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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Challenger bank Tandem pranked people in a north London pub by swapping the bar staff for bankers

April 4, 2016

Challenger banks love to poke fun at the status quo. None more so than Tandem, the UK's newest digital bank, which is set to open later this year. The new lender on the block, spearheaded by Capital One co-founder Ricky Knox, made its presence known last week by pulling a prank in a north London pub to poke [...]
City boys go overboard on their whisky order and rack up an £11,000 bill in West End restaurant

April 4, 2016

The Capitalist once thought, naively, that five-figure bills can only be racked up by ordering multiple bottles of Dom Perignon from bars in Mayfair or the Square Mile. Our doubts were first raised when, we brought you the news that a group of wealthy tourists managed to spend over £10,000 celebrating the Russian Orthodox new [...]
Londoners are really unfit – more than a third of us think we’re too unhealthy to start exercising, and half of us are worn out running for the bus

April 4, 2016

We're a city of layabouts and couch potatoes; Londoners are so unfit that we can't even run for the bus. Half of Londoners say they get out of breath running for the bus, while over a third think they're too unhealthy to start exercising at all, according to new research. Astonishingly, nearly a third of [...]
Sol Campbell may be backing a Brexit, but the Stronger In campaign is still winning the battle for celebrities

April 4, 2016

Former England captain Sol Campbell is the latest celebrity face to weigh in on the EU referendum. Campbell isn’t the only star backing independence; last month, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes declared his backing of the Leave campaign. The Tory peer branded the European Union “autocratic” and “anti-democratic”, and drew on the collapse of the [...]
Canary Wharf is so hot right now – the best from Canary Wharf’s fashion shows this weekend

April 3, 2016

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April Fools Day 2016: From breast milk protein to McDonald’s landing on the moon, here are the best, worst, laziest and weirdest fake tech stories

April 1, 2016

When in comes to April 1st, Britain's press officers like to break the boundaries of physics. City A.M. has been drowning in scientific discoveries, technology advancements and new product launches ahead of April Fools, but did any of them catch you out? Food for thought Upmarket takeaway group Deliveroo has pledged to make eating a burrito even easier, as [...]
Sajid Javid may be in the dog house with steelworkers, but at least the global travel industry loves him

April 1, 2016

Sajid Javid has has had the worst summer holiday ever, but at least the travel industry loves him. As he flew to Australia for a roster of business meetings earlier this week, the secretary for business, innovation and skills was forced to abandon his whirlwind tour of the country and fly back to the UK after [...]
Work in Canary Wharf? Charitable hot drink vendor Change Please is coming to the Docklands, so now there’s an ethical way to get your morning coffee

March 31, 2016

Canary Wharfers are getting a new way to have their morning coffee fix. If you've been mulling the ethics of where you get your morning coffee from, fret no more: there's a new solution in the Docklands. Change Please, founded by former City trader Cemal Ezel and the Big Issue, transforms the lives of London's homeless and [...]
This app lets you book hotel rooms by the hour…but the staff promise it’s all innocent

March 30, 2016

From City grandees in speedos to the side-effects of Burger King’s spicy burger, The Capitalist is all about striking mental images today. With that in mind, City A.M. has the pleasure of being invited to a "revealing insight" into Dayuse.com – a website that lets you book hotels throughout the day, by the hour…but staff promise [...]
Panmure Gordon Brexiter David Buik will be cutting back on his Spanish holidays if the UK votes to leave the EU

March 30, 2016

Talking heads at Panmure Gordon went head-to-head in the Times on Wednesday to talk about their views on Brexit. Things are cordial between chief economist Simon French (In) and market commentator David Buik (Out), but poor Buik plans to make sacrifices in the name of British independence. The Capitalist caught up with French last week at [...]

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