Boris Begs HSBC To Stay
As HSBC apparently mull moving their HQ to Hong Kong, how much influence does the Mayor really have over financial megacorps?
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Boris Asks Barclays For Another £25m
The mayor puts Barclays on the spot to cough up another £25m for cyclists.
London’s Bankers Turn Their Backs On Bolly
London-based bankers will have to resort to fizzy pop while their New York counterparties are cracking open the Cristal. In the wake of the global financial meltdown, a survey showed that Wall Street now has the top slot for compensation in a year which saw …
Bo-Jo Calls For Bankers To Hand Over Cash (To His Charity)
Boris Johnson Chews The Cud At Davos With The Mayor Of Buenos Aires And A Long Tie Boris Johnson used a radio interview broadcast from Davos to call for bankers to give up their bonuses (or part of their salary) to charitable causes. Seems fair …
Your Daily Dose Of Depressing Recession News
Remember when Alistair Darling was mocked for suggesting just a few months ago that economic times were the “worst in 50 years“? Nobody’s laughing now, particularly as the bad news piles up quicker than unopened Amex bills in the mailbox of a credit-crunched City worker. …
