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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Learning English is crucial for Muslim women to integrate, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans should not be linked to extremism

January 19, 2016

Migrants joining their spouses will have to sit a test to sit an English test two and a half years after arriving in the United Kingdom. This was one of the reforms announced yesterday by Prime Minister David Cameron. The announcement attracted few plaudits. But the idea has promise. Learning English is critical. It not [...]
EU referendum: Battle commences as the “In” campaign focuses on security and the “Out” campaign remain divided

January 19, 2016

It is hotting up. In London, the word on the street is that there are two dates to remember: February 19th and June 23rd. The first is when David Cameron claims a victory in his renegotiation after the make or break European Council meeting; the second is the probable date of the referendum. Eight months [...]
General Election 2015: Unrepresentative samples are to blame for pollsters’ failure to predict victory for the Conservatives

January 19, 2016

The failure of pollsters to accurately predict the outcome of the General Election was largely the fault of "unrepresentative" samples, an inquiry has found. A panel of experts set up by the British Polling Council found the methods of sample recruitment used by the polling organisations resulted in systematic over-representation of Labour voters and under-representation [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith lays out “vision for London”

January 19, 2016

Conservative candidate for Mayor of London Zac Goldsmith will today set out his vision for London if elected in May. The Richmond Park MP's plan aims to "build on the city's economic strength" under current mayor Boris Johnson, and will focus on four key areas: housing, transport, living environment and crime. "We can take London’s success and make [...]
FTSE 100 opens higher despite weak Chinese economic data as miners including Anglo America, Glencore and BHP Billiton rally

January 19, 2016

The FTSE 100 index opened higher today despite data from China that showed its economy growing at its slowest rate in 25 years. The UK's blue-chip index opened 1.64 per cent up at 5,872 points, led higher by miners. Yesterday markets were weighed down by "continued risk aversion and weakness in oil prices, as concerns grow over further deflationary forces rippling [...]
Mining stocks lead the FTSE 100 index lower as share prices of Anglo American, Glencore, BHP Billiton slump

January 15, 2016

More January blues for miners (and it wasn't exactly a great 2015 for them), as they led the FTSE 100 index lower this morning. The UK's blue-chip index fell 2.44 per cent to 5,773 points in mid-afternoon trade, led lower by Anglo American and Glencore. The FTSE is setting itself up for a loss of over seven [...]
FTSE 100 closes lower on mining stocks as US markets tumble following a sharp drop in Chinese markets and oil prices

January 15, 2016

You probably saw this one coming: The FTSE 100 finished the week 1.92 per cent lower, closing under 6,000 points for the second Friday running, as US markets tumbled. The FTSE 100 finished at 5,804 points, pushed down by miners including Anglo American, which finished the day 11.5 per cent lower at 232.7p, Glencore, which fell 6.5 per [...]
British people want a new national anthem and they want it to be Land of Hope and Glory instead of God Save the Queen

January 15, 2016

The results are in: Land of Hope and Glory has piped its competition to the post, emerging as the country's song preference to become the official national anthem of England. Earlier this week MPs voted in favour of introducing a bill to parliament on adopting an official national anthem for England, so that England has its own [...]
No formal role for former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone on Labour defence review

January 15, 2016

Unfortunately for former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, he will not have any formal role on Labour's defence review, according to reports. The defence review is to be led by newly appointed shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry, and she will have ultimate responsibility for looking into the party's policy on Trident, according to the BBC. Livingstone [...]
Oh, BoJo: Emails reveal Mayor of London Boris Johnson to be a diplomatic nightmare on Iraq visit

January 15, 2016

Mayor of London Boris Johnson's trip to Iraq last year left the Foreign Office staff picking up a hotel bar tab, officials blocking his request for a visit to the front-line and Johnson driving a sports car out of a showroom, correspondence has revealed. The correspondence, released under freedom of information laws, show the difficulties officials [...]

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