Sadiq Khan: Home-working risks London ‘hollowing out’ February 11, 2025 Sir Sadiq Khan has raised the alarm on working from home, saying London “cannot afford” to be a city where “the centre has been hollowed out”. The London Mayor urged employers to consider the post-lockdown effect on commuters across the capital, as first reported by the BBC. Khan added unease regarding the amount of young [...]
Super Bowl: Calls for London to host NFL tournament for economic growth February 8, 2025 London should host a future NFL Super Bowl in a bid to supercharge the capital’s economic growth, politicians and hospitality groups have urged. Ahead of Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, the climax to the NFL season, the potential future impact on the capital’s economy is being talked [...]
Phone thefts: How are the Met Police tackling the crisis in London? February 6, 2025 If you live or travel in London, it’s fairly likely that you, or someone you live, work or socialise with, will – at some point or other – have had their phone stolen. Whether it’s slipped out of your pocket, or snatched from your hand, the experience has become commonplace – but remains stressful, frustrating, [...]
Don’t sack the DJ: Group urges government to protect electronic music February 6, 2025 An industry body has called on the government to recognise the power of electronic music in reshaping and revitalising the UK’s struggling nightlife. A slightly unlikely poster child of the UK’s creative industry, electronic music contributed £2.4bn to the UK economy last year, with £646.1m of that from festival revenues. Leading the charge not only [...]
UK voters want ministers to prioritise growth over net zero, poll finds February 5, 2025 Voters in the UK say they want the government to prioritise economic growth over net zero, pollsters have found. Exclusive polling for City AM by Freshwater Strategy found seven in ten people said they would rather the government prioritise economic growth over achieving net zero by 2050. It comes after pollsters yesterday revealed a majority [...]
Reeves’ gropes at growth decades in the future are not good enough February 5, 2025 The benefits of Rachel Reeves’ plans for new reservoirs and airports won’t be realised quickly enough. It exposes this government’s lack of coherence, credibility and, crucially, urgency, says Brandon Lewis Since coming into power, Labour has repeatedly attempted to position itself as the energetic party for economic growth, capable of shocking a lagging system to [...]
Is the government finally seeing sense on net zero? February 5, 2025 The government has realised that planes will still take off, even in a lower carbon future, so they may as well do it from Heathrow. They should apply the same logic to fossil fuels and allow drilling in the North Sea, says Will Cooling The New Year has clearly brought with it new energy from [...]
Sadiq Khan launches new nightlife squad to advise on replacing Amy Lamé February 4, 2025 Sadiq Khan has launched a new London nightlife taskforce which is expected to advise on whether the former Night Czar, Amy Lamé, should be replaced. The Mayor of London launched the new independent nightlife committee, which will be led by fabric nightclub founder Cameron Leslie, on Tuesday. It is aimed at supporting the capital’s nighttime [...]
Heathrow: Sadiq Khan ‘remains opposed’ to third runway January 29, 2025 Sadiq Khan has confirmed he “remains opposed” to a third runway at Heathrow Airport, putting him on a collision course with Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The mayor of London responded to Reeves’ announcement of the government’s backing for the UK’s only hub airport to expand its facilities during her economic speech on Wednesday. Khan said: “I [...]
Heathrow expansion will test whether Labour are serious about growth January 29, 2025 Keir Starmer’s Damascene conversion to a third runway at Heathrow, which he previously voted against, is welcome. But if he’s serious he will need to take decisive steps to curb the blockers’ tactics – in particular, by reforming judicial review, says Sir Simon Clarke “Congratulations to the climate campaigners. There is no more important challenge [...]