Mace tasked with building £480m first phase of Nine Elms development September 9, 2019 Construction firm Mace has been tasked with building three towers as part of the major redevelopment of land next to the US embassy at Nine Elms. The contractor will be in charge of the first phase of the Nine Elms Square project, which involves building the towers as well as a podium for retail and [...]
As politicians argue over the EU, the City is poised and ready to trade with the world September 9, 2019 It has now been more than 1,150 days since the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Many in the Square Mile have understandably found this period of such prolonged uncertainty frustrating. While there have been many twists and turns in Westminster over the past week, it remains far from clear what will [...]
Nearly all British Airways flights cancelled as pilot strikes begin September 9, 2019 Almost all British Airways flights have been grounded this morning as pilots began a two-day strike action. Members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) working for BA have staged the mass walkout in a row over pay, with another strike planned for 27 September. Read more: British Airways tells passengers to stay away from [...]
London’s private sector growth outperforms rest of country in August September 9, 2019 Growth in London’s private sector slowed in August, but the capital outperformed the UK as a whole as new business, activity and employment all expanded. Read more: UK economy close to recession after stagnant services sector data Despite the expansion, companies’ overall confidence fell to a five-month low in August as Brexit uncertainty weighed on [...]
Boris Johnson’s former advisor Gerard Lyons misses Bank of England governor shortlist September 7, 2019 The former economic advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed to make the final shortlist to become the Bank of England’s next governor. Gerard Lyons had been the favourite to take over from Mark Carney due to his personal relationship with Johnson, but the Treasury have deemed him unsuitable for the role, according to [...]
Chuka Umunna denies ‘opportunism’ in switching to City of London parliamentary seat September 6, 2019 Lib Dem MP Chuka Umunna has denied that switching his parliamentary seat to the Cities of London and Westminster constituency is opportunistic. Umunna announced he would contest the Tory flagship seat at the next election, having represented people living in Streatham in south east London for the last nine years. Read more: Ex-Labour MP Luciana [...]
Tube chaos: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line and Victoria Line September 5, 2019 Commuters faced another day of chaos on the Tube today as severe delays struck two London Underground lines a day after no service on the Northern Line. The Metropolitan Line and Victoria Line were both running severe delays this morning as Transport for London (TfL) urged passengers to find alternative routes into work. Read more: [...]
Northern Line suspension: Delays hit five major Tube lines at rush hour September 4, 2019 The Northern Line is now running with minor delays after a day of frustration for commuters, as TfL warned of evening rush hour disruption across five major Tube lines. Transport for London (TfL) told passengers that the Northern Line service has mostly recovered from signalling failures that left the line suspended for much of today. [...]
Digital sector salaries outstrip UK average but gender pay gap remains September 4, 2019 Salaries for employees in the UK’s digital sector are more than 50 per cent higher than the national average, according to government figures published today. Staff in digital-based roles earned on average £36,300 in 2018, which is 51.3 per cent higher than the UK average of £24,000. Read more: Surge in demand for UK tech [...]
Here’s how we can make London autism friendly September 4, 2019 London is the best city in the world, because it’s a place where people from all walks of life can live, work and love. I would defy anyone to name anywhere else on the planet which is more welcoming, open and inclusive. But despite all of London’s great strengths, our city remains far too inaccessible [...]