By working together, we can clean up London’s air quality and stop pollution June 10, 2019 With state visits and political leadership battles dominating the news, it’s unsurprising that the environment – particularly air quality – isn’t at the top of the agenda. But Londoners are determined to see a major clean-up of the capital’s air, and we can’t afford to take our foot off the pedal. Much of central London [...]
Meet Blenheim Forge, the blacksmiths supplying quality kitchen knives to London’s top chefs June 10, 2019 TUCKED away in a railway arch beneath Peckham train station lies a workshop. Here, the blacksmiths of Blenheim Forge toil away making kitchen knives. But these are not just any old blades. These are handcrafted Japanese-style knives – and the cheapest model starts at £160. There’s no better endorsement for a product than knowing who [...]
London named world’s top tech hub as leaders descend on the capital June 10, 2019 London has been named the top city in the world for foreign direct investment from overseas tech companies. The capital attracted significantly more projects in 2018 than any other country, according to data from London & Partners. It racked up 91 tech investment projects to the tune of £864m in the last 12 months, compared [...]
London’s private sector bounces back after weak April June 10, 2019 London’s private sector bounced back last month from a weak April, with firms reporting the first rise in new business in 2019, according to a survey from Natwest. Read more: London takes top spot in future global cities ranking The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the capital – which measures the output of the private [...]
London leads Europe’s tech unicorn herd June 9, 2019 The UK is now home to over 70 tech unicorns, having created more than one billion-dollar company every month in the last year. Britain has more than double the amount of unicorns as the next highest-ranking European country, and comes third globally to the US and China, according to data from Tech Nation and Dealroom. [...]
London Symphony Orchestra to kick off week of live music in the City June 8, 2019 The London Symphony Orchestra will kick off a week of live music in the City of London on Monday. The London Wall Place Partnership is set to host its second music festival, which celebrates London’s musicians, at its gardens in the middle of the Square Mile. Read more: Square Mile gears up for luxury summer [...]
Corruption, dirty cash, and money laundering – we must shine a spotlight on crooks hiding in the City June 7, 2019 The OECD ranks Britain as one of the best places to start and grow a business. We’re home to five of the top 10 fastest-growing businesses in Europe because people know we’re an open, liberal, free-trading economy where new businesses can be created easily, and where startups are treated fairly, even when they take on [...]
Chaos hits commuters with severe Tube delays June 7, 2019 Commuters faced a dire journey into work this morning after signalling problems left three Tube lines suffering severe delays. Read more: These are the Tube’s most stressful stations The Circle Line and Hammersmith & City Line had severe delays along their entire lines this morning after the problem. Meanwhile the District Line had severe delays [...]
Tory leadership rivals Rory Stewart and Sam Gyimah caught in Westminster war of words June 5, 2019 Tory leadership tensions spilled over into parliament today when two contenders were seen having a passionate row in the corridors of power. Sam Gyimah and Rory Stewart were seen having a robust exchange of words at just after lunchtime on Wednesday, the day after the party made it more difficult for leadership hopefuls to get [...]
Commuters brace for Tube chaos as 10,000 workers balloted for strike action June 5, 2019 Major strikes could bring London Underground to a standstill, with up to 10,000 workers threatening to walk out. Union RMT said it would ballot for the strike action after “crucial” talks with management collapsed earlier today. Read more: RMT stages five-day strike on South Western Railway Managers refused to increase salaries and improve working conditions, [...]