The City needs to fall in love with risk again December 3, 2024 Back in March, in a meeting room somewhere in the labyrinth of offices that makes up the Square Mile’s political headquarters at the Guildhall, the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen and the Communications and Corporate Affairs Sub Committee met to consider a report on a potential area of focus for a potential new Lord Mayor [...]
Lord Mayor urges Starmer to ‘unleash the City’ December 3, 2024 The government is facing fresh calls to accelerate its reform of City rules and stem the “exodus” of cash away from London’s markets, as the new Lord Mayor last night urged ministers to develop a more supportive tax and regulatory environment. In his first major speech since becoming Lord Mayor in November, Alastair King urged [...]
How I crafted the perfect recipe for my multimillion-pound biscuit brand December 3, 2024 Building a successful business takes a focussed mind and a steady hand - but can you have both?
Britain can’t afford to be complacent about growth December 3, 2024 The UK has many long-standings strengths, but it’s time to be honest about the fact that other countries around the world are stealing a march when it comes to growth and innovation, says Brandon Lewis Too often in the UK, we still see ourselves as a great trading nation, built on our history of global [...]
London risks losing its crown to New York December 3, 2024 The city that never sleeps is outpacing London – where pubs close at 10.30pm – on almost every measure. Even its Christmas tree is bigger, says Emma Revell As we enter December, London should come into its own. The lights are up on Oxford Street, the Christmas tree has arrived in Trafalgar Square and the [...]
New jobs for former Chancellor Philip Hammond and Labour’s Iain McNicol December 2, 2024 The former Chancellor and the former general secretary of the Labour Party Lord Iain McNicol have joined the board of a tax consultancy
West Ham in no-man’s land between aspiration and desperation December 2, 2024 West Ham United are never too far from a must-win game and if the sight of their fans fighting each other in Saturday’s five-goal defeat by Arsenal didn’t illustrate their current state, then a glance at the Premier League table certainly does. The Hammers are outliers in an otherwise concertinaed table, where the vast majority [...]
Social medium: Why Gen Z turned to Tiktok tarot readers December 2, 2024 My demographic – middle class, urban, Western Gen Zers – are the least likely of all generations to say they have a religion, according to a Policy Institute study in 2022 (though paradoxically they are also the most likely to say they believe in hell). So it is perhaps surprising that they are behind a [...]
New top civil service boss named to replace Simon Case December 2, 2024 Sir Chris Wormald, a former health department boss, has been named as the new head of the UK’s civil service and cabinet secretary. Downing Street confirmed the appointment of Sir Chris, who will replace Simon Case in the head of the civil service role, advertised with a £200,000 salary, this afternoon. Wormald has led the [...]
Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge review: Embrace the darkness December 2, 2024 Carbon fibre? In a Cullinan? More often seen in supercars, this lightweight, man-made material looks slightly incongruous inside a 2.7-tonne SUV. The goal here isn’t to save a few grams, though. Rather than fit-for-purpose functionality, this is craftsmanship in carbon fibre. Each of the 23 carbon trim pieces has been woven into a repeating geometric [...]