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Labour is weaponising public inquries

Labour is weaponising public inquries

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 9: General views of the the Northern Ireland Covid Enquiry taking place at the Clayton Hotel on May 9, 2024 in...

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Eliot Wilson

Could Zack Polanski be the Conservatives’ useful idiot?

Could Zack Polanski be the Conservatives’ useful idiot?

(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Rather than being scared of Zack Polanski, perhaps those on the centre right should learn to stop...

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James Ford

The City needs more Tiggers and fewer Eeyores

The City needs more Tiggers and fewer Eeyores

If we want the world to choose London for financial services, we need to get better at rolling out the red carpet and signposting investors to...

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Susan Langley

How AI hoaxes could move markets

How AI hoaxes could move markets

Image generated by Chat GPT If a fake image of a collapsed bridge can stop trains imagine what else AI generated scams could do? Asks John Oxley...

11.12.2025 2

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Politics

The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lotd Cameron?

The Capitalist: Feeling Bullish Lotd Cameron?

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: British Prime Minister David Cameron attends the Lord Mayor's Banquet at The Guildhall on November 10, 2014 in...

11.12.2025 4

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Politics

Will the land of the free take a dim view of my social media posts?

Will the land of the free take a dim view of my social media posts?

Brits might have to hand over their social media history to visit the US Earlier this year one of our journalists booked a holiday to India, and I...

11.12.2025 1

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Politics

On this day: the arrest of Bernie Madoff

On this day: the arrest of Bernie Madoff

NEW YORK - JANUARY 5: Bernard Madoff (C) walks out from Federal Court after a bail hearing in Manhattan January 5, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is...

11.12.2025 2

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Eliot Wilson

Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan

Shabana Mahmood should seize control of the Met police from failing Khan

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street on...

11.12.2025 3

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David Spencer

Janine Hirt: Brits network differently to Americans

Janine Hirt: Brits network differently to Americans

Innovate Finance Team Portraits 2022 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate...

11.12.2025 2

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City Am Reporter

2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business

2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business

From political drama to market volatility, cyber attacks, takeovers and trade wars – 2025 has not been plain sailing. January: motor finance and...

11.12.2025 2

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Video

Rachel Reeves is running out of places to hide

Rachel Reeves is running out of places to hide

Tax rumours ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget dampened growth. If clarity is not restored soon, both markets and the public will conclude that the...

11.12.2025 1

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Video

Labour believes success is something to be ashamed of

Labour believes success is something to be ashamed of

Rachel Reeves slapped inheritance tax on family businesses Two successive Budgets have done unspeakable damage to small and medium sized firms...

10.12.2025 20

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John O’Connell

The government is using Brexit as a scapegoat for its own failures

The government is using Brexit as a scapegoat for its own failures

Rachel Reeves slapped inheritance tax on family businesses Keir Starmer is clearly manoeuvring to get Britain to rejoin the EU – but Brexit is not...

10.12.2025 3

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Paul Ormerod

The Debate: Are Londoners safer drivers?

The Debate: Are Londoners safer drivers?

(Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images) A new survey has found that Londoners cause more accidents on country roads than their rural counterparts....

10.12.2025 4

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Alys Denby

Will Andrew Bailey be Santa or Scrooge this Christmas?

Will Andrew Bailey be Santa or Scrooge this Christmas?

Governor Andrew Bailey has launched a defence of the Federal Reserve's independence. The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their...

10.12.2025 2

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Susannah Streeter

Environment secretary: I will fix the water sector

Environment secretary: I will fix the water sector

Water companies have faced fierce backlash for presiding over a massive increase in sewage dumping into British rivers. This government will...

10.12.2025 2

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Emma Reynolds

Reform UK and the Conservatives: a coalition of the unwilling?

Reform UK and the Conservatives: a coalition of the unwilling?

Nigel Farage is looking to take control of the narrative before the Budget. How credible are rumours of a deal between Reform UK and the...

09.12.2025 10

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Eliot Wilson

Are the rich getting richer because the poor are getting poorer?

Are the rich getting richer because the poor are getting poorer?

Adherents of the zero-sum belief that the rich are only rich because they have taken something from the poor cannot explain why the number of poor...

09.12.2025 3

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Rainer Zitelmann

I watched Gary Stevenson debate a real economist. Here’s why he’s wrong

I watched Gary Stevenson debate a real economist. Here’s why he’s wrong

All Stevenson’s arguments in favour of a wealth tax are based on personal anecdote. When you look at the actual evidence his case falls apart, says...

09.12.2025 6

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Oliver Dean

Reeves is betting big on AI, but does the public back her?

Reeves is betting big on AI, but does the public back her?

Chancellor Backs Away From Targeting LLPs With Tax Rachel Reeves is betting the UK’s economic future on an AI-driven productivity surge, but there...

09.12.2025 1

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Paul Armstrong

Why nostalgia is dominating Christmas adverts

Why nostalgia is dominating Christmas adverts

(Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images) The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today it’s Ogilvy’s Amelia Torode For...

09.12.2025 1

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Amelia Torode

City policy chairman: London must seize chance to lead on AI

City policy chairman: London must seize chance to lead on AI

Vacancies have dwindled in the capital Following the Budget, the UK can’t afford complacency. From AI to pensions, here’s how the City of London...

08.12.2025 1

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Chris Hayward

Why innovation matters for the UK’s future

Why innovation matters for the UK’s future

A recent report found that between April 2024 and March 2025, visits to AI chatbots surged by nearly 81 per cent year on year, hitting 55.2 billion...

08.12.2025 3

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Ian Chapman

We’re speeding up the queue for clean power

We’re speeding up the queue for clean power

Ricardo's biggest shareholder has written to the group attacking its stance This government’s grid connections reforms replace the first come,...

08.12.2025 1

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Michael Shanks