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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Ascot organisers help racegoers find their very own thoroughbred with new “club” enclosure

June 12, 2016

With the Queen celebrating her 90th birthday this year, Royal Ascot has been tipped to be bigger than ever. The limo has been booked, the champagne chilled and the course grass cut to no more than four inches high, and some 300,000 elegant equine enthusiasts are expected to descend on Ascot this week. Whether you’re making an [...]
Around £2.7bn worth of clothing collects dust in UK wadrobes

June 5, 2016

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South Africa squashes the England side at City A.M.’s Polo in the Park match

June 5, 2016

While many well-heeled workers fled the City in favour of the Investec Derby at Epsom this weekend, those who stayed in the capital didn't miss out on equestrian sport. Thousands of horsey sorts flocked to Fulham on Friday to catch a spot of polo at Hurlingham Park. International Friday at Chestertons Polo in the Park saw three [...]
As motorists prepare to make their way to France for the UEFA Euro 2016 Championship, the average UK driver can’t understand half of French road signs

June 5, 2016

Driving may be the cheapest option when it comes to catching the European Championships action live next weekend, but a new study finds it's not exactly safe. Despite one in five men planning to take their cars across the Channel tunnel this month, the average UK driver doesn't understand half of French road signs or laws, according to [...]
Lastminute.com founder Lady Martha Lane Fox adds “mother” to her extensive CV

June 5, 2016

Lastminute.com's co-founder Martha Lane Fox is adding yet another job to her CV – mother of two. The busy Baroness Lane Fox of Soho, who is also on the board at Marks and Spencer, Twitter and Channel 4, is used to juggling more than one responsibility in her career, so rearing twins should be a piece of cake. [...]
Canary Wharfers get into bed with strangers in the name of theatre

June 2, 2016

Docklands workers are getting up close and personal with strangers. If the success of dating app Happn in the financial district is anything to go by, Canary Wharfers have no qualms over getting into bed with strangers. With that in mind, a new production on Adam's Plaza is encouraging just that, as actors in white beds are [...]
Four in ten men plan to skip work this summer in the name of watching live sport

June 2, 2016

Productivity is set to take a big hit this summer as Britons plan to pull sickies to watch live sport. With the Rio Olympics, Euro Championships, British F1 and Wimbledon just some of the events taking place, it's no wonder that one in four men say they're planning to skive work to catch the action. Last week [...]
Putting his money where his mouth is: Nigel Farage just put £1,000 on Brexit

June 2, 2016

Nigel Farage is feeling lucky. The Ukip leader decided to put his money where his mouth is, calling into a Square Mile betting shop to put some money on Britain voting to leave the EU. Farage has placed a decidedly confident £1,000 bet on a Brexit vote outcome from the EU referendum on 23 June. Farage said: "The odds are moving in our favour [...]
Thank Credit Suisse It’s Friday: Credit Suisse wants bankers to take Friday night off… so that they’re fresh for work at the weekend

June 2, 2016

Execs at Credit Suisse are a charitable bunch, insisting that staff take a whole 17 hours of time off at the weekend. The bank has told staff to leave work by 7pm on a Friday and not return until at least Saturday lunchtime, unless there's a big deal in the works, of course. The groundbreaking [...]
RIP to the humble business lunch? Two thirds say working lunches aren’t what they used to be

June 2, 2016

What does one have to do to get a three course meal and a bottle of wine these days? Bad news for PRs. British business is under threat from the death of the business lunch, according to new research. If the appetite for Deliveroo's office lunch competition was anything to go by, work lunching just isn't what it used to be. [...]

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