Chancellor wants to scrap bankers’ bonus cap to boost City of London Boris Johnson backed away from move, fearing political backlash – but Kwasi Kwarteng has put it back on agenda The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
Crowds enjoy ‘momentous’ scene as Charles proclaimed King outside Royal Exchange Thousands of onlookers gathered in the City of London to witness the proclamation outside the Royal Exchange. The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022
London house prices set to rise another £27,000 this year despite economic headwinds The City of London will see a £41,519 jump in average property values, while prices in Camden will grow by £41,493 Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022
There’s no need for a national debt, now or in indy Scotland THE City of London is home to many useful and responsible financial institutions. But this respectable facade also conceals a host of less savoury… The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2022
Town rated 'same as Windsor' where families rely on food banks and watch TV in the dark Bootle has been rated in the same category as upmarket areas including Cambridge and the City of London in the support it receives from the government's levelling up fund Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022
Merseyside’s ‘Windsor’ where people watch TV in the dark and struggle to feed their children In the Government’s eyes, Bootle is on a par with Windsor, Cambridge and the City of London when it comes its need for support, but the reality on the ground says different Liverpool Echo · Aug 13, 2022
Bankers get inflation-busting pay rises while low-income workers see earnings collapse Worst-off get 1% wage increase as City of London workers toast large bonuses and 10% hike in overall pay The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022
England players and Sarina Wiegman given Freedom of the City of London after Euro 2022 heroics After their Euro 2022 success, England’s players and head coach Sarina Wiegman have something else to go with the trophy and their medals. Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2022
City of London urged to reconsider plans to demolish historic Barbican buildings The City of London Corporation has submitted plans to demolish Bastion House and the Museum of London. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
City of London police officer becomes MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list Melissa Dark was involved in the response to the covid pandemic Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2022
The sanctioned oligarch’s son and a £160m London property empire Said Gutseriev says he has no financial or commercial links to his father, who was sanctioned last year for ‘supporting’ dictator of Belarus The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022
Northern Line through City of London restored a day early Exclusive: City Branch of the Northern Line started carrying on passengers on Sunday afternoon The Independent UK · May 15, 2022
Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth. WEKU · May 5, 2022
'Japan is a buy,' PM Kishida tells City of London Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took his appeal for foreign investment to the bankers and investors of the City of London on Thursday, saying his shift to an upgraded version of capitalism would spur economic growth. Reuters · May 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022 Claw & Hammer, London: ‘The seafood is terrific’ – restaurant review The City of London may be an unlikely spot to catch the taste of the US south, but wait till you try Claw & Hammer, says Jay Rayner
Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022 How to zone a space: an ingenious eco refit of a rundown studio flat on the City of London’s Golden Lane Estate An eco refit of a promising but run-down studio flat was no small task for this creative couple, who found ingenious ways to make every square inch work as hard as their £30,000 budget.
Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022 Londoner’s Diary: ‘City needs a reckoning over statues of slavers’ EDWARD COLSTON’s statue being dumped in the Bristol harbour was the defining moment of anti-racism protests in 2020, but a historian has suggested if it had been located in the City of London, the statue would never have come down.
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022 Eoin Morgan ‘immensely proud’ to receive Freedom of the City of London The England captain lifted the men’s 50-over World Cup at Lord’s in 2019
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022 Disabled swimmer begins court fight over prices at London bathing pond Christina Efthimiou says the costs to use Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath ‘give rise to unlawful disability discrimination’.
Reuters · Feb 20, 2022 UK must deal with Russian money in the City, Johnson says Britain has an issue with Russian money funnelling through the City of London and it must be dealt with, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday.