The Latest Breaking News from City

It’s not vandalism to dream of reviving the Curzon Mayfair

City Voices: Contrary to how he’s being presented, Dan Zaum is not aiming to scrap the beloved Mayfair cinema

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023

Goodbye WFH: Staff at City banks are under pressure to return to the office

City Comment: A wind of change is blowing through the City of London: it’s back to the office, or else

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023

Wealthy but worried: why the UK's top 10% are turning their backs on the rest of society

I feel fairly middle of the road and average, but objectively I know this is completely untrue. I am at the top of the income percentiles – though I also know I’m miles away from the very rich. Everything I earn goes at the end of the month: on school…

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023

OPINION - The London Question: Can pedestrians be put first for once?

Virginia Woolf had it right: “The greatest pleasure of town life in winter is rambling the streets of London”. Except for winter, read any season you like. I am a street walker. My most pleasurable route to work is to get a bus to Aldwych then to make my way…

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023

Ministers must ditch their anti-London mindset and back ‘roadmap’ for City growth

City Comment: The “roadmap for prosperity” offers a lot of opportunities. But will it be another well-intentioned document on the path to long-term decline?

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023

Chicago’s Board of Ethics opened—then closed—a review of allegations against city treasurer

The ethics board doesn’t have the authority to investigate, and the case against Melissa Conyears-Ervin was closed. The Office of the Inspector General won’t say if it is conducting an inquiry.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 6, 2023

NatWest plays it safe with new chairman Rick Haythornthwaite

Sir Howard Davies’ replacement has enough City experience to move bank on from Coutts fiasco

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

London is a major reason for the UK's inequality problem. Unfortunately, City leaders don't want to talk about it

In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape. While the latest economic figures suggest it performed better as the COVID pandemic receded than was previously reported, the performance of sectors such as manufacturing, construction and agriculture has been revised downwards, leading some…

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

Philadelphia voters to decide measure on making Office for People with Disabilities a permanent part of the city charter

The Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a charter amendment in June, referring it to the Nov. 2023 ballot, that would make the Office for People with Disabilities a permanent part of city government by making it a part of the city charter.

Ballotpedia · Sep 5, 2023

Thirteen-year wage dispute between NYC and Staten Island ferry workers set to end

Ferry captains, mates and engineers appear to be reaching deal after more than a decade without a union contract with the city

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2023