Olympia: A canvas for every masterpiece November 20, 2025 For 139 years, Olympia has stood as one of the UK’s most iconic venues – a place where industries, innovators, and audiences have gathered to exchange ideas and shape the future. Now, this legendary destination is entering a bold new chapter. Through a £1.3bn regeneration, Olympia is being reimagined as a modern, multi-faceted estate designed [...]
AIG dropped John Neal’s appointment after ‘alleged workplace relationship’ November 19, 2025 The former chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, John Neal, had his offer from AIG pulled after alleged inappropriate workplace relationship came to light. Neal was in a leadership position at Lloyd’s for over six years, having joined from QBE, where he was the group CEO for over five years. He was set to join Aon as [...]
Trump’s culture war turns Europe into a ‘Truman Show’ spectacle September 23, 2025 US President Donald Trump and the American MAGA movement have launched a ‘culture war’ on Europe, says a new think tank report, warning that this transatlantic clash is reshaping European politics. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) report, published on Tuesday, claims the US is waging its ‘culture [...]
City AM’s (slightly unconventional) best summer reads August 14, 2025 From romance to nuclear warfare, City AM's editorial team picks their best books of the summer, for some (unconventional) beach reading.
London pub scene ‘showing real resilience’ despite soaring costs August 7, 2025 The number of pubs in London has barely budged in the last decade despite heavy pressure on the capital’s hospitality scene. There are 3,523 pubs in the capital, only 10 fewer than in 2023 and just under the 3,530 venues recorded in 2017, according to data from the ONS. “The data shows it’s far from [...]
The Bonnie Blue documentary on Channel 4 is dangerous viewing July 29, 2025 Porn star Bonnie Blue claims to have slept with over a thousand men in a day as a publicity stunt, but that’s not the bit that sticks the most from her new Channel 4 documentary. “We’re the two most misunderstood people out there at the moment,” she sighs of Andrew Tate, the YouTuber facing charges [...]
London’s nighttime economy is crumbling. Yet the show must go on July 9, 2025 The government has hammered the nighttime economy, but the show must go on, writes London Cabaret Club CEO Evelina Girling.
‘I interviewed with 20 minutes notice’: Senior London culture advisor Laia Gasch on her career highs and lows June 26, 2025 London culture aficionado Laia Gasch takes us through her career, from The Spitz to the London Olympics in Square Mile and Me.
The Debate: Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles to Greece? June 11, 2025 As rumours about talks to repatriate the Elgin Marbles to Greece resurface, we get two experts to make the case for and against their return.
The Deep Blue Sea review: Tamsin Greig brings wit to okay drawing room drama May 14, 2025 Tamsin Greig is sharp as Hester, but this production does little of interest with okay drawing room drama The Deep Blue Sea.