Life in the City has been far from normal for over a year but hope is now on the horizon April 6, 2021 As we prepare for a brighter summer, the UK is entering a new recovery phase of the pandemic with our successful vaccination drive leading the way. The economy is being gradually unlocked as shops, outdoor hospitality and – mercifully for many – hairdressers in England join those preparing to reopen next week in line with [...]
Sunak questioned over Greensill Capital’s links to Covid loan scheme April 5, 2021 Greensill Bank clients get $3bn payout as Labour puhes for tighter lobbying rules after David Cameron lobbying probe
100 Bishopsgate set to be UK’s most expensive office April 4, 2021 The now-completed 100 Bishopsgate is primed to hit the market later this year for a cool £1.8bn. That figure would make it the most expensive office building ever sold in the UK. The Telegraph reported the news this morning. The 30-plus-storey building is currently owned by Brookfield, a Canada-based asset management firm. Jefferies and law [...]
Generational divide: Millennials are taking charge, how are they changing capitalism? April 3, 2021 As we emerge into spring and begin to see normality return, spare a thought for those who celebrated their 40th birthdays in lockdown. Talking about Millennials tends to conjure images of youth, 20-something-year-olds with avocado toast. The reality is that the oldest of the cohort, those born in 1981, are now turning 40. While that [...]
Thinking differently: hiring people with autism isn’t about altruism April 2, 2021 Businesses in the UK have made great strides towards creating more diverse workforces. Teleport any 1970s employee into a modern-day workplace and, once they get over the fact that most of us are working from home, they’d find it remarkable that people of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, and religious beliefs work in harmony. [...]
Glastonbury to be handed cash boost in latest Covid culture funding April 2, 2021 Glastonbury will be handed £90,000 in government support as part of the latest tranche of emergency funding aimed at supporting Britain’s struggling cultural institutions. The iconic festival, which has been cancelled this year but will host a livestream performance in May, is one of more than 2,700 organisations to share in a £400m pot of [...]
Silicon Roundabout: What will London’s tech hub look like after lockdown? April 1, 2021 The cluster of tech companies in East London, also known as Silicon Roundabout, was largely born out of the last financial crisis after soaring rents pushed companies out. This time round the fate of East London may look a little different as tech companies make remote working the norm. Remote working is here to stay [...]
Amazon and Google unveil plans to send workers back to the office April 1, 2021 Amazon and Google have both made changes to their work-from-home policies as they look to encourage workers back into the office. In a memo to employees, Amazon said it expected most of its corporate staff to be back in the office by early autumn. The company said it planned to return to an “office-centric culture [...]
First dedicated COVID vaccination site opens in Square Mile April 1, 2021 The City of London Corporation is delighted to welcome the first, dedicated COVID vaccination site in the Square Mile. The Boots pharmacy site is located at 120 Fleet Street and will begin vaccinating patients from Friday 2 April. It will support the NHS to deliver COVID vaccinations to yet more City residents and City workers, [...]
Godzilla Vs Kong – a spectacle that belongs on the big screen April 1, 2021 The first big blockbuster of the summer has arrived (yes, even in these times Hollywood considers the summer season to start at the end of March). As the title suggests, Godzilla Vs Kong sees the two big monsters of cinema meet face-to-face in a battle for supremacy. We find Kong isolated in a domed Skull [...]