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Tories will become irrelevant if they keep losing in London

Tories will become irrelevant if they keep losing in London

Budget rumours led to more staff cuts. Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images If the Conservative party can no longer rely on the votes of the...

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John Oxley

Sadiq Khan’s AI fearmongering will set London back

Sadiq Khan’s AI fearmongering will set London back

Sadiq Khan has announced a new AI taskforce Sadiq Khan’s warnings about AI has made London look like a city anxious, rather than ambitious, about...

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Kulveer Ranger

Nationalising water would turn off the investment taps

Nationalising water would turn off the investment taps

Government has neither the money nor the capacity to run our water industry and nationalisation would be the surest way to stop investment in it....

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Natascha Engel

Could this be the weirdest London IPO in 2026?

Could this be the weirdest London IPO in 2026?

Hybrid Air Vehicles, a company that makes airships What do you think the weirdest London IPO of the year could be? Take a moment to think about...

15.01.2026 6

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Simon Hunt

Gary’s Economics predictions are unravelling

Gary’s Economics predictions are unravelling

Gary Stevenson predicted soaring house prices The new year is a great time to check whether past predictions have stood the test of time. So I...

15.01.2026 4

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Video

The Capitalist: Lord Sugar forsakes Zoom etiquette at Apprentice Q&A

The Capitalist: Lord Sugar forsakes Zoom etiquette at Apprentice Q&A

Lord Sugar’s Zoom faux pas at Apprentice Q&A, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Nimby campaign and a dry January for the BBPA; catch up on the latest gossip...

15.01.2026 3

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Fat Cats or Top Dogs? In defence of high CEO pay

Fat Cats or Top Dogs? In defence of high CEO pay

A successful CEO is worth every penny Every year in January the High Pay Centre (they’re “an independent, non-partisan think tank focused on the...

15.01.2026 2

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Business

On this day: The fall of Carillion

On this day: The fall of Carillion

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Defaced branding is seen outside Carillion's Royal Liverpool Hospital site which is being built by the...

15.01.2026 2

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Business

Labour policy is making it harder to sell a flat in London

Labour policy is making it harder to sell a flat in London

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Lowering the threshold for Stamp Duty and locking out first-time buyers at the same time as introducing...

15.01.2026 4

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Business

Free countries should not be banning Twitter

Free countries should not be banning Twitter

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: In this photo illustration, a screen displays a post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an AI prompt-created image,...

15.01.2026 2

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Business

Watch: We’ll regret granting this embassy to hostile China

Is China our enemy or our ally? Is it an adversary or a partner? The trading relationship is huge, but so are the security risks. In the City,...

15.01.2026 1

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Starmer in dire straits as British voters pessimistic on almost every issue

Starmer in dire straits as British voters pessimistic on almost every issue

Leaders rarely fail because of a single decision. Starmer’s problem is that voters are pessimistic on almost every major measure, writes Matthew...

15.01.2026 2

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Could Reform’s Laila Cunningham take London?

Could Reform’s Laila Cunningham take London?

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 07: Reform UK councillor Laila Cunningham greets Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage after it was announced that she will be...

15.01.2026 2

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Business

Alex Cooper: Why I started an AI company after 20 years in the army

Alex Cooper: Why I started an AI company after 20 years in the army

Alex Cooper left the City to enlist in the army. Now he’s back as CEO of his own AI company Electric Twin. He tells us why in Square Mile and Me CV...

15.01.2026 1

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Anna Moloney

The City has moved on from Brexit

The City has moved on from Brexit

Financial services firms have pushed back against EU integration. Getty Images. Whisper it, but Brexit is slowly inserting itself back into our...

14.01.2026 10

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Christian May

Labour is leading Britain on an economic death march

Labour is leading Britain on an economic death march

Keir Starmer will argue in favour of Budget decisons Keir Starmer’s premiership looks to be over but, unlike great Labour leaders of the past, none...

14.01.2026 1

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Paul Ormerod

The Debate: Should brands like Heineken be able to alter Tube signs?

The Debate: Should brands like Heineken be able to alter Tube signs?

Heineken’s temporary takeover of the Bakerloo line has got some Londoners riled up. We get two branding experts to argue for and against brand Tube...

14.01.2026 2

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Anna Moloney

Why we should all talk about (and insure against) death

Why we should all talk about (and insure against) death

Brits are naturally squeamish about death. But talking about the subject, and managing it financially, can be a gift for our loved ones, says Sam...

14.01.2026 1

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Sam Grice

Why socialist lawyers are coming for your Percy Pigs

Why socialist lawyers are coming for your Percy Pigs

(Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images) A leftie lawfirm with a history of employing Labour MPs is drumming up a class action lawsuit that could...

14.01.2026 8

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James Price

Should your business still be on X?

Should your business still be on X?

Elon Musk hit out at the UK government over the Grok porn row. Getty Ofcom’s inquiry into the systemic risks posed by Elon Musk’s Grok AI for...

14.01.2026 1

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Paul Armstrong

Could Kemi Badenoch be our next Prime Minister?

Could Kemi Badenoch be our next Prime Minister?

WEST KINGSDOWN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch sits in a Formula 4 race car during a visit to Brands Hatch on December...

14.01.2026 30

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George Trefgarne

Big government is smothering SMEs

Big government is smothering SMEs

Image generated by ChatGPT The government’s Employment Rights Act will drive yet another nail in the coffin of SMEs, says Tim Dier According to...

13.01.2026 5

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Economics

Don’t believe what Sadiq Khan is telling you about crime in London

Don’t believe what Sadiq Khan is telling you about crime in London

Sadiq Khan has been urged not to run again for London Mayor in 2028. Sadiq Khan has said that London is safe but he is wrong. Crimes are going...

13.01.2026 1

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Lawrence Newport

Labour talked big, but London housing starts are worst since WW2

Labour talked big, but London housing starts are worst since WW2

Labour has talked big on housing and planning reform, but the figures don’t lie, writes Emma Revell As someone who spends a fair bit of time...

13.01.2026 2

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Emma Revell

Trump’s reckless assault on central bank independence

Trump’s reckless assault on central bank independence

Donald Trump is at war with Fed chair Jerome Powell Donald Trump once said he values loyalty “above everything else…more than brains, more than...

13.01.2026 3

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Economics

Why the FTSE is enjoying a winter uptick

Why the FTSE is enjoying a winter uptick

Amid AI bubble worries, London’s FTSE is luring in American investors seeking greater diversification, writes Susannah Streeter in this week’s...

13.01.2026 1

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Susannah Streeter

12 cost-effective ways to help the world’s poorest

12 cost-effective ways to help the world’s poorest

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) With global development goals falling short and resources dwindling, nations and philanthropists must...

13.01.2026 1

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Bjørn Lomborg

VAT-free shopping debacle has sent tourists packing

VAT-free shopping debacle has sent tourists packing

The 'tourist tax' has hit British retailers hard Five years on from the demise of VAT-free shopping, retail and hospitality chiefs say the impact...

13.01.2026 1

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Joanna Hodgson

How day one sick pay will change hiring behaviour

How day one sick pay will change hiring behaviour

Few employers disagree with the objectives of day one sick pay, but there could be adverse impacts on hiring behaviour, writes George Reed The...

12.01.2026 4

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George Reed

Labour can’t afford to stick with Starmer much longer

Labour can’t afford to stick with Starmer much longer

Her intervention follows revelations that users have been exploiting X’s Grok When leaders lose control of events, they rarely recover it. The...

12.01.2026 2

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Helen Thomas

Protect your portfolio: How to fight back against hedge fund aggression in UK investment trusts

Protect your portfolio: How to fight back against hedge fund aggression in UK investment trusts

Former Pensions Minister Ros Altmann warns retail investors, wealth managers, and regulators that the aggressive, short-term interests of the US...

12.01.2026 2

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Ros Altmann

From Brexit to Berne: Financial services enter a new era of global cooperation

From Brexit to Berne: Financial services enter a new era of global cooperation

The UK services sector suffered another jobs decline in December. 2026 will be a year for collaborating with international partners to tackle...

12.01.2026 2

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Susan Langley

Mark my words: Starmer is set to approve China’s ‘super embassy’

Mark my words: Starmer is set to approve China’s ‘super embassy’

(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Keir Starmer is set to travel to China and has appealed for business leaders to accompany him. You don’t do...

12.01.2026 1

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Eliot Wilson