By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Clinton is off the hook over her private email. Are we right to question the role of her political celebrity?

July 8, 2016

The results are in, and people are outraged. And I’m not talking about Brexit. Across the pond, a far less transparent phenomenon has occurred. After many months of anticipation, the FBI has finally recommended against charging Hillary Clinton for using a private server to host her correspondence while she was secretary of state. In legal [...]
Ukip’s march Left will create Britain’s first major populist party – and that means big business needs to look beyond the bounds of London

July 8, 2016

Nigel Farage might not be every City worker’s favourite person at the moment. But the City might look back on Farage’s time as leader with fondness – because there is a real prospect that Ukip’s leadership election will herald the birth of Britain’s first truly populist party. Ex-commodities broker Farage was at heart a pro-business [...]
GLI Finance Louise Beaumont says the industry is becoming increasingly dog eat dog

July 7, 2016

Like all parts of financial services, the alternative finance sector is coming to terms with the post-referendum landscape and what the Brexit decision means for the future. This comes on top of the ongoing issues at US marketplace lender Lending Club which have continued to attract negative headlines. With the tectonic plates of alternative lending continuing [...]
Our in-built biases mean we’ll dismiss the better hire just because someone else seems naturally gifted

July 7, 2016

Our society has long held a fascination for people we perceive to be naturally talented. From child prodigies to gifted performers, we see them as wonders of nature, imbued with enviable, raw talent. And while we also love an “overcoming adversity” storyline – people who overcome challenges through hard work and dedication – how do our [...]
The infatuation with hoodies and beanbags should be consigned to history

July 5, 2016

When I tell someone that I run a young tech company, I always get the same reaction. That slight recoil as they get their head around the fact that I don’t conform to the stereotype (or prejudice, by another name). First, I’m often wearing a smart shirt. The Zuck’s now famous t-shirt and hoodie approach has [...]
Sons of London’s Sepand Oboudiyat on cow bellies, Italian artisans and fast fashion

July 4, 2016

"Bob Diamond wouldn’t hire a guy who had bad shoes," Sepand Oboudiyat informs me. And the latter has done very well out of the City’s predilection for fine footwear. The founder of new men’s shoe brand Sons of London has only been trading for seven months, but he’s already seen 75 per cent growth month-on-month. Sitting at [...]
Daphne Koller on Coursera in refugee camps, and why our education systems won’t help us in the future

June 27, 2016

If you've never done a MOOC – a massive open online course – you likely know someone who has. Coursera is the biggest provider in the world. Launched just four years ago, it now has almost 20m learners worldwide, in 140 institutions across 28 countries. In the UK, there are over 600,000 users. Co-founder Daphne Koller was [...]
Why we need to get used to having 70 year-old colleagues

June 27, 2016

Take a look around most workplaces and you will see clear signs of “age segmentation” – people within the same age group spend most of their working day with each other. In part this is because, traditionally, many people’s working lives could be described as the “three-stage life” – full-time education, followed by full-time working and [...]
Tips to make sure you’re prepared for the crowds and disruption

June 24, 2016

Business travel can be both inspirational and a chore. With Euro 2016 now well underway, those lucky (or unlucky) enough to be sent across the English Channel on business may be in store for some disruption. Companies must ensure a seamless travel experience if they want their staff to be on the ball in early [...]
Will Brexit put paid to the sector giving the next generation of British businesses a leg up?

June 23, 2016

Today's vote, should it be to exit the European Union, is likely to have far reaching consequences – some potentially negative, but some potentially positive – for the alternative finance scene here in the UK. This market accounted for £3.2bn of investment into startups, scaleups and the “S” in SMEs in 2015, and is now an [...]

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Here We Are, National Theatre, review: Stephen Sondheim musical is more Severance than sing-a-long

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