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The City of London & Broad Street Ward
“Bright Lights, Open Minds, Robust Community”
CityVentures Relaunched @ City, University Of London
I was delighted to be relaunching CityVentures with Bayes at Finsbury Square – specifically the City University Entrepreneurship Ecosystem – https://www.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/june/cityventures – but why the wild hair?
Article: The City is where science and finance meet to solve the world’s problems
Article: From English samurai to post-Brexit trade, the UK and Japan thrive when connected
Finsbury Institute Launch
Remarks to: City, University of London, launching the Finsbury Institute ahead of the Poly Crisis Interrogated Conference, on Thursday, 23 May 2024, by The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London
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Global Fair Pay Charter – London Tea Exchange
Fantastic signing and launch at Mansion House of a project dear to me, fair pay for workers in the tea industry and beyond. I was delighted to sign the Global Fair Pay Charter on behalf of the City of London.
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Lord Mayor For A Day – Or A Year?
Wonderful piece in Harvard Magazine by Robert Sprung – “Lord Mayor for a Day“. Thank you, Robert!
Article: As the world becomes more dangerous, high standards matter like never before
182 Days – Counting Forwards & Backwards – Halfway Checkpoint
Well, today is the one day this year when the staff at Mansion House and I are using the same number of days to mark the Lord Mayor’s term, 182. 26 weeks, with a leap day therein. I’ve been counting up to the mark of 365 days while the joke runs that “the team at Mansion House count in the opposite direction”. In truth, it’s been a great run so far, with fantastic support here at the Mansion House. Do feel free to evaluate the programme yourself – Connect To Prosper, and our May report card.
Mayor’s Progress – May
