Trade and Regulation Reform the key to Growth Friday, 22 March, 2024 It was a privilege to have some time to talk directly with Lord Dominic Johnson who is without doubt one of our most knowledgeable and energetic ministers! Indeed, I was struck when talking to a Vice President of a large US bank how much they admired him, because he has a real business background, and talked practically about trade opportunities. He is not only focused on trade but also Smarter... Reports
Billingsgate Visit 4th September 2018 Today the market committee inspected the billingsgate fish market with the director of the sea food school, learning about trends in seafood and the campaign to... Local News
Brexit planning and Intellectual Property 29th August 2018 Following up on my last post I now look at preparing for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit and Intellectual Property: In the ‘Technical Notices’ the Government aims to address... ArticlesOpinionsReports
Brexit no deal planning 24th August 2018 Yesterday the Brexit Secretary gave a speech and published the first twenty five of an expected eighty papers on what will happen if the EU and the UK do not... Reports
No Brexit Deal Speech of DEXEU Secretary 23rd August 2018 Today, I want to set out the steps we in government and you in business, the public sector and voluntary sector should take, in order that we can make sure the... Speeches
In search of a new market! 2nd August 2018 The City Corporation is in search of approx. 100 acres to house new facilities for its wholesale markets - it’s official our search has begun. It’s a huge... Local News
Smithfield visit 31st July 2018 Today was the annual visit of the Lord Mayor to Smithfield. We were treated to a wonderful review of its history and a meeting of a huge range of people with... Local News
Ceremony of the fish 25th July 2018 Today the Lord Mayor presented the deputy speaker of Tower Hamlets with our annual peppercorn rent of a fish. It is now traditional that the fish is then use... Local News
Smithfield 150th Anniversary Dinner with the Princess Royal 19th July 2018 Tonight in the presence of the Princess Royal we celebrated the wonderful history of Smithfield Market. It is now 150 years since Smithfield's re-birth in the... Local News
Cart Marking Day 18th July 2018 Today was the return of the wonderfully colourful cart marking event, where all manner of vehicles present themselves to the Lord Mayor. The Corporation of the... Local News