Exclusive: City of London Corporation will ‘explain and retain’ two slave owner statues with plaques July 7, 2023 Links to slavery in the Square Mile will be tackled plaques on two statues of controversial historic figures, following a planning application lodged this week. City A.M. can exclusively reveal the City of London Corporation is looking to affix explainers on statues for two-time Lord Mayor William Beckford and former MP and philanthropist Sir John [...]
St Paul’s revamp to create new public square June 22, 2023 St Paul’s gyratory is set to undergo a redesign as part of a drive to create bigger and better public spaces in London. The City of London Corporation has approved project proposals to “partially remove” the gyratory, built in the 1970s, and create the largest public square in the Square Mile. The area between the [...]
Badenoch slammed for ignoring Brexit realities and telling UK firms global trade ‘isn’t too tough’ June 20, 2023 Kemi Badenoch has been criticised by business groups for trying to “shift the blame” after she told British businesses that international trade “isn’t too tough”. The business and international trade secretary said today that the UK has “too many negative tropes about how difficult it all is”. Speaking at the launch of the first e-commerce [...]
BP and Heathrow join new BCC business council pitched as CBI rival June 5, 2023 Top global firms have led the charge to support a new rival to the under-fire CBI lobbying organisation. Energy giant BP, power firm Drax, Heathrow Airport and international hoteliers IHG have become founding members of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) business council. The organisation is set to take on the Confederation of British Industry [...]
Leg up for UK listings as Labour backs £50bn pension ‘growth fund’ May 23, 2023 A Labour government would push pension funds to pump cash into UK start-ups and growth firms as part of plans to boost the City and keep homegrown firms in Britain, Rachel Reeves has said. Speaking in New York today, the shadow chancellor said her party aimed to rocket-launch investment in the UK by accelerating consolidation [...]
Sadiq Khan hosts crunch business talks with City figures May 23, 2023 Sadiq Khan has warned London’s businesses are facing “the most difficult period in living memory” as a result of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and the inflation crisis. The Mayor of London has called for the government to devolve some immigration powers to City Hall as a means of tackling regional labour shortages sparked by the [...]
Former CBI boss insists organisation did not have a ‘toxic culture’ May 21, 2023 Former CBI chief Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has insisted the organisation did not have a toxic culture as she broke her silence on the sexual misconduct scandal that has engulfed the body in recent months.
900 City of London Corporation staff to strike this month – with Tower Bridge, Barbican and Old Bailey impacted May 18, 2023 Workers at tourist attractions across London are to strike in a dispute over pay. The GMB union said 900 of its members employed by the City of London Corporation will walk out on May 25 at attractions including Tower Bridge, Barbican, museums, gardens, parks and markets after voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. The [...]
BCC boss pitches for new members in wake of CBI sexual misconduct scandal May 17, 2023 The boss of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) made a bold pitch for new members today after a raft of major FTSE 100 businesses left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and rape. BCC chief executive Shevaun Haviland stressed “our voice is needed more than [...]
City of London Police bars former chief superintendent due to ‘gross misconduct’ May 10, 2023 City of London Police has barred a former top officer from serving again after allegations of “gross misconduct” were proven. The Square Mile’s force found former chief superintendent David Clark had breached the force’s standards of professional behaviour. Clark, who resigned in 2019, was found to have forwarded emails from his official email to a [...]