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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The Queen backs Europe(an Refrigeration): Essex-based cooling solutions supplier gets a royal warrant

April 17, 2016

News reaches The Capitalist that, contrary to past reports, HRH Queen Elizabeth II has shown support for Europe. Well, European regulations on white goods, anyway. European Refrigeration, a family-run commercial supplier of fridges and air conditioning equipment in Essex, has received the seal of approval from the most prestigious of customers and has been granted a royal [...]
Is roller disco the new hot fitness trend? Pop-up roller disco workouts are coming to Canary Wharf

April 17, 2016

Get your skates on. We've seen pop-up yoga, Crossfit and Zumba, but now roller disco is tipped to be the financial district's latest fitness craze. Canary Wharf will become the UK's roller disco capital on Friday, as popup firm BUMP sets up shop in the Docklands for a week of skating classes. Londoners can show off [...]
One in five Londoners will only ask for a pay rise once they’ve had a drink, according to new research

April 15, 2016

When it comes to getting a pay rise in the City, only Dutch courage can make it happen. Everyone has their own ideas on how to approach your boss, but one in five London workers say they wouldn't ask for a pay rise unless they've had a drink, according to new research. Despite the fact that [...]
One month after the legal row died down, Wenworth still can’t see eye to eye with its mining boss tennis captain Kirill Klip

April 15, 2016

We thought it was all over. Surrey's stockbroker belt made national headlines recently as members of the prestigious Wentworth Golf Club revolted against its owner Reignwood, after the billion pound property firm wanted to enforce a re-joining fee which would've seen current members shell out £100,000 to keep their golfing privileges. After months of to-ing and fro-ing, [...]
The rich get richer as the vote for the Online Personal Wealth Awards includes a prize draw for an Apple Watch

April 14, 2016

What do you get for the audience that has everything? An Apple Watch, of course. The voting is open for the Online Personal Wealth Awards, and those who get involved are could get a little bit wealthier. Now in it's third year, the personal wealth awards hands out gongs to companies which "offer great service and [...]
Masterchef’s Michel Roux Jr plans to cook at Le Gavroche with herbs grown artificially underground

April 14, 2016

London’s first (above-board) subterranean farm opens for full production today, and first in the checkout queue is Michel Roux Jr. Growing Underground, a well-lit greenhouse set up 100 feet below Clapham Common, was developed last year in tunnels originally used for sheltering Londoners during WWII. The team behind the initiative have been growing micro-herbs with artificial lighting [...]
We’re a city of time wasters; 70 per cent of London millennials haven’t done anything exciting with their lives, according to the British Army Reserve

April 14, 2016

Millennials are just a bunch of time-wasters, according to new research. Over 65 per cent of 18-35 year olds in London say they waste at least some their spare time, while more than one in ten millennials admit to spending almost a full day each week on social media and gaming. Each typical working day, the [...]
Sadiq Khan’s commute after City A.M.’s mayoral debate was a tall order

April 13, 2016

Labour hopeful Sadiq Khan battled it out against Tory MP Zac Goldsmith on Tuesday night at City A.M.'s Mayoral Debate, but the evening turned into something of a lengthy ordeal for Khan. Once the pair had finished trading barbs at the Institute of Directors all evening, attendee and Business Insider markets hack Will Martin says he [...]
Superdrug is turning grey – the beauty store spies a rise in sales of grey hair dye, and it owes it all to teen vlogger Zoella

April 13, 2016

They say turning grey is a sign of stress and old age, but it's quite the opposite for Superdrug. The firm boasts that sales of grey hair dye are flying off the shelves, giving all the credit to teen vlooger Zoella after she posted a video pretending to have embraced the "granny hair" trend and dyed her locks silver. Since [...]
Zac Goldsmith isn’t afraid of a drinking game: Ladbrokes unearths photos from 2005 of the mayoral candidate winning Spoofing Championships

April 13, 2016

His critics say he's out of touch, but now word has reached The Capitalist that Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith knows a thing or two about drinking games. Way back in 2005, Ladbrokes organised the first World Spoofing Championships, a favoured drinking game of London publicans, at Frankie's Bar in Knightsbride. But who won the grand prize? Spoof [...]

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