More services and hydrogen buses in Boris’ £3bn bus ‘revolution’ March 15, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today unveiled £3bn of funding to make buses the country’s “transport of choice”. As part of the “National Bus Strategy”, the government has pledged to deliver 4,000 new British-built electric or hydrogen buses. It will also begin a consultation on ending the sale of diesel buses as part of the [...]
London minister Paul Scully on his rise to government March 15, 2021 Paul Scully seems a natural fit for London minister. While the Sutton and Cheam MP didn’t grow up in the capital, Scully was born in Warwickshire and went to school in Bedforshire, he certainly sounds like a nailed-on Londoner. His south London twang is noticeable and so is his relaxed, chatty demeanour – the antithesis [...]
Canary Wharf: The ‘all work, no play’ banking district tries to reinvent itself as a Millennial neighbourhood March 15, 2021 Canary Wharf: The 'all work, no play' banking district tries to reinvent itself as a Milleninial neighbourhood
Round the bend again: TfL buckles up for crunch time in latest funding talks March 13, 2021 It’s almost like we’ve been here before. On 31 March, Transport for London will for the third time in under a year run out of money, unless it can agree a new funding deal with the government. The past two bailout packages – totalling £3.3bn – were only agreed after weeks of frantic and at [...]
Best of travel: Explore the highlands by plane with The Carnegie Club March 12, 2021 The private plane I’m boarding at South London’s Biggin Hill would be ideal for anyone who owns a desert island or alpine ski lodge. It’s a multi-talented Pilatus PC-12 NG. My destination is closer to home but even more exclusive: The Carnegie Club at Scotland’s Skibo Castle. My pilot, Edwin Brenninkmeyer, who is also Pilatus’s [...]
Corona Impact Series: How the pandemic accelerated this e-scooter provider’s expansion plans March 12, 2021 In this series, City A.M. looks at the financial and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic on a range of small and medium-sized businesses across London. This week: How an e-scooter startup from Slough plans to conquer the capital as it is taking advantage of favourable post-pandemic government policies. Electric scooters are increasingly a common [...]
Why civil servants shouldn’t fear a move to Darlington March 10, 2021 Guy Opperman, the MP for Hexham in Northumberland and the Minister for Pensions, on falling for the charms of the North East and why Treasury civil servants shouldn’t shed any tears when they move from London to Darlington. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget was truly transformative. The North East will be home to the flagship [...]
Ministers to consult on cutting air passenger duty for domestic flights March 10, 2021 The government today confirmed that it was launching a consultation on cutting air passenger duty (APD) on domestic flights in a bid to improve travel links within the UK. The review is part of a broader suite of recommendations identified in former TfL boss Sir Peter Hendy’s report on the connectivity of the UK, which [...]
Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid ‘London renaissance’, says minister March 9, 2021 Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid 'London renaissance', says minister
City office floorspace surges as developers back the Square Mile’s future March 9, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (9 March) revealed that, so far this year, it has given planning consent for the equivalent of almost 80% of the total office floorspace it approved for the whole of last year; demonstrating the City office market remains resilient despite new ways of working being adopted throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The City [...]