No apology from Ken Livingstone following accusations of anti-Semitism April 30, 2016 Ken Livingstone has said he does not expect his conduct to have any bearing on Sadiq Khan's performance in next week's London mayoral election. Speaking at the end of a week in which he was suspended from the Labour Party over comments judged to have been anti-Semitic, Livingstone said he was "not going to apologise for telling [...]
Jeremy Corbyn announces launch of new Labour Party inquiry following anti-Semitism claims April 30, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn has announced the launch of an inquiry into anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. The Labour leader also said he would be proposing a “new code of conduct on anti-Semitism and other forms of racism” to the party's national executive committee next month. Read more: Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone "part of the [...]
Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone are “part of the same movement within the Labour Party” April 30, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has described Sadiq Khan as being "part of the same movement" as Ken Livingstone. The claim comes after a week in which Livingstone was accused of making anti-Semitic comments and suspended from the Labour Party. Khan earlier this week described the comments as "appalling and inexcusable", adding: "There must be no place [...]
From BHS to Brexit and the banks we love to hate: Here’s what got us talking April 29, 2016 We learned what makes Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith crumble. Halifax was in the dog house over Top Cat. And the pot called the kettle black when Cameron took Farage to task over his “poncey” surname. Here’s what got us talking… The billionaire has faced calls for his knighthood to be taken away (Source: Getty) [...]
London mayoral election: Questions remain for the leading candidates April 29, 2016 London's mayoral election is less than a week away and, although the result will cause barely a ripple in financial markets, its implications for the capital's economy should not be downplayed. Khan and Goldsmith have both made pains to position themselves as pro-business, and London is lucky to have two candidates ostensibly in favour of [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Financial traders think Zac Goldsmith’s chances are looking increasingly bleak as Sadiq Khan moves ahead April 28, 2016 With just one week to go until London elects its next mayor, Zac Goldsmith's chances of victory are looking increasingly bleak, according to financial traders. IG Group's London mayoral election barometer shows that the Conservative candidate's chances stand at just 8.5 per cent, down from 12.5 per cent last month. To be fair, since the [...]
Ken Livingstone suspended as Labour Party accused of becoming a home for “vicious anti-Semites” April 28, 2016 Zac Goldsmith has accused the Labour Party of becoming a home for "vicious anti-Semites" as it was reported Ken Livingstone had been suspended from the party after he said Adolf Hitler was a Zionist in a radio phone-in this morning. "There is no doubting that the party has become a home for anti-Semites, and not just mild anti-Semites – vicious anti-Semites,” [...]
Why London’s position as UK centre for business and finance is under threat April 28, 2016 London stands as not only the symbolic centre of our country, but as the epicentre of the UK’s business and finance activities. However, recent analysis by Sungard of government and third party data has found that the capital’s position is coming under threat: in a ranking of ten of the UK’s major cities across a wide range [...]
Oops…Labour campaigners accidently let slip that Khan is way behind on his targets April 28, 2016 Labour mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan may be running away with the election in the polls, but his campaign team have let slip that he's way behind on his targets. He's been criticised for his wooden character in the past, now The Capitalist fears that, for all his love of small talk, Khan still has 20,000 phone calls to [...]
Corbyn-backing Sadiq Khan would be a disaster for London’s thriving economy April 28, 2016 When it comes to business, London’s mayoral election matters for the whole country. Britain’s economy is deeply interconnected. A startup in Bristol will hire a design agency in Soho to help them market their product online; a Leeds manufacturer will draw on finance and legal advice from firms in the City. For better or for [...]