by Mark Williamson | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, City of London: Business
Last week I found these two excellent little videos that explain much of the uniqueness of the Square Mile, so I thought I’d share them here with you all. They’re also timely since last week the new Lord Mayor of London was officially installed in his post. If you...
by Mark Williamson | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business
Last Saturday the Lord Mayor’s Show took place in London. For nearly 800 years this parade has commemorated the annual journey of the new Lord Mayor of London, who travels from the City to Westminster to swear his (or this year, her) allegiance to the reigning...
by Mark Williamson | Oct 22, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business
Last week I saw a screening of UK Gold, a new film that explores the issue of corporate tax avoidance. Basically this means many multi-national companies list their registered offices as being places like the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Bermuda. Despite not providing...
by Mark Williamson | Sep 2, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business
For any people ever tempted to give up on prayer, take a trip to Jamaica Wine House at St Michael’s Alley in the City of London. It’s a place to get re-inspired as to what God can do through a group of praying activists who decide to take on the world. Jamaica Wine...
by Mark Williamson | Jul 10, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business
Adam Hochschild tells the story of the abolition of the slave trade in his seminal work Bury the Chains. His book begins with a group of 12 people, 9 Quakers and 3 Anglicans, gathering at a print shop at 2 George Yard, London, for the first meeting of the Society for...
