By: Edith Hancock

I edit The Capitalist, City A.M.'s diary. I cover the parties, gossip and lighter side of news in the Square Mile. Got a story? reach me at thecapitalist@cityam.com

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Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson are Britain’s worst dressed men, but which mayoral candidate would Brits take style advice from?

May 5, 2016

When all other political attacks fail, it never hurts to poke fun at whatever Jeremy Corbyn is wearing at PMQs. There's a reason why: British men believe Jeremy Corbyn is the worst dressed public figure, according to a study from Harvey Nichols. When it comes to style, men think Labour leader Corbyn is the least inspirational, followed by [...]
Polish Prince John Zylinski reckons becoming mayor is every property developer’s dream come true

May 4, 2016

Polish prince John Zylinski is unlikely to win the mayoral election tomorrow, but his career in politics is only just starting. Zylinski, a property boss from Lewisham with blood as blue as Tory hopeful Zac Goldsmith's, is running as an independent candidate in the race for City Hall. He's an outsider with odds of 100/1, but [...]
The Royal Bank of Canada steps into the spotlight as its partnership with the Old Vic bags a Hollywood star

May 4, 2016

It looks like the Royal Bank of Canada will be taking centre stage in London this summer. The Old Vic theatre in Waterloo, which the Canadian central bank is a principle partner of, has committed to sponsoring a further 15 productions with the venue as part of its three-year partnership. The Canadian bank isn't skimping [...]
Bookies from Ladbrokes escorted away from City Hall for hustling odds on Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan ahead of tomorrow’s vote

May 4, 2016

As London prepares to welcome a new mayor on Friday, tensions are running high at City Hall. Bookies at Ladbrokes found this out the hard way when they were kicked out of the mayor's offices for hustling odds on mayoral hopefuls Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith. Political gambling expert Alex Donohue told The Capitalist the betmakers took [...]
Leave.EU says eurosceptic celebrity rally Bpoplive will still go ahead, despite celebrities pulling out of the event in March

May 4, 2016

Last month, eurosceptics were left dismayed when high-profile celebrities started pulling out of a politically-charged concert set up by Leave.EU after they found out who would be paying them. But worry no more, Leave.EU tells The Capitalist that the show must go on. "Have you seen the cancellation fee for the venue?" Brian Monteith, one of the people [...]
No puppy love here: Mumsnet’s younger sister site Gransnet is pairing up with romantic novel peddler Mills & Boon

May 4, 2016

If there's one thing we took away from last week's Mumsnet mayoral hustings, it's that users of the site are big fans of romance novels. Knowing its target audience only too well Mumsnet's sister site for tech-savvy matriarchs, Gransnet, is announcing a partnership with romantic novel peddler Mills & Boon. Gransnet says that the partnership "will see the [...]
Trouble at the Farage family dinner table as one of Nigel Farage’s sons could vote against Brexit

May 3, 2016

UKIP leader Nigel Farage may be looking for some quality father-son time before the EU referendum this June, as he claims his son is backing Remain. Farage Sr had something of a senior moment last week when he accidently tweeted support for David Cameron and the campaign to stay in the EU. But now it looks like [...]
Lord Sugar reckons he would make a better London mayor than Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan

May 3, 2016

In a race for City Hall with banking heirs, polish aristocrats and exiled Kashmiri emperors, who else could bring even more grandeur to the London mayoral election than Lord Alan Sugar? Not surprisingly the businessman, a Labour peer until he left the party after the general election last year, reckons none of the candidates are up to scratch [...]
Here are the 10 most successful italians in the UK today

May 3, 2016

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Champagne for Morgan Stanley banker after Galileo Gold wins big at Newmarket

May 2, 2016

We expect a few sore heads at Morgan Stanley this morning following Sunday’s flat races at Newmarket. Galileo Gold, which City A.M. tipped to win big at the races last weekend, started as a relative outsider at 14/1 on Sunday, but quickly became an easy winner of the Qipco 2000 Guineas under Frankie Dettori after the [...]

Dear sport leaders, drop the slogans if you’re not going to be a force for good

Dear sport leaders, drop the slogans if you’re not going to be a force for good

Memories of a Burning Body review: beautiful ode to women

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