Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online....
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Jonathan Prynn has been Business Editor of the Standard since May 2022. Before that he was Consumer Editor and has also worked at The Times and the Sunday Telegraph. He is responsible for all the business and finance coverage in the paper and online.
Only 5% of your pension's in UK stocks — but seven US firms get 10%
City Comment: Reversing the trend of falling investment in UK equities should be a high priority for the next government
London sorely needs to keep more of its huge tax harvest
City Comment: In a parallel universe where London gets to keep a bit more of its tax revenues, we could have new tube trains and a functional Hammersmith Bridge
Next Mayor ‘needs far bigger share of tax take’, business group says
BusinessLDN pointed out that currently the Mayor and boroughs keep only a “tiny” 7% of tax revenues raised in London, compared with 50% in New York
London house prices pull ahead in reversal of ‘race for space’
London now has the fastest rising property prices in the south of England
Rise in nightclub closures makes a mockery of ‘24-hour London’ claims
City Comment: London is still one of the hardest global cities in which to enjoy a drink out with friends late at night
Thames Water crisis is an ugly standoff, and we're stuck in the middle
City Comment: Who will pay to keep the water flowing and the toilets flushing?
Londoners most likely to head abroad this summer says survey
Three in ten adults said they will be booking a beach holiday, whilst almost one in five are opting for a city break
Kenshō Ornos: chilled-out luxury for late-summer sun in Mykonos
Once named the best new boutique hotel in the world, Jonathan Prynn finds out if this celebrity-approved spot can provide a dose of calm during Mykonos’s windy season
Devastating report reveals 3,000 London bars and clubs have shut
Nightclubs have been particularly badly hit with numbers down by more than a third as young people cut back spending
Up we go! Scores of London skyscrapers are in the pipeline
76 high-rise projects get the nod in just two years
Shoppers turn back to Ocado as food inflation falls again
Food and drink prices rose just 4.5% in the four weeks to March 17, a rate of increase not seen since February 2022
The street that symbolises the ever-changing City
City Comment: The City is rapidly evolving again with the traditional financial services that have been its meal ticket for a century or more in relative decline
Luxury shoe label Manolo Blahnik signs major Hong Kong deal
Legendary designer’s firm signs partnership with luxury distributor Bluebell
John Lewis has axed its bonus twice in a row. It can’t do it again
City Comment: Getting the disgruntled staff back onside has to be a priority
West London exclusive 'Soho House for kids' Maggie & Rose closes
Parents paid fees starting from £210 a month in Kensington and £140 a month in Chiswick for the club
Bank of England will start cutting interest rates in June, City bets
Cutting too early would risk restoking inflation, while too late could undermine the UK’s revival from recession
Sacré bleu! More are now talking about Paris than London online
Growing excitement around summer Olympic Games helps French capital take top spot
Britain returns to growth as GDP rises 0.2% in January
Bounce back on the high street is major contributor with retail trade showing 3.4% growth
Save the Chelsea bun! MP's campaign to save delicacy in decline
Greg Hands warns one of capital’s oldest culinary treats is losing popularity to imports such as the pain aux raisins or pastel de nata
Bank of England won’t cut interest rates soon enough for Tories
City Comment: It will all almost certainly be Labour who collects the dividend. Tough, but that’s showbiz.
Early interest rate cut in doubt amid ‘sticky’ wage growth
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said regular wages rose at an annual rate of 6.1% in November to January, down only from 6.2% previously