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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EU referendum: A second referendum would be extremely difficult, legal expert warns

February 22, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron may well be in dispute with Mayor of London Boris Johnson over the idea that a "leave" vote in the upcoming referendum on Britain's relationship with the European Union could lead to a second referendum, but would it be possible anyway? Well, constitutional expert Dr Alan Renwick said that it would be [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 index closes higher as the oil price rises with banks’ and miners’ share prices including Anglo American and Glencore rising despite housebuilders and HSBC’s share price falling

February 22, 2016

The FTSE 100 index closed higher today after the price of oil rose and there was a bounce-back in mining companies and banking shares. The UK's blue-chip index rose 1.47 per cent to 6,037 points, led higher by Glencore and Anglo American. "Rallying commodity prices from crude oil to copper have boosted the beaten up [...]
EU referendum: Business should act now to prepare for Brexit before the 23 June referendum

February 22, 2016

Recent reports have suggested that, astonishingly, only a minority of big listed companies in the UK have made serious preparations for the possibility that the UK may leave the EU. At the same time, it appears that the PRA has not seen fit to ask the big banks whether they have done contingency planning. This [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith’s belief in Brexit on EU referendum proves he champions what’s right – not just what’s political

February 22, 2016

Neither the former or current Mayors of London could be described as party poodles. London has a history of rewarding straight talking, independent minded candidates and Zac Goldsmith has those attributes in spades. Of course as a fellow Tory I’d be supporting him in his bid to be the Mayor of London, but at a [...]
EU referendum: Leaving the EU is a “big gamble” for the UK’s security, warns defence secretary Michael Fallon ahead of Cameron’s House of Commons statement

February 22, 2016

If the UK votes to leave the EU it will be a "big gamble" for the UK's security, defence secretary Michael Fallon has warned. Speaking to the BBC, Fallon claimed that the "collective weight" of partnerships, including the EU, makes it easier to deal with global threats. "At the moment our defence and security rests [...]
EU referendum: We should be very wary of apocalyptic predictions about Brexit, such as those from CitiBank and Goldman Sachs

February 22, 2016

In the past few weeks, banks including CitiBank and Goldman Sachs have come out in what is seemingly a coordinated effort to ignite a wave of fear about what Brexit might mean for the UK economy. Unfortunately, the assumptions underpinning their statements are highly selective to the extent that we could be forgiven for thinking they [...]
Budget 2016: Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle to say the government has been asleep at the wheel

February 22, 2016

The UK domestic economy is insufficiently resilient to advancing global threats and not in a high-enough state of readiness to seize on fast-approaching opportunities, the shadow business secretary Angela Eagle will say today. Speaking at the London Stock Exchange ahead of the Budget, Eagle will warn that there are a number of areas where the [...]
Bumper dividend payments were a boon to investors trying to cope with intense volatility last year, according to Henderson Global Investors

February 22, 2016

Bumper dividend payments provided welcome relief for investors throughout the world last year, during a period of intense volatility. With uncertainty prevalent in global markets during 2015, dividend income almost entirely compensated investors for the $1.3 trillion decline in the values of shares, a report by Henderson said this morning. Global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in [...]
These are the best UK brands for 2016: British Airways tops list with Rolex, Dyson and Google behind

February 22, 2016

An annual survey of brands has named the top 20 consumer Superbrands, with airline British Airways retaining the top stop and BBC falling out of the top 20 for the first time. British Airways fended off nearly 1,600 brands to claim the top spot for the third year, while Lego, Rolex and Dyson mounted a [...]
EU referendum: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit could trigger demand for second Scottish independence referendum

February 21, 2016

If the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union but Scotland votes to stay, a second Scottish independence referendum will "almost certainly" be demanded, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned. Speaking to the BBC, Sturgeon said that Scots would be likely to demand a second referendum if the UK votes to leave, but Scotland doesn't, [...]

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