Keir Starmer is the right person to rebuild government’s vital relationship with business January 30, 2024 By focusing on “growth, growth, growth”, Keir Starmer will be able to mobilise the business community behind him to make his goal a reality.
Richard Caring kicks off £1bn Ivy restaurant group auction January 28, 2024 Billionaire restaurateur Richard Caring has launched an auction starting at £1bn for his share in The Ivy and its sister restaurants.
UK tech sector is ‘not just OnlyFans’, business minister claims January 25, 2024 A business minister has told MPs the UK’s science and technology sector is “not just Only Fans”.
‘Mixed picture’ for London firms as two thirds worry inflation will dampen progress January 24, 2024 Growing concern over the impact of higher interest rates and inflationary pressures came despite the fairly rapid drop in inflation seen at the end of 2023.
London O2 arena launches £7m members club with Qatar Airways rights deal January 24, 2024 London's O2 arena has launched a premium members club worth £7m, which Qatar Airways has bought the naming rights to.
Corporation: London still number one financial centre in the world despite listings pain January 24, 2024 London has kept its place as the top global financial centre in the world, according to a new report from the City of London Corporation, despite widespread concern over the state of the capital's equity markets.
London is still attractive to foreign investors, says Excel Centre boss January 21, 2024 The chief executive of the Excel Centre has said foreign investors remain bullish on London despite a recent drop in UK projects.
Jeremy Hunt promises tax cuts as he cites Nigel Lawson January 21, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has promised to cut more taxes as he compared his policies to those of Nigel Lawson’s efforts to boost the City of London in the 1980s.
Retail sales crash 3.2 per cent in December as struggling high street hits Covid-era low January 19, 2024 UK retail sales plummeted 3.2 per cent in December, well below analyst expectations and the largest monthly fall since January 2021 when coronavirus restrictions pushed down sales. Analysts had expected sales to fall by 0.5 per cent in the last month of the year, but a significant drop in both food and non-food store sales [...]
Sadiq Khan criticised for £512m spending boost ahead of election January 18, 2024 Sadiq Khan has been criticised for a pledging £512m spending boost in his draft City Hall budget for next year ahead of the mayoral elections.