Planning the Future of Licensed Venues Tuesday, 12 March, 2024 Celebrating London’s vibrant night-time economy and its wealth of licensed venues, I was delighted as the Chairman of the City of London Corporation’s Licensing Committee to pay tribute to entrepreneurs and creative people for their contribution to the capital. During my speech at the Committee’s Dinner, hosted at the Swan part of the Globe theatre complex, I told guests that “tomorrow’s city will... Local News
Safety Thirst 2nd March 2024 Licensed venues in the Square Mile are being invited to apply for accreditation for the City of London Corporation’s Safety Thirst scheme, which encourages good... Local News
Cyber Security and AI 28th February 2024 Today ended with lessons on cyber security from the knowledgeable and entertaining Gary Brailsford-Hart who illustrated the change in the transparency over... Local News
Creating Jobs and Growth 28th February 2024 Today started with a wonderful meeting of business people that all want to increase jobs and grow the economy, thanks to Georgiana Bristol and the Jobs... Local News
Tower Ward and Supporting SMEs 27th February 2024 It’s sunny in Tower Ward today, and good to see life back in the Square Mile. Business always has challenges but I’m pleased things seem optimistic in the Ward... Local News
Talking trade and talking up the UK 8th February 2024 The UK needs to be ambitious so I’m delighted our Trade Secretary is looking to build relationships with the world - tonight she shared progress on our trade... Westminster News
Time for real policy debate? 6th February 2024 Today was an opportunity to hear some real policy debate when Popular Conservatism was launched. The speakers offered views on a wide variety of topics and I... Opinions
Reform For Growth? 25th January 2024 Today I was lucky to take part in a discussion on keeping London and our finance markets competitive. This was part of a wider conversation about the UK economy... Reports
London 2024 Optimism 11th January 2024 Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli says it’s time for optimism in the City of London, which he says already contains an abundance of resources for success! Today... Local News