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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US Presidential Election 2016: Senator Bernie Sanders slams calls for him to drop out of Democrat nomination race

March 18, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders has branded calls for him to drop out of the Democrat nomination race "absurd" amid claims President Barack Obama issued a rallying cry to the party to back Hillary Clinton. Obama told a group of Democrat donors last week that Sanders is coming to the point where his campaign to become the [...]
Budget 2016: Chancellor George Osborne is less likely to become Conservative leader according to bookmakers as Labour takes the lead in poll

March 18, 2016

In the wake of a Budget that failed to impress a range of spectators, chancellor George Osborne's support has slumped, with bookmakers widening his odds of becoming the next Prime Minister. After his much criticised Budget on Wednesday, Osborne has now been inflated from 11/4 to 3/1 by William Hill to succeed David Cameron, with [...]
Transport for London approves new regulations to “modernise and improve the private hire industry” as it cracks down on the growth of Uber

March 18, 2016

Transport for London has approved a new plan to modernise and improve London's private hire industry. It is the first significant amendment to private hire regulations since they were first introduced following the surge in the number of private hire vehicles in the capital after the meteoric rise of Uber. The private hire vehicles will [...]
Scottish National Party MSP John Swinney calls for Scottish chancellor after devolved powers are introduced

March 18, 2016

Scotland could need a its own chancellor when further revenue raising powers are devolved to Holyrood, Scottish National Party's John Swinney has said. The deputy first minister said that Scotland could need a dedicated tax minister to oversee the new powers. Swinney, who is current the cabinet secretary for finance, constitution and the economy, said [...]
Transport for London names Arriva as new operator for London Overground – and here’s what it’s going to do for commuters

March 18, 2016

Arriva has pledged to help TfL introduce new trains, modernise stations and run more frequent services as it takes on the new contract to run London Overgound. Arriva will take over from the existing operator LOROL in November, and will support TfL in delivering further improvements under a contract worth £1.5bn. The contract will cover seven and a [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Do Donald Trump’s economic policies stack up?

March 18, 2016

High profile attacks on Mexicans, Muslims, China and the disabled – and sheer disbelief that he could actually become President – have obscured Donald Trump’s economic policy programme. As he stokes up the prospect of more hostility and continues to criticise immigrants, observers could be forgiven for thinking he doesn’t even have one. But his unashamedly reactionary campaign [...]
Fear that young voters are “frozen out” of democractic process with EU referendum and London mayoral election looming

March 17, 2016

Young people are being are being frozen out of the democratic process as they become increasing disconnected from it, a new study has warned. With the EU referendum and London mayoral election looming, the democratic process is failing to connect with younger people. The research found a key barrier to voting was electoral registration, with four [...]
Night Tube: Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirms service will commence in July

March 17, 2016

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the Night Tube service will begin in July. Speaking to the Press Association, Johnson said he had been given the approximate launch date by Transport for London. The service was previously though to be starting in August. Services will run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton get the vote from mergers and acquisitions experts, according to new research

March 17, 2016

Mergers and acquisitions experts would most like to see Donald Trump walk into the White House, with Hillary Clinton a close second, according to new research. Research from Brunswick Group found that from a dealmaking perspective, Trump would be the best electoral outcome. In a year when Presidential hopefuls have rhetorically come down on big [...]
EU referendum: With under 100 days to go Remain and Leave are neck-and-neck

March 17, 2016

With under 100 days to go until the all important EU referendum, the Leave and Remain camps are neck-and-neck as no sides have yet made a breakthrough. According to a new poll Leave is level with Remain but many people are still undecided on how to vote. When people who said they intend to vote in [...]

The Magnificent 7 in 2025 – and the survival of the richest

Reading owner Rob Couhig considers selling training ground to raise funds

Food trends 2026: What Londoners will eat in the new year

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