I have long admired Jem Finer’s fantastic Longplayer project. Alongside the marvellous Long Now and Z/Yen’s own Long Finance, these projects are meant to inspire us to think about the long-term. I have also struggled to give the luckiest couple…
The Worshipful Company of World Traders’ Members’ Dinner fell on Burns’ Night, so I felt obliged to herd everyone in to dinner with some piping. The Beadle did forewarn the members and guest (Bill Emmott) to enter swiftly or the…
And another Christmas party on 14 December? No, our every-other-year Gresham Christmas Soirée. It’s one of my favourite events since I first played my bagpipes there in 2005. And in an ever-stronger-every-other-year tradition we recite Barbara Anderson’s wonderful rewrite of…
Well, it’s certainly been a busy year, selling Lady Daphne, running Christmas markets for a few thousand of our closest friends, travelling, publishing, and even running a business. So becoming Master of the World Traders is pushing things a bit,…
Over the past two years Elisabeth and I became a bit deranged in our support for the British Red Cross Christmas Market at Guildhall. We saw Christmas market competition everywhere. If you look around City streets you too will see…
My remarks at the Guildhall for Football For Peace this evening: Welcome, each and every one of you, to Guildhall, and to the City of London! I am delighted to be representing the Lord Mayor this evening, not only at…
From Archives to Modern Lives: Frontiers of Trade and Technology A survey of past and present innovation in association with King’s College London Archives, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 Surprisingly for some, London is, and almost always has been, a science…
Remarks to: Worshipful Company of Mason’s Livery & The Associate Companies Toast from the Guests by Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, 1 November 2017, Mercers’ Hall Master, Wardens, Aldermen, My Lord, Masters, Fellow Liverymen, Ladies & Gentlemen. May I start by…
What an honour, and a delight! I was so pleased to be installed as Master of the World Traders on Wednesday, 25 October. The Installation Dinner was a significant event for Elisabeth, my daughters Maxine and Xenia, our friends, and…
