Serco chief commits to London listing and says global ‘complexity’ likely to hike demand February 29, 2024 Outsourcer Serco's chief exec believes a world of growing "complexity" is likely to stimulate demand for the contractor's solutions, he told City A.M. this afternoon
Outernet: Meet the man behind London’s biggest tourist attraction – and maybe the future of advertising February 29, 2024 Outernet's arrival in the West End has transformed one corner of Charing Cross Road - and become a global hub for cutting-edge advertising. Boss Philip Boucher O'Ferrall shows City A.M. around.
City braces for day of carnage as XR and Palestine protestors descend on Square Mile – with not even a pint safe February 29, 2024 The Square Mile is set to play host to a raft of climate and pro-Palestine protests today, with one insurer's building already covered in red paint.
Vodafone to shrink again as it agrees £6.8bn offload of Italian division February 28, 2024 Vodafone has taken the next step in a radical restructuring of the group, agreeing to offload the Italian arm of the company in a multi-billion deal.
Tax cuts don’t ‘cost’ a thing – it’s not the Treasury’s money to begin with February 28, 2024 Tax cuts leave more money with the people that earned it and the Treasury has no God-given right to keep it
The London restaurant round-up: Bardo St James’, Cafe Kitty, and Ochre February 24, 2024 Life is nothing without a good lunch, and London would never be the global city it is without its restaurants. Join City A.M. editor Andy Silvester on an occasional, irregular tour of the capital’s new, and rediscovered, openings. Bardo St James’, St James’ In Tibetan Buddhism, Bardo is the state in between life and death, [...]
Build baby build: Bakerloo Line extension vital to connect south London February 21, 2024 The geology of South London once made building tunnels there more expensive. That’s no longer an excuse. It’s time to correct a historical injustice.
Scotch and spirits gave Treasury £1.4bn boost thanks to tax freeze February 16, 2024 Scotch whisky and spirits sales contributed more to the Treasury as a whole thanks to increased sales despite being taxed at a lower rate
Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s uphill task just got a bit steeper February 15, 2024 Rates will come down - probably in May, maybe in June - but they will take time to filter through to the wider economy. With an election looming, can the Tories expect anything to turn up?
The Notebook: Short selling has little sympathy outside City bubble February 13, 2024 Why short selling spooks 'the normals', an end to the celebrity sports industrial complex and a fine London read
