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City of London Corporation to reveal details of £1.3bn private account
Thursday 20 December 2012
Exclusive: The City of London Corporation will reveal that its “City’s Cash” account, where it has been putting donations from benefactors like the real-life Dick Whittington - as well as money it has made from rent and investments - holds more than £1.3bn.
James Moore: Ignore the doom-mongers, the City lights are getting brighter all the time
Tuesday 04 December 2012
Outlook There are still people who would have you believe that those employed in London's financial centre are falling over each other to get on the last plane out of town.
London jobs back at pre-recession levels as the City grows
Tuesday 04 December 2012
London’s workforce is now greater than before the height of the 2008-9 recession, with the number of jobs across the City growing at a record rate in 2012, new figures have shown.
Reform group in bid to control City of London
Friday 30 November 2012
A group of politicians, clergy and former members of the Occupy London movement have launched a bid to take control of the body which governs London’s financial district.
Group inspired by Occupy London to launch bid to take control of body that runs the Square Mile
Friday 30 November 2012
Group will support a host of candidates standing for election to the City of London Corporation
Top Bank of England director admits Occupy movement had a point
Monday 29 October 2012
Andrew Haldane praises ‘loud and persuasive’ protesters who succeeded because ‘they are right’
Last Night's Viewing: The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate, BBC2
Grandma's House, BBC2
Friday 25 May 2012
Can I commend to you an adjective I'd never encountered before? It's "skulduggerous" and the OED citation would run something like this: "2012 Roger Barton The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate – 'I've never dealt with such a skulduggerous bunch in all my life and I've dealt with some real villains'."
Christians were dragged from St Paul’s while they prayed
Saturday 10 March 2012
A group of Anglican clerics have called on St Paul's Cathedral to fully explain why praying Christians were dragged by police from the steps of the famous landmark during the eviction of the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp.
Unoccupied: Life after the camp
Wednesday 29 February 2012
The tents have been cleared – but what now for the protesters, or for St Paul's Cathedral?
Evicted St Paul's protesters remain defiant
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Anti-capitalist protesters have warned that they will not be "derailed" after their camp was cleared from outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Timeline: Key events in the Occupy London protest
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Here is a timeline of the Occupy London protest outside St Paul's Cathedral.
Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's site
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Demonstrators who have been camped outside St Paul's Cathedral in London since October last year were finally evicted on last night as riot police and bailiffs moved in after dark, dragging both tents and protesters away.
'Occupy London' eviction appeal is rejected by judges
Thursday 23 February 2012
Protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral are facing removal after judges rejected their application to appeal the order for their eviction.
St Paul's protesters lose battle against eviction
Thursday 23 February 2012
Protesters have been refused permission to appeal against their eviction from the Occupy London camp outside St Paul's Cathedral.
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- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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