Criminals are harnessing the latest tech. So the police must too August 19, 2024 Criminals and fraudsters are only becoming more tech-savvy; if we want to stop them, so must we, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.
Net zero depends on economic growth – so the City must lead the charge August 12, 2024 Sustainability and economic growth are two sides of the same coin, which is why the City must lead the charge to net zero, writes Chris Hayward In 100 days, global political, business, and climate leaders will have gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29. The annual COP meeting is the culmination of a year of hard [...]
The City is at the vanguard of a new industrial revolution in open data and AI August 5, 2024 By leveraging the expertise of the City, we can pioneer the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli As well as being an enthusiast and early adopter of technology (even predicting the internet in his 1898 short story From The London Times of 1904) Mark Twain gifted the world many great aphorisms. Among my [...]
Nobody could have known how bad the economy was, but we will fix it July 30, 2024 City A.M. readers deserve a government that offers a realistic plan to seize growth, support the City to flourish and make every part of the country better off, says Tulip Siddiq We were elected on a mandate to deliver change. That means being honest with the public about the scale of the challenge in front [...]
Olympics is a chance to win business as well as medals July 29, 2024 If we can pick up friendships as well as prizes at the Paris Olympics, and help deliver successful and sustainable sporting events worldwide, we will feel the benefits here in the City, says Chris Hayward The greatest show on Earth – the Olympic and Paralympic Games – have begun. Over the next couple of weeks, the world’s best athletes will compete in Paris hoping to win medals, break records, [...]
The Thames is a gateway to growth July 22, 2024 From water bailiffs to maritime finance, the river connects London’s past to its future, says Michael Mainelli What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, among other things, we have the Romans to thank for the location of our country’s capital on the banks of the River Thames – once described by Sir Winston [...]
Even football heartbreak can’t harm the City’s friendship with Europe July 15, 2024 England may have beaten the Netherlands in the Euros, but our two nations will always be close friends off the pitch, says Michael Mainelli As England and the Netherlands went toe-to-toe, or, more accurately, boot-to-boot, in Dortmund last Wednesday evening, I had just returned from a far more congenial four-day trip to Amsterdam and The [...]
City ‘stands ready’ to work with new Labour government on growth July 8, 2024 Business lobby groups and the City of London have said the sector “stands ready” to work with Keir Starmer’s new Labour government on realising growth.
The City of London welcomes Labour – but we need investment and we need more risks July 8, 2024 Economic growth is Starmer's greatest challenge, but the City is ready to tackle it, writes Lord Mayor of London Michael Mainelli.
Election 2024: Thousands of homes ‘lost’ to Airbnb, Labour’s City candidate warns July 2, 2024 Properties that could be “thousands of homes are lost to Airbnbs” in London, Labour’s candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster has warned.