How the Square Mile is taking the fight to the fraudsters November 19, 2025 Fraud has towered over our economy for too long and has reached the highest levels since first measured in the crime survey for England and Wales. This deceitful crime now represents 44 per cent of all offences or 4.1 million incidents, with more than £1 billion lost to fraud last year alone. Behind those numbers [...]
Lady Mayor: I want to un-square the Square Mile November 17, 2025 We need to make it clear to everyone that the City is an open and welcoming place, regardless of background, writes Lady Mayor Susan Langley.
Lady Mayor Susan Langley: My career has been completely accidental November 13, 2025 Susan Langley is the City's first titled Lady Mayor. Today, fresh from her inauguration, she takes us through her Square Mile career.
The Capitalist: Return of Simpson’s Tavern hailed by Farage November 13, 2025 Nigel Farage said the absence of sausages on the side was a small price to pay for the return of Simpson's Tavern.
The City’s first Lady Mayor is a symbol of progress November 10, 2025 The historic appointment of Dame Susan Langley as the City of London’s first “Lady Mayor” is a powerful symbol of progress, but women still face deep, persistent systemic barriers to equality in business, says Natasha Frangos On Saturday, Dame Susan Langley made history not as the first woman to lead the City of London but [...]
Lady Mayor’s Show: Dame Susan Langley champions innovation in the Square Mile November 8, 2025 On Saturday, for the first time in nearly 700 years, the City of London’s Lord Mayor’s Show has been renamed the Lady Mayor’s Show. This follows the election of Dame Susan Langley DBE as the 697th Lord Mayor of London. While she is the third woman to hold the post, Dame Susan is the first [...]
Reimagining 50 Fenchurch Street: A Sustainable Tower Rooted in the City’s Heritage November 6, 2025 The new development at 50 Fenchurch Street will deliver a 36-fold increase in public space on the ground floor level, with a public roof garden at the 10th floor level, while also providing 60,000 sq m of office space across 35 floors and 800 sq m of retail space. The plans also make provision for the Lambe’s Chapel [...]
Innovative fashion flourishes at Studio Smithfield October 31, 2025 London has long stood among the world’s great fashion capitals, home to innovative designers who compete daily with creative powerhouses in Paris, New York, and Milan. Iconic British brands such as Paul Smith, Stella McCartney, Oswald Boateng and Alexander McQueen have all used London as a launchpad to grow their global influence and define contemporary [...]
Forvis Mazars tax partner: I’m confident we can handle the next 12 months October 30, 2025 Raj Bhundia, tax partner at Forvis Mazars, takes us through his career, favourite City spots and his confidence for the next year.
The compromising iPad photos that dragged a London quant trader to court October 25, 2025 It’s never easy moving jobs in the Square Mile – especially for the higher ups. Once you reach a certain seniority, your employer frets over the threat posed if you jump ship – what strategic information you could take with you. That was true for a London-based quant firm called G-Research, after one of its [...]