by Chris Rogers | 19 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union, Local Government, Politics
London is officially the most powerful city in the world. That’s at least according to a new report from Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation, which published its 2016 Global Power City Index this week. And, according to the Foundation’s research, London has seen off the...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics
Marmitegate was just the start. We’re now entering a more fractious part of the phony war before the UK triggers Article 50 and begins formal Brexit negotiations. Tempers have certainly appeared a little frayed in recent days – whether we’re talking about Donald Tusk...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has insisted he will meet the “specific needs” of the financial sector in an effort to reinforce London’s place as a financial centre ahead of Brexit negotiations. Speaking to financiers in New York, Mr Hammond claimed US...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has led a series of warnings from ministers across Europe that Britain cannot expect to be part of the European single market without allowing free movement of people. Receiving rapturous applause when speaking in front of German...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Oct 2016 | Economy, European Union
Uncertainty remains on the impact to businesses of the UK’s impending departure from the EU, according to the publication of a tranche of financial analyses. New figures published by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde have suggested a...
