Artificial Intelligence: The Hand We’re Dealt Makes Life Worth Living
JOINT LUNCHEON Remarks to: Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers&Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards Professor Michael MainelliThursday, 30 July 2026Dyers’ Hall
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Pepys Day 2026: There He Goes Again!
Pepys Day 2026 takes place on Friday, 4 September 2026. The event features guided walking tours and historical ceremonies commemorating the diarist’s accounts of the Great Fire of London – In September 1666 the Great Fire of London swept…
Space-Junk Bonds
“Tax heavens” (May 30th) looked at how to tax businesses that operate in space and the growth of offplanet finance. The more immediate market failure is not untaxed Martian income, but unpriced, man-made orbital debris; there are 140m pieces up…
Ordinary Wisdom For Extraordinary Machines
Professor Michael Mainelli, World Technology Congress, Thursday, 23 April 2026, Lake Como, Italy Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I want to begin with a confession. I came to Lake Como this week telling myself it was a professional duty. But…
Grill That Backfisch
Spending poisson d’avril by the French Alps and now able to marry it with German Backfisch, I was also able to hone my Holmes’ skills and solve one of life’s circular mysteries before noon.
What’s In A Ward?
A Response From The Guests To The United Wards Club Professor Michael Mainelli, Guildhall, 16 March 2026 President, Past President, Past Past Presidents, Chairmen, Masters, Ward Club members, distinguished guests all:
Blow Hard – Piping The Haggis & Clearing The Pipes
Thirty-two Broad Street Ward Club members and guests attended a special whisky tasting at the Guildhall during Burn’s Week, hosted by Chairman Richard Muir with excellent tutoring from John McCheyne, Master Brand Ambassador at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Admiral Of The Port? The Fleet?
As many know, I had a vicarious frisson from the ex officio post of Admiral of the Port of London which I held in 2023 and 2024 as Lord Mayor. The post is ancient and today honorific. In trying to…
Magna Charta Universitatum
This week King’s College London hosted the Anniversary of the Magna Charta Universitatum (MCU), a celebration and exploration of the fundamental values of being a university. Over 200 universities have gathered to discuss ‘What are universities for? Higher education principles,…
Broad Street Ward Mace
Today’s Lady Mayor Show reminded me to share a little history about the mace that accompanies me in the Show, in turn accompanied by the Broad Street Ward Beadle.