Election 2024: How does our first past the post voting system work? July 3, 2024 With the general election fast approaching on Thursday, July 4, here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s first past the post voting system.
Will Starmer dare deal with the merchants of death? July 1, 2024 There’s one substantial, profitable sector where industrial strategy could actually work: Defence. But with some on the left calling for an arms embargo, will the Labour leader look to defence as the driver of growth it could be? Asks Eliot Wilson If you can find solid principles underlying the Labour Party’s economic and industrial policy, [...]
Election 2024: Give Labour ‘clear mandate’ for change, Starmer urges June 29, 2024 Labour will “need a clear mandate for this change”, Sir Keir Starmer has as he urged activists on to “the hardest mile” before the final days of the election.
Sadiq Khan ‘can’t say’ if racism would have put him off politics June 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan has said he "can't unequivocally say" whether knowing about the extent of racism he would face in politics would have put him off.
ULEZ: Only two per cent of scrappage scheme vans replaced by electric June 26, 2024 Of the 16,207 approved applications to scrap a petrol or diesel van between January 2023 and May 2024, only 372 were replaced with an EV.
London Underground: Sadiq Khan’s Friday travel discount fails to reverse work from home trend June 26, 2024 The trial was posited as a possible solution to the huge decline in commuting numbers seen across the underground due to home working.
Labour is still ‘ambivalent’ towards the City – we need celebration, says Federated Hermes chief June 25, 2024 Labour is still “ambivalent” towards the City and neither of the major parties have done enough to “celebrate” its achievements, according to the UK chief of Federated Hermes.
Labour (Taylor’s Version): General election means a cruel summer for political Swifties June 24, 2024 The economy isn't the only thing banking on Taylor Swift, with politicians also hoping to get in on the action.
Election 2024: Michael Gove backs City A.M.’s ‘Build Baby Build’ campaign June 20, 2024 Outgoing housing secretary Michael Gove has thrown his weight behind CityAM’s ‘Build Baby Build’ campaign ahead of the July 4 general election.
London: The 10 stunning projects held up by the planning system June 20, 2024 All this week, City A.M. has been making the case that London’s future prosperity depends on new buildings. But what about the future that might have been? From rock stars objecting to affordable housing to jumping spiders blocking rollercoasters, vested interests are too often allowed to get in the way of potentially transformative new developments. [...]