Tech Week proves London can build the future June 15, 2026 London Tech Week isn’t just about celebrating innovation, it’s a showcase for London’s competitive advantages, says Chris Hayward London Tech Week has become far more than a diary fixture for the technology industry. It is an opportunity to demonstrate one of London’s greatest competitive advantages: our ability to bring together innovation, finance and talent in [...]
Mark Kleinman: BP might do well to plug credibility gap with Soames June 11, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column BP might do well to plug credibility gap with Soames Now that the dust has begun to settle on Albert Manifold’s ousting as BP chairman, the mutual recriminations between the company and its erstwhile leader have begun [...]
Is ‘disinformation’ really one of the biggest challenges facing London? June 3, 2026 All power to the Lady Mayor and her newly assembled team of City leaders who want to shout from the rooftops about the strengths and assets of our great capital city. Dame Susan Langley will tonight launch a new campaign, Team UK, backed by some of the Square Mile’s biggest business and industry groups, with [...]
City policy chairman: 10 years on from Brexit, the UK still needs the EU June 1, 2026 The impact of Brexit on the City has been more nuanced than many predicted, but the fundamental reality endures: we still need each other.
£450m City block approved after developers lop three storeys of plan May 29, 2026 Revised plans for a new £450m tower in the City have been rubber-stamped by the Square Mile’s planning committee after developers chose to lop three stories off the building’s design in response to fierce local criticism. The City of London Corporation greenlit an adjusted proposal for the 1 Silk Street mega-scheme on Thursday, saying it [...]
Good policing is the unsung pillar of growth May 18, 2026 Market confidence in the City is inseparable from its security, and the police are a core enabler of that security, writes Chris Hayward.
From the ashes of the Great Fire, London’s insurance industry was born May 11, 2026 London is not only the birthplace of modern insurance, but the world's leading reinsurance market. Let's celebrate it, says Susan Langley.
City calls on tech firms to tackle Britain’s fraud epidemic May 8, 2026 The City of London Corporation is calling on tech firms to help build a new digital identity verification network, designed to crack down on fraud and reduce the growing costs of financial scams. Under the plans, shared with City AM, consumers would verify their identity once with a trusted provider before reusing those credentials across [...]
UK carbon markets stand to get an AI boost May 4, 2026 The connection between AI growth and carbon market demand is one the UK is well positioned to act on, writes Chris Hayward.
Lady Mayor: ‘Lawless London’ narrative is risking vital global deals April 27, 2026 Misperceptions of London as dangerous and unwelcoming are sending the wrong signals to vital partners like India, writes Susan Langley.