Alan Johnson talks Labour’s relationship with business, its prospects in 2020 and the EU referendum January 25, 2016 Labour is a party in disarray. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, it is struggling to connect with the public and earn back the confidence of business. Some polls have Labour commanding just 25 per cent of the national vote. And it does not help that the party’s MPs seem constantly embroiled in public rows [...]
Debrett’s 500 most influential people: Who’s in and who’s out in business and finance – Mark Carney and Richard Branson joined by Neil Woodford and Nemat Shafik January 24, 2016 The City movers and shakers of the year have been named by Debrett's, in its annual list of the most influential people in the world – from actors and writers to scientists and politicians. In business and finance, it's a who's who of the top men and women at the biggest companies and the most powerful names [...]
Everyone agrees TfL running London’s trains like the Overground is a brilliant idea January 21, 2016 It's pretty difficult to bring together political parties and several different parts of government and get them to agree, but now there's one thing that has – an apparent shared dislike of commuter trains into London. Nothing brings people together like a collective resentment towards train companies such as Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink, and now plans to [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan wants business leaders shaping City Hall policies January 21, 2016 Business leaders should help shape policy decisions in City Hall, Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan said today as he revealed his plans to appoint a business advisory group. Khan, who has pledged to be the “most pro-business mayor of London yet”, said his advisory board would be made up of independent business leaders, not political [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Why Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith may struggle to emulate Boris Johnson by defying polls to win City Hall January 20, 2016 A Tory candidate for London mayor that isn’t beloved by the wider Conservative party is down in the polls to a strong Labour candidate, but has Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby on board. It’s just over 100 days until the election and all signs point to a Labour win. Starting to sound familiar? The year [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Green Party candidate Sian Berry defends plans to demolish London City Airport January 20, 2016 Sian Berry wants to multiply the number of Londoners walking, cycling and using public transportation – and she has no shortage of suggestions for how to make that happen. The Green Party candidate for mayor of London backs Crossrail, expanding Overground services, building more segregated cycle lanes and extending the so-called Mini-Holland town centre schemes [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith lays out “vision for London” January 19, 2016 Conservative candidate for Mayor of London Zac Goldsmith will today set out his vision for London if elected in May. The Richmond Park MP's plan aims to "build on the city's economic strength" under current mayor Boris Johnson, and will focus on four key areas: housing, transport, living environment and crime. "We can take London’s success and make [...]
Labour’s latest attack on private enterprise January 18, 2016 There’s a popular game called Cards Against Humanity that shocked and delighted families around the table this Christmas. The idea is simple: one card contains the fairly innocuous opening part of a sentence and a second card is then offered that completes the phrase in a particularly vulgar, amusing and random fashion. Hilarity ensues. The [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Exclusive new poll shows Goldsmith leads Khan by 39 per cent among London businesses January 12, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is overwhelmingly seen by London firms as being more pro-business than his Labour rival Sadiq Khan, according to a new poll seen exclusively by City A.M. Two-thirds of London businesses think Goldsmith is pro-business, while just 29 per cent say the same of Khan, according to the poll, conducted by ComRes for [...]
Where do Londoners spend the largest share of their income on rent? New analysis from Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan shows average rent now costs 62 per cent of average Londoner’s income January 12, 2016 The average London rent now eats up nearly two-thirds of an average Londoner's income, according to new research published today by Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan. Khan's campaign team crunched numbers from the House of Commons Library to find that the average London rent now consumes 62 per cent of the average Londoner's pre-tax income, compared to [...]