Sadiq Khan: Tax “confusion” could hit London’s investment appeal October 19, 2022 SADIQ KHAN has warned that instability at the top of British politics could hit London’s status as a desirable investment destination. Investors are “not sure that the stability and certainty that existed in London will be there going forward,” the Mayor of London told City A.M. yesterday. “Instability is good for no-one,” he added. A [...]
Khan: Crossrail’s Bond Street station can revitalise “tired” parts of Oxford Street October 18, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the opening of Bond Street’s Elizabeth Line station next week will help revitalise a “tired” part of Oxford Street – and keep big-ticket retailers in the West End. The station is the last of the Crossrail stations to open, having been delayed due to the complexity of the build. [...]
Khan: Tourist tax-free shopping u-turn bad for London’s businesses October 18, 2022 Sadiq Khan has slammed the government’s decision to u-turn on a plan to give tourists tax-free shopping. The Mayor of London said he “absolutely” shared the concerns of West End businesses, who have expressed disappointment that the capital will lag behind other cities’ in efforts to welcome high-spending foreign visitors. “VAT-free shopping for international tourists [...]
High-tax, high-drama, and out of ideas: Where next for the British economy? October 17, 2022 High-tax, high-drama, and impossible to predict: welcome to Britain in 2022. God help anybody trying to drum up foreign investment onto these shores at the minute. Forget being sure about what the tax code might look like in a year’s’ time – at the rate we’re currently moving, it’s hard to predict what it’ll be [...]
From Truss to Bailey to panicking MPs, the blame for this mess spreads wide October 17, 2022 Turns out the orthodoxy is stronger than ever Liz Truss or Kwasi Kwarteng realised. Already it appears government policy is headed towards higher taxes and delays to supply side reform. We have ended up back at square one, but with a discredited government and no obvious plan for the growth that the now-departed Chancellor rightly [...]
Tony Matharu: Meet the hotelier on a mission to get London back in full force October 14, 2022 From the floor-to-ceiling glass of suite 725 at Tony Matharu’s Tower Suites hotel on a sunny October morning, one can see flocks of tourists heading towards the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. It looks for all the world like London is back on its feet, and for Matharu, that’s no surprise. “Where we sit [...]
Hotelier: Rail strikes cost me half a million – it’s time to get round the table October 14, 2022 As if life wasn’t tough enough for the hospitality industry as it recovers from the pandemic and battles through economic headwinds, for Tony Matharu – owner of three hotels across London – there is another growing concern – rail strikes. “Strikes are difficult for all businesses, especially rail strikes which negatively impact most businesses.” We [...]
A global London campaign just the tonic for Mayor-PM relations October 13, 2022 In the run-up to Liz Truss’ election by the Conservative party as Prime Minister, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wrote in these pages that it was time to turn a new leaf in the capital’s relationship with Downing Street. It is no secret that he and Johnson didn’t see eye to eye – clashing [...]
Another Andrew Bailey misstep was the last thing markets needed October 12, 2022 Andrew Bailey’s tenure as Bank of England governor has not been a happy one. Marked first by the pandemic, it has been defined by rising prices, an economic slowdown and now a crisis of sorts in financial markets. Amidst all of this, the one thing the City would look for would be reliable and consistent [...]
The analyst: Why now’s the time to invest in advertising, not run from it October 12, 2022 Ian Whittaker is a City analyst, and the current City A.M. Analyst of the Year. Shaky seems to be the best word for the start of results season on Wall Street – at least, compared to the generally positive message we received at the last quarterly go-around. Companies such as Carnival and FedEx – seen [...]
