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Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam

Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam

Office dating? Here’s how to handle romance at work – from HR rules to red flags – without risking your job or dignity A viral video showing...

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Caroline Wayman: How I got through tough times at the Financial Ombudsman

Caroline Wayman: How I got through tough times at the Financial Ombudsman

Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Caroline Wayman, global head of financial services at PA consulting and...

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The Debate: Should the London Stock Exchange open 24-hour trading?

The Debate: Should the London Stock Exchange open 24-hour trading?

Could 24-hour trading revive the London Stock Exchange? We get two market experts to go head to head in this week’s Debate . YES: Extending trading...

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The Debate: Should we turn empty City office blocks into nightlife venues?

The Debate: Should we turn empty City office blocks into nightlife venues?

A new report has imagined a future where ravers head to the disused office blocks of the financial district on the weekends. Is this madness or...

17.07.2025 2

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Amex business travel boss: ‘London must feel safe if we want professionals to keep coming’

Amex business travel boss: ‘London must feel safe if we want professionals to keep coming’

LONDON, UK: Drew Crawley (President) from Amex GBT in the new Farringdon office on 29 March 2025 (Picture by Nick Morrish) Each week, we dig into...

11.07.2025 9

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The Debate: Should Rachel Reeves reduce the Cash ISA allowance?

The Debate: Should Rachel Reeves reduce the Cash ISA allowance?

Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling reducing the amount Brits can save in Cash ISAs, but would such a move actually foster economic growth? Our...

10.07.2025 10

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Forget stocks and shares, the history of the City is all about shoes

The Cordwainer statue, situated on Watling Street in the City of London (Credit: Andy Blackmore) Forget stocks and shares, the Square Mile has an...

04.07.2025 4

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‘We welcome Renters’ Rights Bill. It’ll make us up our game’: Goodlord CEO William Reeve

Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, William Reeve, CEO of Goodlord and founder of Lovefilm and Secret...

04.07.2025 3

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The Debate: Should there be a legal maximum temperature for offices?

As London summers heat up, is it time the UK mandates a maximum working temperature for the office? Two writers go head to head in this week’s...

03.07.2025 20

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The Debate: Is it okay to wear shorts to the office?

In the midst of a British heatwave, it’s time to ask the big question: is it permissible to wear shorts to the office? Our writers battle it out in...

26.06.2025 3

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Holly Tucker: I was lost after leaving Not On The High Street

We dig into the memory bank of the city’s great and good. Today, Holly Tucker, founder of retail behemoth Not On The High Street, tells us about...

20.06.2025 8

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The Debate: Should MPs pass the assisted dying bill?

(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) As MPs prepare for a final vote on the assisted dying bill this Friday, we get two experts to outline the cases...

19.06.2025 8

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‘I accidentally locked one of the world’s richest men in a car park’: Symmie Swil on her career at Starling and Upvest

Building SME Banking at Starling, meetings with pandas, and accidentally locking one of the richest men in the world in a car park. Each week, we dig...

13.06.2025 10

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Anna Moloney

The Debate: Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles to Greece?

Workmen install the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum, London, May 25th 1949. (Photo by George Konig/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...

12.06.2025 7

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Anna Moloney

St James’s Place CIO: I was told not to bother with a City career

Justin Onuekwusi is chief investment officer at FTSE 100 wealth manager St James’s Place. Photo: Professional Images/@ProfImages Each week we dig...

06.06.2025 3

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The Debate: Should the UK decriminalise cannabis?

(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sadiq Khan says yes, but is the UK really ready for looser rules around cannabis? We get two experts to argue...

05.06.2025 10

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The Debate: Should the UK have more bank holidays?

(Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) With not another bank holiday until the end of August, are Brits in need of more...

29.05.2025 9

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BCG London boss: ‘I still believe diverse teams deliver the best outcomes’

Jessica Frame, managing partner at BCG London Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Jessica Frame, managing...

23.05.2025 10

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The Debate: Should we use ChatGPT in the classroom?

Labour had pledged to put the UK at the forefront a revolution in AI and edtech, but should we really be using ChatGPT in the classroom? We get two...

22.05.2025 10

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The Debate: Should we build on the green belt?

(Photo by Leon Neal – WPA Pool/Getty Images) As Sadiq Khan commits to releasing parts of the green belt, we get two experts to make the case for...

15.05.2025 4

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Anna Moloney

Clowns vs the council: Inside the regulation spat threatening Covent Garden’s street performers

Performers gathered in Covent Garden over the weekend to celebrate 50 years of self-regulated street performance on the cobbles (Photo credit: David...

13.05.2025 10

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‘Richard Branson told me not to start my business’: Gravita CEO Caroline Plumb

We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, serial entrepreneur and Gravita CEO Caroline Plumb tells us about her career in...

09.05.2025 10

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‘London is back and buzzing’: Knight Frank’s head of London offices on the City’s comeback

Each week we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Philip Hobley, Knight Frank’s head of London offices, tells us about...

02.05.2025 5

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The Debate: Should London bid for the 2040 Olympic Games?

(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) While many would love to live the heady days of 2012 once again, should London really put in a bid for the...

01.05.2025 4

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Anna Moloney

Square Mile tailor Neil McCann: I look forward to when gilets are a thing of the past!

We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Square Mile tailor Neil McCann tells us about his career, style and the scourge of...

25.04.2025 6

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‘I used to hand the paper out at 6am every day’: City AM CEO Harry Owen on launching a freesheet 20 years ago

We dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, it’s City AM’s own CEO Harry Owen, who tells us about his career launching...

18.04.2025 10

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The Debate: Should businesses put purpose above profit?

1st June 1923: Two men sitting on a huge pile of coins which after being weighed and packed have been stacked into neat rows at the Royal Mint. (Photo...

17.04.2025 10

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Steve Rigby: ‘Business trust in the government is disappearing’

Every week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Steve Rigby, co-CEO of Rigby Group and incoming chair of Family...

11.04.2025 10

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The Debate: Has the plastic bag levy been a success?

Ten years on, the plastic bag levy has largely been hailed a success – but has it actually helped the planet? We get two experts to hash it out in...

10.04.2025 4

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The Debate: Should we ban smartphones in schools?

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) As Keir Starmer calls for schools to pay attention to the hit drama Adolescence, could a smartphone ban be next?...

03.04.2025 5

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The Debate: Should we abolish daylight saving time?

(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Twice a year we change the clocks – and twice a year we ask why. We get two writers to argue whether we should...

28.03.2025 3

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‘The deal was done before the starters arrived’: Fundment CEO on the art of the business lunch

Fundment founder Ola Abdul secured £45m earlier this year. He tells us how he built a successful fintech company, including the art of the business...

28.03.2025 3

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‘I lament the pairing of trainers with suits’: Church’s shoes Jonathan Church on swapping banking for brogues

Jonathan Church is a veteran of the British footwear business, and was recently elected as the master cordwainer by the Worshipful Company of...

21.03.2025 3

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The Debate: Should we go back to buying gold?

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) As gold prices reach a record high, is it time to start investing in the yellow metal? Two experts hash...

20.03.2025 3

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‘I look up to Elon Musk’: Alex Michelin on becoming a London property magnate

Responsible for the design and sale of more than 2m square feet of real estate across the globe, Alex Michelin has forged a fruitful career in...

14.03.2025 8

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The Debate: Should we stop eating avocados?

Alan Titchmarsh has waged war on the avocado, citing the environmental costs. But do we really need to stop eating them? We get two writers to hash in...

13.03.2025 7

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‘It’s not enough to do good work, you have to tell people’: Naomi Tarawali on making it in law

Naomi Tarawali became a partner at global law firm Cleary Gottlieb aged just 33. She tells us how she did it in this week’s Square Mile and Me CV ...

07.03.2025 2

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The Debate: Has having more women in the boardroom helped overall progress?

Gender diversity in the boardroom has certainly come a long way More women may now hold board positions, but has a boardroom focus helped women...

06.03.2025 10

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‘I was in the RAF for 20 years before this’: Gavin Poole on setting up Hackney tech hub Here East

Gavin Poole served as an RAF officer for 20 years before studying for an MBA. Now he heads up Here East, a tech campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic...

28.02.2025 5

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The Debate: Should companies publish salaries on job ads?

Is salary transparency an obvious help for jobseekers, or are there hidden downsides? We get two writers to hash it out in this week’s Debate ...

27.02.2025 3

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AEG’s Paul Samuels: ‘No one believes my kids when they say I named the O2’

AEG’s Paul Samuels helped make the Millennium Dome into the O2. He tells us about the world of sponsorship, and how his career has shaped up since,...

21.02.2025 5

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The Debate: Should we use AI for everyday work tasks?

Is using AI for emails and note-taking a no-brainer, or do we risk losing important human skills? We get two writers to hash it out in this week’s...

20.02.2025 6

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After Allbright, is there a future for women-only members clubs?

Allbright has now closed its Mayfair clubhouse and will operate from a co-hosted lounge in Old Sessions House. Allbright has shut the doors to its...

15.02.2025 20

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‘I used to be paid £1 an hour’: CEO of Tokio Marine Kiln on how he made it

Matthew Shaw skipped university to get into the working world as fast as he could. Now he heads up Tokio Marine Kiln, one of the world’s leading...

14.02.2025 6

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The Debate: Are growth and net zero incompatible?

Are growth and net zero really star-crossed lovers, or can they find a happy marriage? We get two writers to hash it out in this week’s Debate Yes:...

13.02.2025 8

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‘Those who told me to start small are eating their words’: Kate Robertson on setting up ‘the Young Davos’

After 30 years in advertising, Kate Robertson decided to launch One Young World, since dubbed “the Young Davos” in 2009. She tells us how she did...

07.02.2025 4

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The Debate: Has Britain lost its work ethic?

Chris Philp has told Brits to pull up their bootstraps, but have we really lost our work ethic? We let two writers hash it out in this week’s Debate...

06.02.2025 4

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Does Scotland actually want to ban cats?

A report published by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) about cat ownership has produced a flurry of headlines over an alleged “cat...

04.02.2025 5

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Pembroke VCT boss Andrew Wolfson: ‘New founders aren’t blaming Brexit’

Each week we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Andrew Wolfson, CEO of Pembroke VCT and backer of brands including...

31.01.2025 3

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Slack chat murders and office missions: How to play The Traitors at work  

Ever dreamed of banishing your boss? We speak to the office who played their own version of The Traitors and can help you set up your own Discussing...

24.01.2025 5

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