Will the land of the free take a dim view of my social media posts? December 11, 2025 Earlier this year one of our journalists booked a holiday to India, and I had to provide him with a letter confirming that he was travelling in a personal capacity and wouldn’t be doing anything as nefarious as journalism while in the country. Days later another of our reporters decided to follow suit, and I [...]
The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lord Cameron? December 11, 2025 David Cameron’s selective memory, a smooth landing for Andrew Bailey and a lack of Christmas spirit at ARM in this week’s Capitalist David Cameron recently celebrated the 20 year anniversary of his election as leader of the Tory party, which he won on a platform of modernising the Conservatives. His days in the notorious Bullingdon [...]
Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan December 11, 2025 The Metropolitan Police’s inability to effectively fight crime is down to dysfunctional accountability system under the Mayor of London. The Home Secretary should step in to get the force back to fighting crime and keeping Londoners safe, says David Spencer “In London, the Met rules the streets”. That’s what I was told over 20 years [...]
Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group – Official Statement December 10, 2025 On 8 September 2025, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group convened a high-level meeting in the City of London with representatives from 37 nations, including all G7 members, alongside the European Commission, NATO, European Parliament, Global Banks, and Ratings Agencies to discuss the DSRB. A number of countries have now indicated their [...]
United First Partners Serves as Introducing Broker on Mayflower IPO, a UK Listed Acquisition Vehicle and Among the Largest Primary New Issues in London in 2025, Highlighting UFP’s Increasing Presence Across ECM December 10, 2025 United First Partners (“UFP”) is pleased to announce its role as Introducing Broker on Mayflower Acquisition Limited (“Mayflower”), which completed its IPO today, raising USD 500 million. The size of the capital raised places Mayflower among the largest London acquisition vehicles of recent years. The offering represents an important development for UFP’s expanding capital markets [...]
Paladin Capital Group Releases Latest Safety Tech Report, Finds Growing and Evolving Industry to Protect Users as AI Adoption Accelerates December 10, 2025 Safety Tech Market Value Exceeded $1 Billion in 2025, Demonstrating Significant Growth Since 2024
‘Luke Littler is the Tiger Woods of darts. He’s made the sport aspirational’ December 10, 2025 When Target Darts, which supplies and now manages Luke Littler, decided to test the sport’s popularity with younger audiences by exhibiting at the London Toy Fair for the first time earlier this year, the company hit a bullseye. “We made quite a bit of noise,” Target group CEO James Tattersall tells City AM. “We put [...]
Sartoria Dei Duchi at The Royal Exchange: Redefining Luxury December 10, 2025 Meet Sartoria Dei Duchi, the fashion house bringing Italian craftsmanship to modern London professionals at The Royal Exchange In an era of relentless visual and cultural noises, true luxury has learned to whisper. Few maisons understand this better than Sartoria Dei Duchi, the Italian tailoring house whose philosophy is rooted in quiet luxury and unwavering, [...]
Acorn Group Leverages Clearspeed Voice Technology to Settle Insurance Claims Faster December 10, 2025 Genuine customers benefit from 26% faster claim settlements as partnership delivers millions in fraud savings
Huge development in the West End gets green light December 10, 2025 A huge new commercial project to redevelop 33 Cavendish Square, just off Oxford Street in the West End, has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council. The redevelopment is set to deliver 800,000 sq ft of much-needed, grade A office space to the West End. John Bushell, principal at architects KPF, said he was [...]