HISTORICAL FACTS: Square mile - The Untold Story

Budget 2026: How Chancellor John Healey will hammer the City

Mr Healey has the Square Mile firmly in his sights for his October 28 Budget

Evening Standard · Oct 20

London business chiefs warn Chancellor John Healey not to hit City with £1 billion 'office tax' rise

Canary Wharf and the Square Mile could be hammered by higher levies on skyscrapers and expensive office blocks

Evening Standard · Oct 15

Lady Mayor swaps traditional horse and carriage pomp for mass motorbike run

As part of her ‘un-squaring the Square Mile’ strategy for the year, Dame Susan Langley will don her bike leathers to raise funds for her Lord Mayor’s Appeal

Evening Standard · Apr 22

Booming City of London's GDP soars past the £100 billion mark for first time

The Square Mile’s output is on a par with those of entire national economies such as Morocco or Slovakia.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

City maps out its future as a Square Mile of restaurants, pubs and bars

The City looks to rival the West End as a place to go out with friends and colleagues late into the night

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2024

Nearly 1,000 ‘Lycra lout’ cyclists fined in City of London Police crackdown

Bike riders repeatedly jumped red lights at one of the Square Mile’s busiest road junctions

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

Luxury retailers make long term commitments to the Royal Exchange in the Square Mile

A trio of luxury brands have signed new long-term leasing deals at the Royal Exchange, in a boost for the Square Mile’s high-end retail sector.

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

City Corporation on course for net zero carbon emissions by 2027

The Square Mile's governing body buys all its electricity from a solar farm in Dorset

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023

City police target ‘Lycra lout’ cyclists who jump red lights at Bank Junction

More than 70 ‘Lycra lout’ cyclists face fines for jumping red lights during a police crackdown at one of the Square Mile’s busiest road junctions.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

The best restaurants in the City of London, from Ibai to Angler

From power lunches to after-work boltholes, Ben McCormack and Mike Daw offer this eating-out guide to the Square Mile

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023