefront, and make it a good place where to live for everyone, writes Chris Hayward
Scrap the tourist tax hurting our hospitality businesses or lose out to Paris and Madrid May 30, 2023 Tourism is incredibly important for London, but to keep London important for tourism, we have to make it more attractive for foreign visitors to shop here, writes Chris Hayward.
Productive relations with the EU are a win-win for the City and the UK as a whole May 15, 2023 The City can only benefit from improved relations between the UK and the EU. As the leading financial centre, the Square Mile should push for even stronger cooperation with EU partners, writes Chris Hayward
Artificial intelligence could save London from losing our competitive edge to the US May 2, 2023 The future is AI and if London wants to be a global leader, we need to strike the right balance of innovation and regulation here in the City, writes Chris Hayward
London fintech punches above its weight, but it still needs to stay ahead of the curve April 17, 2023 As other cities continue to tempt away our London tech firms and other investment, we need to work even harder to stay competitive, writes Chris Hayward.
We can’t allow New York or Paris to further chip away at London’s competitive edge April 3, 2023 Competitors, such as New York, are continuing to make great strides in areas such as tech investment - one of London's key strenghts.
HSBC’s purchase of Silicon Valley Bank shows the power and limits of government March 20, 2023 We should commend the government facilitating HSBC’s decision to buy Silicon Valley Bank, but not all things can be left to government to solve and we need to shore up the financial system
