Silicon Roundabout: What will London’s tech hub look like after lockdown? April 1, 2021 The cluster of tech companies in East London, also known as Silicon Roundabout, was largely born out of the last financial crisis after soaring rents pushed companies out. This time round the fate of East London may look a little different as tech companies make remote working the norm. Remote working is here to stay [...]
Bank of England targeted by Extinction Rebellion activists April 1, 2021 Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has this morning targeted the Bank of England, spraying the building with fake oil. The demonstrators were protesting investments in fossil fuels, accusing the Bank of “funding destruction in a climate crisis”. Activists, some dressed as jesters, sprayed the dye at the building, known as “the Old Lady of Threadneedle [...]
First dedicated COVID vaccination site opens in Square Mile April 1, 2021 | City Talk The City of London Corporation is delighted to welcome the first, dedicated COVID vaccination site in the Square Mile. The Boots pharmacy site is located at 120 Fleet Street and will begin vaccinating patients from Friday 2 April. It will support the NHS to deliver COVID vaccinations to yet more City residents and City workers, [...]
A third of bosses think working from home has boosted productivity April 1, 2021 A third of UK employers have said that working from home has boosted the productivity of their employees, according to a study published today. The attitude towards remote working has grown more positive over the last year, as only 28 per cent of bosses supported the new work style in June, the Chartered Institute of [...]
London business confidence ticks up in first quarter of 2021 March 31, 2021 Business confidence in London improved during the first three months of 2021, after reaching its lowest point since the 2008 global financial crisis. A new survey by Savanta ComRes/the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed that 29 per cent of business leaders in the first quarter of 2021 said London’s economic prospects will [...]
City Moves: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 31, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Covatic appoints ex-BBC strategy head London-based start-up tech company Covatic has hired an ex-BBC veteran as its chief product officer. Daniel Pike joins the company, which aims to improve in-app consumer engagement, at [...]
Was the Duchess of Cambridge ‘working’ when she visited the Sarah Everard vigil? March 31, 2021 The UK’s most senior police officer has suggested the visit by the Duchess of Cambridge to the Sarah Everard vigil was legal because she was working, even though the trip was private and not an official engagement. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme today that it was possible under [...]
BBC journalist flees China amid Beijing’s criticism of ‘fabricated’ reporting March 31, 2021 BBC News has said this morning that one of its journalists based in China has relocated to Taiwan, as he revealed information China ‘did not want the world to know’. The move comes amid growing criticism from Beijing about the broadcaster’s reports on alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, which led to BBC World News [...]
£9.5m boost will help make City Corporation buildings ‘greener’ March 31, 2021 | City Talk The City of London Corporation has been given a multi-million pound Government funding boost to help make its buildings more energy efficient. The Square Mile’s governing body has been awarded £9.445 million from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme administered by Salix Finance on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The money [...]
Meeting up: Fresh air is a vital weapon in our fight against the virus March 31, 2021 | Sponsored The successful rollout of the vaccine programme, and the sacrifices we’ve all made as part of lockdown, means that the UK has begun to take the first steps back to normal. We have now vaccinated more than half the population and are progressing on the roadmap out of lockdown. But what’s crucial now is that [...]