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City of London policy chairman: Bank levy should be wound down

Financial and professional services underpin the country’s global competitiveness. The Budget should support, not punish, banks, writes Chris...

yesterday 3

Chris Hayward

Not classy: lawfare will weaken the British economy

Harman's review finds a problem is the culture at the Bar The recent explosion of class action lawsuits and third-party litigation funding in...

saturday 5

James Price

Britain needs a Budget for tax certainty

What is City Talk? City Talk allows marketers to connect directly with our audience by publishing content on cityam.com Rachel Reeves' first...

21.11.2025 10

City Talk

Fiscal uncertainty has become one of Britain’s biggest taxes

Britain’s bi-annual tradition of holding a fiscal circus is paralysing investment and creating its own tax, writes Liam Byrne MP Britain has never...

21.11.2025 6

Politics

Join City AM and guests for a LIVE broadcast on Budget Day

After months of speculation and mounting political drama, Rachel Reeves will deliver her second Budget at noon on Wednesday 26 November. City AM‘s...

21.11.2025 1

Politics

Make the OBR boring again

Chair of the OBR, Office For Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, Prof. David Miles CBE and Andy...

21.11.2025 7

David Aikman

London’s largest sub-region: Why thinking locally could propel growth

Comprising nine London boroughs, Local London contributes £60bn to the economy annually, yet remains overlooked, writes Local London chair Cllr...

21.11.2025 4

Anthony Okereke

Reeves should raise taxes – she has nothing left to lose

(Joe Giddens - WPA Pool/Getty Images) Voters already think Reeves has broken her tax promises and would prefer tangible improvements to public...

21.11.2025 3

Adam Drummond

Our savings are lazy – the Budget must put them to work

Image generated by ChatGPT Rachel Reeves should cut the cash ISA limit and redirect savings into British equities, says Steven Fine The old saying...

20.11.2025 10

Banking

Unpopular opinion: Banks are taxed enough already

Is Angela Rayner influencing the Budget from beyond the political grave? The former deputy PM and housing secretary was famously in favour of...

20.11.2025 1

Banking

In Ponzi scheme Britain, parenthood is a luxury

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: A man holds his son as he gives him a shoulder ride, during a protest calling for longer paternity leave for fathers, on...

20.11.2025 2

Banking

Is Budget speculation a bad thing?

Chancellor Backs Away From Targeting LLPs With Tax Testing measures before the big day can be helpful, but the upcoming Budget has been a feeding...

20.11.2025 2

Tim Sarson

The Capitalist: The politicians who almost made it onto I’m a Celebrity

Angela Rayner? Ed Balls? Michael Gove? We spill the beans on who almost made it into the I’m a Celebrity jungle in this week’s edition of The...

20.11.2025 2

The Capitalist

Only a new leader can save Labour now

Keir Starmer is under pressure from Labour MPs to protect welfare spending. Starmer and Reeves have a majority but not a mandate and are too weak...

20.11.2025 1

Helen Thomas

Britain is a country becoming hostile to talent, enterprise and wealth

Britain’s brain drain was hiding in plain sight, now new emigration data proves it. We have engineered an economy where high earners are taxed...

20.11.2025 3

Tom Harwood

Rachel Reeves must break this manifesto pledge

Britain is stuck in a debt doom loop. Rachel Reeves must break a manifesto pledge to get us out of it, writes Ticiana Alencar There is one week to...

20.11.2025 1

Ticiana Alencar

Markets will determine whether Reeves has any credibility left

Chancellor Rachel Reeves after delivering a speech. Justin Tallis/PA Wire It’s a regrettable reality that a politician – or an entire government –...

19.11.2025 2

Christian May

My advice for Rachel Reeves? Learn how to spin a yarn

Economic history shows us the importance of a narrative. If Rachel Reeves wants to help the economy, she needs to learn how to tell a story, writes...

19.11.2025 2