Prime London property, revolting shareholders and the return of austerity: Here’s what got us talking this week
We watched an all-singing imagining of what life would be like with Jeremy Corbyn for Prime Minister. We discovered the five things that make us happy. And we mourned the loss of the man who reminded us to Mind the Gap.
Keep smiling, little one – the over 65s are actually the happiest people in the UK (Source: Getty)
1) Prime is past its best
Whether it was people in Kensington & Chelsea cutting prices as they try to offload their homes or developers planning tens of thousands more prime properties, this week it became clear that supply in this part of the market was definitely outstripping demand. Luckily, scientists can predict where the next up-and-coming (ie, definitely not prime) housing spots will be.
2) The shareholders are revolting
That is, we assume, how Bob Dudley felt after BP's shareholders rejected his £14m package in an unprecendented move. Is the writing on the wall for other blue chip execs now? The City appears braced for a "shareholder spring".
3) Anti-austerity is back with avegence
Certainly demonstrating against it is. Watch out if you're heading into central London today, it's going to get pretty busy.
4) We heard straight from the horses' mouths
City A.M. hosted the first London mayoral hustings this week, and things got pretty heated as Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan clashed over accusations of Islamophobia – there were plenty of other highlights as well. You can watch the key moments here, listen to the debate in full here or hear what members of the audience made of it here.
5) We only had eyes for EU
The official campaigns ahead of the EU referendum have begun and there were a few feathers ruffled by the decision of which groups would lead their respective campaign. Jeremy Corbyn spoke in support of Europe amid claims he was being gagged, while Alistair Darling claimed there was "nothing patriotic" about voting for Brexit. And we were told that immigration wouldn't fall, even if we did leave the bloc.
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