Should politicians try to understand the people behind the polling? July 17, 2025 Trying to identify different types of voters is fun, but ultimately a futile exercise in reducing people to stereotypes, says John Oxley There was one question doing the rounds this week in Westminster – “Which one are you?”. It was raised by a new report from think tank More in Common, which set out to [...]
Booktok boosts Bloomsbury again as Sarah J Mass tops bestseller lists July 16, 2025 Bloomsbury has been buoyed by the success of its fantasy-romance list as online discourse fuels mass interest in the books. Sarah J Maas topped bestseller lists again this year with the paperback launch of House of Flame and Shadow in June, following global success with the previous two books in the series. She has now sold [...]
The 17 best pubs in the City of London – picked by experts July 4, 2025 The City of London has some of the best old boozers in the country, from sprawling Victorian gin palaces to squat little drinking dens squirrelled away down forgotten alleyways. We asked the reporters at City AM – who know the Square Mile better than anyone – their top spots for a cheeky pint. If you [...]
Harry Potter and the theatre owner’s record profit June 24, 2025 The group which owns the theatre behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has achieved a record profit for its latest financial year. Nimax Theatres has posted a pre-tax profit of £10m for the 12 months to 29 September, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The total comes after the business reported [...]
‘I accidentally locked one of the world’s richest men in a car park’: Symmie Swil on her career at Starling and Upvest June 12, 2025 Working at Starling, meetings with pandas, and accidentally locking one of the richest men in the world in a car park. Upvest's Symmie Swil takes us through her career.
How To Train Your Dragon review: A gorgeous, sincere adaptation June 10, 2025 Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon has quietly become a beloved franchise, with the animated trilogy winning over critics and audiences. Artistically, 2019’s The Hidden World was the perfect goodbye, but this is Hollywood, and no IP stays dormant for long. Thus, we have a live action remake. How To Train Your Dragon is set [...]
Bloomsbury: Profit falls at Harry Potter publisher despite sales rise May 22, 2025 Profit at Bloomsbury Publishing, the giant most known for the Harry Potter series, was cut by almost a fifth during its latest financial year despite revenue rising. The London-listed company has reported a pre-tax profit of £32.5m for the year to 28 February 2025, down from the £41.5m it achieved in the prior 12 months. [...]
Simone Ashley: Bridgerton and Sex Education star’s side hustle almost doubles in value April 30, 2025 A production company founded by Bridgerton and Sex Education star Simone Ashley has almost doubled in value during its latest financial year. Good Catch Entertainment, which is based in Worcestershire, has posted shareholder funds of £1.77m for the 12 months to the end of July 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest [...]
Square Mile tailor Neil McCann: I look forward to when gilets are a thing of the past! April 24, 2025 Square Mile tailor Neil McCann tells us about his career, style and the scourge of the gilet in this week's Square Mile and Me.
The Hunger Games on stage: ‘The appetite for something new is really high’ April 3, 2025 This October, a new 1,200-seat theatre in London will welcome the world’s first stage production of The Hunger Games – based on the hugely popular book and film series of the same name. It’s an ambitious production from an ambitious company: the stage is purpose built, the creative team is world class, and it’s happening, [...]