Tech titans bed down in London: Why Brexit won’t be bringing about a ‘techxodus’ any time soon August 24, 2018 Brexit has generated investment uncertainty for many companies, but not – it would seem – for the US tech giants opening the throttle and splashing out on multi-million long-term property deals in London and creating thousands of jobs. Facebook, Google, Snap and Apple have firmly quashed the notion that the UK’s exit from the EU [...]
Rosenblatt share price dives in wake of departing finance director August 23, 2018 Specialist City law firm Rosenblatt saw its share price tumble as much as 12 per cent in morning trading today after the company's finance director said he was leaving the company for "personal reasons". Rosenblatt, which became the fourth law firm to list on the London Stock Exchange when it floated for £42m in May, is to [...]
Mayor of London: Capital must prepare for no-deal Brexit August 17, 2018 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has tasked the body responsible for preventing a repeat of the Grenfell Tower fire with examining London’s preparations for a no-deal Brexit scenario. The London Resilience Forum will seek to establish what access the capital has to food, medicine, energy and emergency services in the event of the UK leaving [...]
Sadiq Khan tells government: Give me the power to limit number of cars August 15, 2018 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has demanded new powers to bring in a controversial cap on the number of private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating in the capital, following a similar clampdown in New York. Last week New York became the first major American city to introduce the one-year cap on cars used by platforms such [...]
Emergency COBRA meeting to be held after terror attack August 14, 2018 An emergency COBRA meeting is being convened this afternoon, following a terror attack outside Parliament this morning. Armed police officers arrested the man, who drove a silver Ford Fiesta into the security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament shortly after 7:30am, on suspicion of terror offences. He is not believed to be known to police, [...]
Capital gains: London shrugs off Brexit blues with jobs boom August 8, 2018 London's economy has remained buoyant, with first quarter job numbers reaching an all-time high, a major new report has found. Job numbers in the capital reached 5.9m at the end of June, up 1.9 per cent on last year and the highest since records began. It compares favourably to the rest of the UK, where the [...]
London deserves a mayor who believes in the city’s bright entrepreneurial future July 19, 2018 Come March 2019, Britain will have left the EU, but our city will continue to be the most vibrant and dynamic economic urban economy on earth. Londoners deserve a mayor who represents this and protects our position of strength. Unlike Sadiq Khan, he or she can ill-afford to be sucked in to talking down London’s [...]
Police: ‘Serious concerns’ of violence at pro-Donald Trump and Tommy Robinson demonstrations July 14, 2018 Scotland Yard has warned of its “serious concerns” that there could disorder at planned pro-Donald Trump and Tommy Robinson demonstrations in London today. The police have imposed conditions on the marches under the Public Order Act to “prevent serious disorder and disruption to Londoners”. Chief Superintendent Elaine Van-Orden said: “We have such serious concerns about [...]
What you need to know about the anti-Donald Trump demonstrations in London today July 13, 2018 US President Donald Trump is in the UK this week and where Trump goes protesters go too. Although he has largely avoided London, large protests are still expected in the capital today. Protests There are set to be two major protests in London today – leading to road closures and diversions on London’s bus network. [...]
Lift-off for Trump baby blimp as Sadiq Khan defends decision to let it fly July 13, 2018 The 6-metre tall balloon in the shape of Donald Trump as a baby is taking flight over London this morning, despite the President saying it made him feel "unwelcome". It will fly between 9.30am and 11.30am today. However strict rules mean that the balloon will be tethered to the ground throughout, and restricted from floating [...]