More than 3,000 pubs and clubs have closed since the pandemic while other cities like Manchester and Liverpool have thrived. If the mayor won’t do anything about it, others will, …
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The business case for the King
In a cost of living crisis, headlines suggesting that the King is set for a “£45m pay rise” funded by taxpayers are bound to rankle – but they are misleading. …
Tory leadership candidates must face up to past failures
Far from facing up to the mistakes of the past, too many of the Tory leadership contenders are responsible for them, says Tom Jones And so, the race to be …
The Range is eyeing up Homebase – but do the brands go together?
Six years after initially rescuing Homebase, Hilco Capital has had an expression of interest from The Range over a potential sale. While talks are at an early stage, data from …
Mark Kleinman: Is troubled Burberry heading for a chequered flag?
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column. Today, he looks at Burberry’s threads wearing thin, Hammerson’s …
Majority of Brits back idea of Labour extending £77m per year package for Team GB to have shot at Olympic Games success
Two thirds of Brits back government funding being used to propel Team GB athletes to gold medals at Paris 2024. Exclusive polling shared with City A.M. shows that 67 per …
Square Mile and Me: Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox on retail, her career and wine
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox, who is also executive director at The City Pub Group …
Reform UK’s Habib prepares for activist investor scrap
Ben Habib is not a man averse to a fight. Five months ago, Reform UK’s then deputy leader was standing atop a battle bus in Wellingborough laying siege to the …
MHA: UK arm of Baker Tilly International revenue jumps to £180m
MHA, the UK and Irish arm of Baker Tilly International, saw revenue jump by nearly 30 per cent to £180m, with audit and tax being the main drivers to the …
Treasury expands business engagement unit with new City team
The Treasury has created a new team to engage with City firms as the new Labour government looks to bulk out the department’s business engagement unit, City A.M. can reveal. …