London was voted best place to work – but play matters too April 25, 2024 This time next week, London will be voting for its Mayor. It has not been a vintage campaign but perhaps the negativity apparent across the political spectrum may soon give way to some optimism about the capital’s prospects. A closely watched annual survey pegged London as, again, the best place to work. And indeed play. [...]
Our helpful advice to the Bank’s ratesetters: please, stop with the speeches April 24, 2024 At the Bank of England, it is now de rigeur for the nine members of the monetary policy committee to contradict each other on the speech circuit.
Whoever wins the election, the London Mayor needs real power April 23, 2024 The two main candidates for the 2024 London mayoral election, Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall, have largely run campaigns centred around not being the other one. For both, this is probably sensible electioneering, but it doesn’t exactly inspire.
London-listed CBD and vape CEO suspended over insider trading allegations April 22, 2024 The boss of London-listed Chill Brands has been suspended over allegations of insider trading, the firm announced this morning.
Scrapping FA Cup replays the next step on football’s depressing modern march April 19, 2024 Rule changes will rob football fans of the only thing that really matters: memories.
Meet the man who’s kept Old Spitalfields Market moving for three decades April 18, 2024 Eric Graham is a market man to his bones. Andy Silvester meets the Londoner who keeps Old Spitalfields Market ticking.
Brutalist gatekeepers should remember people need homes too April 18, 2024 Another building project, another planning delay. It is as predictable as rain on a bank holiday. And it does the same thing to the mood of investors. London needs to build. The UK needs to build. It also needs to repurpose buildings, find new ways of linking up communities, and generally put the bricks and [...]
AIM: Another firm bails out of listed status due to £250,000 admin costs April 17, 2024 Scirocco, an AIM-listed operation, will delist due to high admin costs and what it describes as limited flexibility on the public markets
Summer in the City: Los Mochis boss on London’s newest open-air hotspot April 16, 2024 Los Mochis City is set to be *the* summer rooftop. We meet the restaurateur behind the newest Square Mile hotspot
We need a government to match the private sector’s energy and radicalism April 16, 2024 One thing the government was not light on yesterday at the Innovate Finance Global Summit was advice. Everyone has it. That’s a good thing. Panel discussions were loaded with genuinely interesting ideas about strengthening London’s competitive advantage in fintech. Those that had “made it” were offering advice on corporate governance to those still in the [...]
