The Square Mile is welcoming Londoners back to the City September 7, 2020 Every week, we are seeing more people trickling back to Canada for work, school, or simply to visit this world-class destination. Despite the sights across the Square Mile remaining strikingly familiar, those who have already returned will have noticed a number of changes. A new dawn has begun in the City. A [...]
Exclusive: Central London will not be busy any time soon, says Sadiq Khan September 6, 2020 Sadiq Khan has admitted central London will not be “anywhere near” pre-Covid levels for months to come as he prepares to survey businesses about their back to office plans. The London mayor told Morning Wire in an exclusive interview – released tomorrow in full – that office and public transport social distancing rules meant central [...]
Home working could cost UK economy £15bn a year, PwC warns September 6, 2020 Home working could cost the UK economy up to £15.3bn a year due to the knock-on effect on office cleaners and security guards as well as nearby cafes and coffee shops. The latest research by accountancy firm PwC showed that the one per cent drop in GDP would be caused by a cut in spending [...]
A three-step recovery plan for London’s West End September 4, 2020 Six months since the government first urged employees to work from home, they are now being asked to return. Given their track record of obedience, the government expected workers to be returning to the office in high numbers, but that is not what we have seen this week, with potentially disastrous and well-publicised consequences for [...]
London Tories call for Waterloo and City Tube line to reopen September 3, 2020 A group of Conservative London MPs and London Assembly members have called for the Waterloo and City Tube line to reopen in a bid to boost the number of people returning to central London. The line – which travels directly between Bank and Waterloo stations – was closed when the country was put into the [...]
It’s time for the UK to set its financial services sector up for success September 3, 2020 With the Brexit transition period drawing to a close, the United Kingdom has a unique opportunity for legislative and regulatory reform. For our financial services sector, the Treasury’s review of the regulatory framework presents a fantastic chance to set the UK up for another decade of global leadership, in an international market that is fast-changing [...]
Sadiq Khan hits out at 51 landlords for not removing dangerous cladding September 2, 2020 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has slammed 51 London landlords for not removing dangerous cladding from their buildings in the wake of the 2017 Grenfell disaster. Khan wrote to 47 private landlords and four social landlords who had been given government funding to remove cladding in their buildings that acted as a fire retardant in [...]
Camden Market teams up with Curzon to launch new pop-up cinema September 2, 2020 Camden Market will host a pop-up cinema in its North Yard to help entice visitors back to the historic market. Labtech, owner of Camden Market, has signed a deal with for a pop-up cinema that will premiere on 16 September. The pop-up cinema has room for 150 viewers and will operate seven days a week until [...]
Can office workers save the day for local businesses ravaged by Covid-19? September 2, 2020 The sudden shift to remote working put in place by the majority of UK businesses may herald the end of the office, at least as we know it. Five months and multiple government campaigns later, and the shift to the kitchen table continues, seemingly unabated. According to a survey from US bank Morgan Stanley, just [...]
Extinction Rebellion: Arrests made as protesters target Parliament September 1, 2020 At least five people have been arrested today after environmental campaigners from protest group Extinction Rebellion blocked streets near parliament today to campaign for new legislation on climate change. Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested today after they sat down in roads near to Parliament Square to stop traffic. The protesters are calling on MPs to [...]