What the City needs from Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech July 14, 2025 Ahead of Rachel Reeves's Mansion House speech, Lord Mayor Alastair King outlines what the City needs to hear from the Chancellor.
The Capitalist: Inside Tesco Clubcard’s 30th birthday rave July 10, 2025 Tesco opens a Soho nightclub, finance bros battle it out at The Lord Mayor's Cup, and a Lord's warm-up dinner; catch up on the latest gossip.
Lord Mayor: The unicorns are galloping away June 30, 2025 As capital dries up and unicorns flee, the UK must act now or accept its fate as an incubator economy, writes Alastair King.
Lord Mayor to pay tribute to Winston Churchill and war heroes in VE Day speech May 8, 2025 The Lord Mayor of London will give a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 80th anniversary VE Day, in the City of London’s contribution to commemorations taking place around the UK. Alastair King is set to pay tribute to heroes of the Second World War and to Sir Winston Churchilll on behalf of [...]
London should seize the opportunity to become a neutral financial hub April 20, 2025 Amid global turmoil, London's stability gives it the opportunity to become a neutral financial hub, writes Alastair King.
Lord Mayor urges UK financial services to invest in risk management January 27, 2025 The UK’s financial services need to be investing in risk management roles to maintain the City of London’s competitive edge, the Lord Mayor has warned. In recent years, the role of Chief Risk Officers (CROs) across the financial sector has evolved from a compliance-focused gatekeeper to a strategic partner in driving growth. New research from [...]
Former Lord Mayor named president of London business group January 15, 2025 The former Lord Mayor of the City of London Michael Mainelli has been appointed as president of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Mainelli, who served as Lord Mayor from 2023 to 2024, is currently chair of think tank Z/Yen, which he founded in 1994. The former Lord Mayor has also held senior [...]
The Capitalist: King tickles Starmer, a French misstep and Blair’s good advice December 5, 2024 It’s the way he tells them To the ancient Guildhall in the heart of the City at the start of this week, where the new Lord Mayor Alastair King welcomed Sir Keir Starmer for the PM’s traditional foreign policy speech. The banquet is always a grand affair; white tie, no less, with judges, ambassadors, City [...]
Starmer vows to put Ukraine ‘in strongest possible position for negotiations’ with Russia December 2, 2024 The Prime Minister will say that Ukraine must be put in the “strongest possible position for negotiations” with Russia, addressing the possibility of a negotiated settlement for the first time. Speaking at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, Sir Keir Starmer will tell attendees at the white tie Guildhall dinner that the eastern European nation must be [...]
Thousands cheer on 696th Lord Mayor of London at annual show November 9, 2024 Thousands of people have gathered in central London for the annual Lord Mayor’s show. The show dates to the 13th century and is the first official engagement of a new lord mayor of London. The Lord Mayor serves as the elected head of the City of London Corporation and their terms last one year. This [...]