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OPINION - The Standard View: Sexism in the City of London is holding women back

International Women’s Day is not only an opportunity to celebrate the economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It must be a call for action to accelerate gender parity and shine a light on places not doing enough.

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024

Bring on the sheep driving: theatre impresarios granted Freedom of the City of London

Dame Rosemary Squire and Sir Howard Panter were given the honour

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024

Britain’s oldest synagogue in City of London could be plunged into darkness amid fresh skyscraper plans

Bevis Marks synagogue has been fighting plans for skyscrapers near its site for years

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2024

Buildings evacuated and roads closed after fire in Moorgate

Around 1,500 city workers were evacuated

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2023

How subtle forms of sexism in financial services led to recent City scandals – what research shows

When I first worked in the City of London, a few years out of university, a company-appointed “style consultant” suggested I would be taken more seriously as a female professional if I wore more make-up and exchanged my trousers for skirt suits.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2023

Two mobile phone thieves jailed for stabbing members of the public who thwarted Bishopsgate stealing spree

Louis Parkinson and Tyrone Dean were condemned by the judge for a ‘truly shocking example of mindless violence and utter lawlessness’ in Bishopsgate last October

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Rishi Sunak gambles with lurch to right as UK moderates flee to Labour

LONDON: Trailing in the polls, battered by economic headwinds and seeing businesses and the City of London flirt with the Labour Party, Rishi Sunak is rolling the dice that a shift to the right could keep his Conservatives in power.

The Times of India · Jul 29, 2023

London’s top 10 tallest buildings as new skyscraper approved

How The Shard compares with its new rivals springing up in the City

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

Why banks once flocked to Canary Wharf’s high-tech superstructures, but are now starting to return to the City

HSBC is moving its UK headquarters from Canary Wharf back into the City of London as it adjusts to the impact of hybrid work on its office space needs.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023

HSBC to move out of Canary Wharf headquarters due to hybrid working

The bank, which aims to move to the former head office of BT, says it wants to reduce its global office space by 40%

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023