The Cost of insecurity September 23, 2026 | Sponsored Earlier this year, we asked the clients of consultants – from manufacturers to financial services, from local to central government – what mattered most to them. Alongside cost concerns, one big priority stood out: cyber threats and data protection. It is no wonder. Cyber offences now account for almost half of recorded crimes, while clients [...]
The Lord Mayor’s Appeal partners with the Sompo Foundation to boost youth employment September 22, 2026 | Sponsored The Lord Mayor’s Appeal has struck a new strategic partnership with the Sompo Foundation to help young people across the UK gain the skills, experience and connections needed to enter meaningful employment. The collaboration will focus on expanding access to opportunities for young people facing barriers to work, with a particular emphasis on employability skills, [...]
Why middle eastern capital is becoming part of London’s fintech story September 11, 2026 London has spent years building one of the world’s most sophisticated fintech ecosystems. Its strength comes not only from technology, but from the combination of capital, financial expertise, regulation, legal infrastructure and access to international markets. Increasingly, another element is becoming part of that story: investment and commercial interest from the Middle East. Across the [...]
London hotels call on GLA to halt overnight visitor levy plans September 10, 2026 | Sponsored The London Hotel Association is calling on the Greater London Authority (GLA) to pause progress towards the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy (OVL), warning that implementation is moving ahead before the potential economic, commercial and operational consequences have been properly assessed. Following a recent meeting with the GLA, a collective of London hotels from the London [...]
London can’t leave young people behind September 10, 2026 David Johnston from The Lord Mayor’s Appeal on why tackling the NEET crisis is vital to London’s economy It is striking just how many people I talk to in the City who personally know a young person who is not in education, employment or training (NEET). Sometimes it’s their friend’s child or one of their [...]
Selling to Corporate Giants – Tessa Clarke on taking 3.5 years to land Tesco September 9, 2026 Tessa Clarke spent three and a half years trying to sign Tesco. Another large retailer took her six years and a third is still at the pilot stage after eight. In a fireside chat at SCALE Summit in London, Tessa talked to HelloFresh co-founder Hamish Shephard about the reality of selling into large corporates. It’s [...]
Why people tired of banks and exchanges are looking at Swiss staking September 9, 2026 You know the pattern. The bank wants one more check. The exchange wants a freeze, a selfie, then another freeze. The coins don’t move. You just spend the week proving you still own them. That is why a certain sort of City reader — the one who already holds crypto, and is bored of being [...]
Telling the truth makes you honest. Selling it makes you effective. September 7, 2026 Anyone can sound credible now and almost nobody is believed anymore. Most leaders already hold a truth worth hearing and have never been taught how to make it travel. Tell the truth, or as Bryan Adams advocates in his new book, Sell The Truth. It’s a delightfully straightforward concept. The book sets out the five [...]
What’s On This September In London September 3, 2026 | Sponsored September brings the tail end of summer into a golden autumn shift across London. The city settles into a lively rhythm with The city settles into a lively rhythm with energetic sports fixtures, live music evenings, and thought-provoking exhibitions. It is an ideal season to catch a movie night near historic landmarks and gather for [...]
A Gulf Trade Agreement could accelerate UK data centre development September 2, 2026 A newly inked trade agreement between the UK and Gulf region offers tantalizing potential for collaboration as the race to build data centres heats up. Data centres, like Amazon warehouses before them, are simultaneously springing up everywhere, vital to current consumer and business trends, and wildly unpopular with the public. But despite these objections, the [...]