If the Ryder Cup didn’t exist, could you create it today? After all, this is an event that bends an individual sport into a collective enterprise, is rarely won by …
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Reform could yet come crashing down to earth
Analysing Welsh council by-elections may not be your idea of a good time (it isn’t mine, frankly) but one caught my eye last week. In the ward of Trowbridge in …
Is Britain open for business or not?
Britain’s tax rate is neutral at best when it comes to attracting investment, and as international competitors up their game, we may need to go further just to stand still, …
A competent Chancellor would break Britain’s high tax, high spend doom loop
Economic alarm bells are blaring, but Rachel Reeves has stuck her fingers in her ears, says shadow chancellor Mel Stride Britain’s economy is on the brink. We’re set for the …
Will the Labour party survive its conference?
The left, just like the right, is a broad but unhappy church – will its internal rifts reach breaking point at Labour’s upcoming conference in Liverpool? Asks Helen Thomas This …
Big name, big pay, even bigger hours: Welcome to City law firms
The salaries of junior lawyers is a topic that sparks headlines, adding even bigger sparks to debates over 20-something-year-olds pocketing hefty wage packages. However, considering the hours they work and …
Saxo UK boss Andrew Bresler: Client lunch? Left to me, it’s Pret
Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Saxo UK boss Andrew Bresler tells us about his career, from disastrous interviews to client …
The Capitalist: Reeves and Revolut get chummy at HQ party
Revolut puts on a party, City AM pioneers the midday bash and finance bros trade blows; catch up on the latest Square Mile shenanigans in this week’s edition of The …
Mark Kleinman: Investor row is a Curve-ball for Lloyds deal
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Investor row is a Curve-ball for Lloyds deal Talk about a …
London hot on New York’s heels as financial centre race ramps up
London is now within a whisker of ousting New York as the world’s leading financial hub, fresh rankings reveal, but risks remain over the capital’s fintech prospects. The City was …