👤 Chris Blackhurst

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business

OPINION - Banks raise a glass to Healey’s Budget… not in celebration, but with a sigh of relief

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2026-10-24 · Evening Standard · Other

Can the new traffic ban save Oxford Street?

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2026-10-18 · Evening Standard · Politics

The fight for justice in the City’s own Post Office scandal

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2026-10-10 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business

Has Bread Ahead really risen too much for Borough Market?

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2026-10-04 · Evening Standard · Politics

Burn Brexit, burn, signals Burnham — the City is with him

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2026-09-28 · Evening Standard · Economy/Business

Why the hospitality industry is losing sleep over tourist tax

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2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

🔮 The approval of one in London’s Brick Lane is the latest of the many colossal data centres mushrooming across the country — but will a backlash halt the march of AI? assertive

2026-09-21 · Evening Standard

🔮 The fear of a terrifying exit tax will send more billionaires abroad assertive

2026-09-28 · Evening Standard

🔮 When one of our most feted restaurateurs says the new tourist tax will prevent him expanding here, it should give the Government pause. assertive

2026-10-04 · Evening Standard

🔮 Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst Every year, the leading business networking group, E2Exchange or E2E, holds a gala event in London, usually in Mayfair. assertive

2026-10-10 · Evening Standard

🔮 On a typical day, the stand will shift 4,000 doughnuts and 1,000 pastries. assertive

2026-10-18 · Evening Standard

🔮 Each day in London, banks would submit an estimate of the cost of borrowing cash from other banks and an average would be taken to Libor benchmark. assertive

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

🔮 After years of political disputes and mooted, promoted, criticised and scrapped proposals, Oxford Street will at last be pedestrianised on Monday, October 26 — or at least, some of it will be. assertive

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

🔮 In cost terms, the additional charge will not hurt much. assertive