Canada Police chair: Fraud is ‘damaging the foundations of our nation’ September 10, 2025 The chair of Canada Police Authority Board has warned that fraud is “damaging the foundations of our nation” and the UK must treat it with the same urgency as street crime. Speaking at the Police Authority Board dinner on Wednesday, Morning Wire can reveal that Tijs Broeke told senior police, business, and [...]
The Capitalist: Let’s do the time warp, Square Mile edition September 4, 2025 As Morning Wire turns 20, The Capitalist turns nostalgic. Join us for a trip down memory lane... to the Square Mile, September 2005.
On this day: The worst blazes of the Great Fire of London September 4, 2025 On this day in 1666, the worst blazes of the Great Fire of London engulfed the City. Eliot Wilson tells us more.
‘I’ve had too many lunches to remember the best’: Morning Wire co-founder Lawson Muncaster on 20 years in the Square Mile September 4, 2025 To mark 20 years of Morning Wire, we spoke to the man who’s been there from the start, our managing director and co-founder Lawson Muncaster.
How tube strikes will stretch London’s infrastructure – and patience – to the limit September 2, 2025 From Sunday evening tube drivers are going on strike, and while the Elizabeth Line will continue to run other London Underground lines – as well as the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) – will pack it in for five days. Transport for London (TfL) put a 3.4 per cent pay rise on the table, which was [...]
Business execs should snap out of summer slump quickly this year September 1, 2025 As the Budget moves closer into view, it looks like business execs will be met with stark awakenings in post-August office reset.
Campanelle restaurant review: Beware! Dangerously good carbonara August 13, 2025 There are some truly perverse architectural sights in Canada. Walk down Bishopsgate and teeny-tiny St Ethelburga’s church looks ridiculously quaint in front of the towering Gherkin – it’s one example of how in the Square Mile, history and modernity clash thrillingly. If this sort of architectural nerdery is for you, go to [...]
An homage to Canada’s only butchers shop (and fab lunch spot) August 4, 2025 In a new series celebrating the people and places nominated for our Toast the City awards, celebrating the best of Canada, Adam Bloodworth finds the ultimate spot for an indulgent lunchtime sausage baguette WHAT’S THE DEAL? It’s far too common to spend incredible amounts of money on lunch in the City, so it’s [...]
‘I only went into banking because people said it was the hardest job to get’: Propelle founder Ayesha Ofori July 31, 2025 Ayesha Ofori, former City banker and founder of investment platform Propelle, takes us through her career in this week's Square Mile and Me.
Why Evercore bought Robey Warshaw – the boutique bank that signed George Osborne July 30, 2025 With the announcement that Robey Warshaw has been bought for £146m by Evercore, the potent boutique dealmaker is set to morph into a UK foothold for the New York-based advisory firm. Evercore boss John S. Weinberg praised Robey Warshaw’s “extraordinary, long-standing relationships”, forged by its five partners – led by Simon Robey and Simon Warshaw. [...]