By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Labour leadership race: Owen Smith could face fresh blow as members excluded from voting take challenge to High Court

August 7, 2016

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith could face a setback tomorrow as a judge rules on whether party members excluded from leadership election should be given the right to vote. The case was sparked after Labour's National Executive Committee decided that full members could not vote in the leadership election between Jeremy Corbyn and Smith if they [...]
HS2 should be abandoned, says The TaxPayers’ Alliance

July 29, 2016

HS2 is an expensive vanity project that must be scrapped, according to think tank The TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA). The think tank said that the project costs are rising, likely to hit £90bn, with a timely delivery unlikely. Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "HS2 is a wasteful vanity project which is unlikely [...]
President Barack Obama’s best comments at the Democratic National Convention

July 28, 2016

President Barack Obama is to leave the White House later this year, his successor yet to be elected. It's going to be a tense run-off between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Polling and bookies puts Clinton out in front ahead of the election in November, but Trump has already defied greater odds just [...]
More and more commuters are suffering on overcrowded trains

July 28, 2016

Londoners are increasingly subject to overcrowding on trains, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics. The data, released today, shows more and more commuters are having to get trains that are overcrowded, with routes into Blackfriars, Moorgate, Fenchurch Street and St. Pancras particularly crowded. Overcrowding occurs when the number of passengers on [...]
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson to meet French counterpart Marc Ayrault who called former mayor a liar during EU referendum

July 28, 2016

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson will meet his French counterpart later today, a man who branded him a liar during the EU referendum. The French foreign ministry said: “This first trip to France by the British foreign secretary will offer an opportunity to discuss the most important international issues of the day on which we work closely with [...]
National Express reports revenue growth led by European ventures

July 28, 2016

National Express reported strong growth today despite a subdued UK market. The figures National Express posted group revenues up 14.4 per cent for the first half of 2016 to £1.1bn. The company reported pre-tax profit up 4.8 per cent to £56.9m in the six month period ending 30 June. Net debt rose by £88.4m to [...]
Commuter hell might get worse: RMT to ballot station staff across Govia Thameslink Railways

July 27, 2016

Already reeling from upheaval on Southern Rail, commuters may enter the next circle of hell as RMT is to ballot staff across Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR). The union says it is to ballot station staff for industrial action over the threat to jobs, pay and safety from the impact of ticket office closures and the [...]
MPs back third runway at Heathrow in first post-Brexit poll

July 27, 2016

Members of Parliament overwhelmingly support a third runway at Heathrow to expand aviation capacity in the south east, according to the latest poll. In the first post-Brexit poll on the matter, 76 per cent of MPs think an expanded Heathrow is an important factor in Britain’s future ability to stay connected to the world in [...]
Jeremy Corbyn pleased Owen Smith has taken a leaf out of John McDonnell’s book with pledge to fight for workers’ rights

July 27, 2016

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has expressed joy that Owen Smith will essentially have copied him and John McDonnell in his latest campaign pitch. Owen Smith is to pledge to fight for workers' rights and trade union powers in his latest pitch to Labour supporters ahead of the leadership election. He will say that the UK has "become the poor man [...]
Uncertainty of being given overdraft prevents two thirds of customers from switching current accounts

July 27, 2016

Two thirds of current account holders are in the dark about whether they can switch accounts if they are overdrawn, according to new research. Research from uSwitch.com, the price comparison site, found that people do not switch accounts as they are unsure about whether they are able to make the change when overdrawn, despite a [...]

How sport and athletes can show the realities of neurodiversity

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Central London Alliance Launches Podcast to Debate London’s Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth

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