Best of 2025: Out top 7 debates of the year |
City AM’s weekly debate feature takes the fiercest water-cooler debates and pits two candidates head to head before delivering The Judge’s ultimate verdict. From the assisted dying bill to the unstoppable rise of Lime, here are seven of our most thought-provoking from 2025.
1. Has Britain lost its work ethic?
“It seems like nobody wants to work these days,” so said Kim K to widespread derision in 2022. But in 2025, public opinion caught up. From Brewdog CEO James Watt (who called Britain the “least work-oriented” country in the world) to shadow minister Chris Philp (who denounced the UK’s lost work ethic), the British worker got a beating this year. But did they deserve it? Gallup’s Jeremie Brecheisen and Netcompany’s Rich Davies battled it out.
Only 10 per cent of UK employees are engaged at work, compared with 23 per cent globally.
2. Should we turn empty City office blocks into nightlife venues?
“By day, the city bustles with suits and stocks. By night, it’s reborn as a pulsating rave arena” –........