By: Edith Hancock

I edit The Capitalist, City A.M.'s diary. I cover the parties, gossip and lighter side of news in the Square Mile. Got a story? reach me at thecapitalist@cityam.com

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Has the Bank of England gone over budget on a website for the new £5 note?

April 27, 2016

The Bank of England is a digitally savvy outfit these days. In honour of all the new banknotes being printed this year, the British central bank has decided to create a website devoted to the new five pound note, www.thenewfiver.co.uk. The microsite, expected to launch fully in June, will provide helpful information on the new [...]
Zac Goldsmith did a live webchat with Mumsnet, and was likened to Jilly Cooper’s Rupert Campbell-Black

April 27, 2016

London mothers finally got what they really wanted today when Tory mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith popped into Mumsnet HQ in Highgate for his biscuit-based webchat. Labour rival Sadiq Khan took on the city's mums earlier this week, while the website entertained MP and army veteran Dan Jarvis on Tuesday after Goldsmith had to postpone his own live Q&A, which [...]
It’s been a bad day for Nigel Farage: He forgot which side he was on in the EU referendum and David Cameron called his surname “poncey”

April 27, 2016

Nigel Farage isn't having a great day. The UKIP leader is facing ridicule from the House of Commons and great British public today for everything from social media gaffes to having a silly name. The eurosceptic firebrand confused his devoted fans today when he accidently posted a Tweet in support of both David Cameron and the [...]
This is where people working in finance are living in London (spoiler: it’s not Canary Wharf)

April 27, 2016

Ever wondered where all the bankers in London live? Camden, it turns out. City slickers are shunning the new builds of Canary Wharf and are instead holing up in north London, according to new research. When it comes to finding a flat, Camden, Angel and Kings Cross are the most sought after locations for those [...]
Need a date and a housemate? This is where London’s singletons are looking for property

April 27, 2016

At the end of the nineties, Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts put Notting Hill on the map as the most romantic place in London. Now times have changed. It seems London’s singletons are pretty hipster – those looking for love are now living in Shoreditch. North London is a goldmine when it comes to looking for singles in your [...]
The House of Lords lauds diversity with a new power list of the top 100 business leaders from ethnic minority backgrounds

April 27, 2016

If there's one thing the City is in dire need of, it's diversity. That's why a Westminster peers have grouped together to bring us a power list of the top 100 business leaders from ethnic minority groups. The top 100 most influential BAME (black, asian and minority ethnic) people in business were lauded in the house of [...]
These are the most sought-after cities for British stag and hen parties

April 26, 2016

Wedding season is nearly upon us, and brides and grooms to be are likely to be snowed under with planning the most important event of their lives – the bachelor party. London is the most sought-after destination for British soon-to-be-weds, according to new research, but with bachelor and hen parties becoming ever more expensive, aspiring husbands [...]
This is what you should be eating based on your job, according to healthy fast food chain POD

April 26, 2016

Keeping up a healthy diet in the City has never been easier, but are we eating the right food for our jobs? News reaches us from healthy food chain POD that London workers should be making diet plans based on what they do for a living. There's plenty of evidence to suggest what we eat [...]
Zac Goldsmith has delayed his live biscuit webchat with Mumsnet – but Labour MP Dan Jarvis steps in

April 26, 2016

It's been a politically charged week at Mumsnet HQ. The Highgate-based mothering website received a visit from Labour mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan on Monday, being quizzed everything from London's housing crisis to his favourite type of biscuit (chocolate Hobnobs, FYI). Khan isn't the only candidate in the mayoral race trying to woo the capital's maternal population. Tory hopeful Zac [...]
It’s not just David Cameron and Michael Gove trading barbs over Brexit anymore – their wives have had a “foul-mouthed spat”

April 26, 2016

David Cameron and Michael Gove may look like they have a good working relationship despite their Brexit views, but is it all too good to be true? Samantha Cameron and Sarah Vine (aka Mrs Michael Gove) are no longer on speaking terms, after a "foul-mouthed spat" between the pair at Tory chairman Lord Andrew Feldman’s 50th birthday party, [...]

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