City Matters Edition 011

THAT’S GOOD BUSINESS
Unique ‘supper club’ venture is
getting people out of temporary
homes and on the path to
permanent accommodation Page 6
PEDAL OF HONOUR
Cycling stakeholders from far and
wide rally round to explore ways
we can all stay safe on the City’s
roads Pages 14&15
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Gang’s scam blows
up in fiends’ faces
BOILER ROOM SCAM ENDS IN SENTENCES TOTALLING 35 YEARS
A GANG of crooks behind a boiler room operation
that ripped off 193 victims for £7.5million have
been jailed for a total of 35-and-a-half years.
The quartet – comprising James Byrne, Sam
Exhall, Max Jefferys and Michael Foran – were
sentenced separately in hearings throughout
August, October and November; details of the
case have only just been released after reporting
restrictions were lifted at Southwark Crown Court.
Byrne set up the boiler room in 2008. Initially
named ‘Paramount Land’ the name changed
several times during its three-year existence.
The defendants subsequently set up numerous
umbrella companies in order to move money
around. Fellow directors Exall and Foran assisted
with the running of the operation while Jefferys was
a prolific salesman, making calls to victims.
The boiler room typically targeted vulnerable
and elderly victims by cold-calling them and used a
variety of lies, aggression and pressure to convince
them to make investments in land at a grossly
inflated cost.
Paramount Land bought agricultural land for
low prices and then sold it for far more than it
could ever be worth, and did this by making false
guarantees as to the future value.
They also sold land that they did not own. They
then convinced investors that the only way they
could get their money back was to invest more
money so that their portfolio could be bought out
by a nameless conglomerate that never existed.
In November 2010, City of London Police became
aware of a suspected con operation taking place
guilty:
(from
top left)
Byrne,
Exhall,
Jeffreys
and
Foran
in rented office accommodation in Dowgate Hill.
Officers from the City’s fraud teams started to
investigate and Byrne was arrested on 2 February
2011. However, the boiler room continued to
function from a secret location. This was identified
in March of the same year whereupon the operation
was shut down and further arrests made.
Computer evidence and documents were
seized from the rented offices and the defendants’
addresses. Telephone recordings showed that Byrne
and Exall made several phone calls during which
they spoke about criminal activity, while Jefferys
was found to have spoken using a pseudonym.
How the sentences break down
Byrne, aged 30, of Seven Sea Gardens E3, pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud at Southwark
Crown Court on Tuesday 2 August and was
sentenced to five years. He was also sentenced to six
years’ consecutive jail time for a subsequent fraud
investigated by the Metropolitan Police Service.
Exall, 31, of Orpington, Kent, pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to commit fraud at Southwark Crown
Court on 12 October and was sentenced to four
years’ imprisonment.
Jefferys, 31, of Woodford Green, pleaded guilty to
fraud charges and was sentenced to 18 months on
2 October. He also received a four-year consecutive
sentence for similar offences investigated by the Met.
Foran, aged 27, of Whitton Walk E3, pleaded guilty
to conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced
to 18 months on 21 November. He also received
four-and-a-half year consecutive sentence for
subsequent charges relating to a different case.
Detective Sergeant Marcus McInerney, officer in
charge of the case, said he was glad that justice
could be served on this occasion: “These defendants
caused intense misery for their victims. They used
the money to enjoy lavish and extravagant lifestyles
leaving their victims destitute.
“Through the asset recovery procedure, we will
work to recover as much of their ill-gotten gains
as possible to ensure they do not benefit from their
offending, and in order to compensate victims.”
The investigation into accomplices in the scam
continues.
Corporation’s
policy chief wants
to see ‘spades in
the ground’ PAGE 3
Timely tale will
explore darkest
fears for the festive
period PAGE 7
Olympic gold
medalist James
Cracknell has the
Midas Touch PAGE 12

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On this week
Doing a Great
Runners ready
down the years
for Santa Dash
30 November 1982: A
GREAT Ormond Street
letter bomb explodes
supporters will paint
inside the Prime
the town red on Sunday
Minister’s London
when the second Santa
residence, injuring a
Dash gets underway at
member of staff.
job for the kids
Clapham Common.
3 December 1989: The
Some 3,000 runners
leaders of two world
in red and white Father
superpowers declare
Christmas costumes will
an end to the Cold War
be taking on the annual
after two days of stormlashed
talks at the Malta
help fill the coffers of the
10km or 5km races to
summit.
hospital.
GENEROUS benefactors dropped into
2 December 1995: Nick Great Ormond Street to toast the success
Leeson is sentenced for of the children’s hospital’s third Tick Tock
financial dealings which Club appeal and witness a new chairman
contributed to the fall of take the reins for the fourth edition of the
Britain’s oldest merchant fundraiser.
bank.
The club, chaired for the third appeal by
Grahame Chilton, the chief executive of
brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher, comprises
a philanthropic group of individuals, trusts,
foundations and companies who pledge
significant donations to help fund the facility’s
most urgent needs.
Since it was established in 2006, the club has
raised more than £30million for the hospital
across three appeals.
The Tick Tock Club (named after the clock
swallowed by the crocodile in JM Barrie’s
bomb: the PM’s home
was subjected to attack Peter Pan) aims to raise money by asking for a
pledge of £75,000 over three years.
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US ambassador
give his thanks
THE American influence could be felt at St
Paul’s recently when US Ambassador Matthew
Barzun attended his fourth Thanksgiving Day
Service at the cathedral.
Delivering a President’s Proclamation,
Mr Barzun described his joy at being able to
address the congregation on such an important
day in his country’s calendar before explaining
that this appearance would be his last.
His speech focussed on the divisions caused
by Brexit and the recent US Presidential
election, and called for unity in the coming
months.
He said: “As we sit around our thanksgiving
tables, as we consider our uncertain future and
our role as citizens in shaping it, let’s do just
that.
“Let’s each of us first take stock of ourselves.
What we are thinking, how we are feeling, and
why. That’s the first step.
“Then, let’s look across the divide. And let’s
see ourselves in them. And look back at us
through their eyes.”
Transformational
A portion of the latest donation has been
used to finance a new surgery centre, which is
due to open next year and will be named The
Dorfman Surgery Centre in recognition of a
transformational £2m gift from The Dorfman
Foundation.
It will consist of two new integrated
operating theatres, two anaesthetic rooms
(enabling parents to stay with their child
until they are asleep), and a 48-bed surgical
inpatient ward in the Mittal Children’s
Medical Centre, due to be completed next
autumn.
The foundation’s Lloyd Dorfman CBE said:
“We have had personal experience of using
the hospital and could not be more grateful
for everything they did for us.
“The hospital is a world-class institution and
the surgery centre will enable more children
to receive the best possible treatment.”
Tim Johnson, chief executive of Great
Ormond Street Children’s Charity, hailed the
vital role of Grahame and the rest of the club’s
members in helping to generate funding. He
Square Mile to reach new heights
THE City will soon have a new tallest peak after
the Corporation rubberstamped plans for the
1 Undershaft development.
Also known as the Trellis tower, the 304.94m
structure will be second in stature in London
only to the Shard – the highest peak in Western
Europe – when complete.
The City’s planning and transportation
committee voted 19-2 in favour of Aroland
Holding’s proposals, which will involve the
demolition of the existing Aviva Tower.
Chris Hayward, chairman of the planning
and transportation committee, said: “Over the
next 30 years I expect that we will need to deliver
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added: “Thanks to their dedication we have
been able to raise £30m for the hospital,
helping to make a huge difference to the
lives of patients and families treated at the
hospital.”
Meanwhile, Rosemary Squire OBE, who
is also founder of The Ambassador Theatre
Group, will lead a new board of volunteers,
including celebrity hair colourist Louise
Galvin, for the fourth Tick Tock Club appeal.
They seek to raise £10m towards the cost
of an intraoperative magnetic resonance
imaging suite at the hospital.
This facility will enable neurosurgeons to
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conduct scans mid-operation for the first
time, without taking the child away from the
operating table.
It will transform brain surgery by giving
surgeons real time data to ensure they can
deliver the best outcome for each patient as
well as limiting the need for further surgery.
Rosemary’s appointment as Tick Tock
Club chair follows years of support for
Great Ormond Street, including leading the
‘Theatres for Theatres’ appeal from 2010-2014,
which saw the London theatre community
come together to help to raise funds towards
new operating theatres at the hospital.
office space for more than 50,000 extra workers
within the Square Mile, and this development is
important in reaching that end goal.
“This development shows the high levels
of investor confidence in London’s status as a
global city following our decision to leave the
European Union.”
The new 73-storey facility will provide
130,000sqm of office accommodation, as well
as more than 2,000sqm of retail space. An
estimated 10,000 workers will be stationed in
the complex.
At the top of the building will be a free
public viewing gallery, which will be served by
handover: Rosemary Squire
and Grahame Chilton
Production: Steve Muscroft,
Michael Obaowo, Robert Money,
Social Enterprise Press Ltd
Comfort
A spokesman said:
“Everyone wants to
spend Christmas at
home. That’s not always
possible for the patients
and families of Great
Ormond Street Hospital.
“By taking part and
fundraising, you’ll help
our families stay together
over the festive period
and enjoy Christmas
away from the comfort of
home.”
Raising a pint in
support of QEF
MANSION House
was the setting for
the 51st Guinness &
Oyster Luncheon on
24 November.
The Lord Mayor
presided over the annual
bash, which this year
was held in aid of Queen
Elizabeth’s Foundation
for Disabled People
(QEF).
Independence
QEF works with people
who have physical and
learning disabilities, or
acquired brain injuries,
to gain new skills and
increase independence.
Special guest speaker
on the day was England
rugby star Jeff Probyn,
who entertained the
crowds with tales
from the world of
international rugby.
dedicated lifts. The gallery will host London’s
highest restaurant and have interactive learning
spaces where schools and other groups can
discover more about the Capital.
The Museum of London has already held
discussions with the developer over a dedicated
exhibition space, utilising 1 Undershaft’s height
to show London’s development.
At the base, a new larger public square will be
created. The building has plans for an elevated
reception, allowing pedestrians to walk freely
beneath the building, and the project includes
more than 1,600 cycle spaces and 150 showers
with changing rooms.
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News Matters
Staff say they
are staying put
IT seems that despite the
majority (68%) of City
professionals believing
that the outcome of
the EU Referendum
was the wrong decision
for the UK, the mass
speculation surrounding
firms relocating their
operations doesn’t seem
to have caused anxiety
on the shop floor.
Of 5,000 professionals
surveyed by Morgan
McKinley, nearly half
(48%) categorically
stated that there were no
plans to move business,
partially or entirely, away
from London.
Spree ends in
jail for thief
A PICKPOCKET who
stole around £3,000
from City diners during
a three-month spree
has been jailed for 15
months.
Croydon man Rocky
Abrams, 40, admitted
to lifting wallets from
patrons of various bars
and restaurants around
St Mary’s Axe and
Leadenhall between July
and September.
He pleaded guilty
to 11 counts of theft
and a further five
counts of fraud by false
representation.
City of London Police
caught Abrams on
CCTV at several cash
points attempting to
withdraw cash from
stolen cards, managing
to deduce one victim’s
PIN code using date of
birth information from
an ID card in the wallet.
One victim, after
realising his wallet was
gone, checked his online
bank account and saw
that already, within a
matter of minutes of his
card being stolen, there
were already a number of
fraudulent transactions
appearing.
Abrams told officers
that he specifically
targeted the area during
the busy lunch rush,
swiping wallets from
jackets hung on the back
of chairs.
Detective Constable
Richard Butcher
said Abrams was
“an accomplished
pickpocket”.
“He dressed smartly in
a suit jacket to ‘blend in’
with the crowd around
him. Whilst seated
behind his victims he
would place his jacket
on, running his arm
down his sleeve, whilst
leaning back on his chair
– dipping the victim’s
jacket in one swift slick
action.”
Abrams was
sentenced to 15 months
imprisonment for each
theft and eight months
imprisonment for each
fraud charge, all to run
concurrently. He was
also handed a five-year
Criminal Behaviour
Order.
King is crowned
in Queenhithe
THE Ward of Queenhithe
has a new representative
after Alastair Naisbett
King was elected
alderman in a landslide
victory over Patrick
Streeter on 21 November.
City Matters will
catch up with Alastair
next week to find out
about his first orders of
business.
Get spades in the
ground, and quick
ONE of the men responsible for addressing
the Capital’s housing crisis says plans
outlined in the Autumn Statement are a
great step forward.
Chancellor Philip Hammond last week
pledged £3.15billion over the next five years to
help finance 90,000 London homes.
But policy chairman for the Corporation,
Mark Boleat (inset), who earlier this month
helped deliver 18 new flats at Avondale Square
in Southwark as part of a drive to provide
3,700 city homes by 2025, concedes people
won’t find promises helpful until “spades are
in the ground.”
Problem
“A commitment to increase the amount of
affordable housing in the Capital is a great
step forward,” he said.
“The £3.15bn will go some way in alleviating
a problem which seriously undermines our
position as a leading global city.
“Too many workers in London face
problems in finding affordable and suitable
housing. Unless we take steps to tackle this
problem then it simply drives workers away
from London and benefits other leading
financial centres, particularly those across
Europe.
“The Housing White Paper and a promise to
unlock more land to build on are a good start,
Stationers make a
digital movement
THOUSANDS of records of
apprentice liverymen and
Freemen from one of London’s
largest liveries can now be
traced online.
More than 75,000 names of
Stationers going back centuries
are now available at the click of a
button to anyone researching the
history of those who made their
living in the paper, publishing
and communications trades.
In September, the Worshipful
Company of Stationers added
their archive to those available at
Rollco – the Records of London’s
Livery Companies Online.
Addition
Organised by the Institute of
Historical Research, Rollco is
open to any member of the public
who wants to trace the important
role played throughout the
centuries by London’s ancient
trade guilds, most of which date
back to medieval times.
With the addition of 76,433
apprentices and freeman of the
Stationers’ Company, Rollco now
comprises 11 liveries.
Many company records are
full of the kind of biographical
detail that researchers crave –
places, occupations and career
information is available for a
high proportion of individuals
mentioned in the registers. Many
but Londoners won’t find this helpful until
we have spades in the ground, and affordable
really meaning affordable.”
Mayor Sadiq Khan echoed Mr Boleat’s
view that there is still a long way to go in the
implementation of last week’s promises.
He added: “The record-breaking affordable
housing settlement means we can get on
with the hard slog of building new, genuinely
affordable homes, but it won’t happen
overnight – fixing the housing crisis will be a
marathon and not a sprint.”
Primary to Chancellor Hammond’s
statement was the devolution of power to
London’s authorities, meaning that more of
the money generated within the city’s borders
inter-generational and family
connections can be traced in the
records.
A Stationers spokesman said:
“Over the course of the centuries
– for some earlier, others later
– the role of most companies
became detached from their
original craft foundations, and
instead shifted their energies
into the realm of charitable and
educational endeavour.
“This development is clearly
evident in the changing nature of
their membership over time.
“The Stationers are confident
that their company has one of the
most comprehensive archives of
all its freemen and apprentices;
only around 300 names are
incomplete.
Strength
“But what the records do
show is the impressive strength
of the Stationers’ Company in
the 19th century, a time when
many of the other ancient livery
companies were in the doldrums
as they lost immediate contact
with the trades on which they
were based.”
Of those companies taking
part in the Rollco project, the
Clothworkers have the largest
number of names with more than
140,000 entries. The Musicians
have the fewest at 6,828.
can be kept for local growth and development.
London currently controls only 7% of funds
raised in the city, compared to 50% in New
York and 70% in Tokyo.
The Capital had come in for criticism in
the build up to the statement for demanding
more control over its own processes, but
the Corporation were keen to underline the
importance of self-governance across the
country.
“It was good to see the government
acknowledge the growth of the regions
outside of London and the South East,” said
Mr Boleat. “London is all too well aware that
its growth requires support from strong,
vibrant and successful regions outside of
London. Indeed, two thirds of financial and
professional services jobs – some 1.4million –
are found outside of London.
“With regions right across the UK
contributing to the services sector, it is
important government engages with these
areas to better understand how they can help
provide jobs and economic growth.”
Mr Boleat finished by welcoming the move
to end the Autumn Statement.
He explained: “The move to one fiscal
statement each year will be welcomed by City
firms. At a time of great uncertainty they will
now be able to better respond to and plan for
forthcoming tax changes each year.”
Mapping out
bus route future
TRANSPORT for
London (TfL) has
launched a consultation
on proposed changes to
23 central London bus
routes to better match
services with demand.
TfL hopes to improve
the reliability of a
number of routes that
currently get caught up
in congestion while also
improving air quality
and safety on the street.
The consultation will
close on 29 January
ahead of potential
implementation of
changes in the summer.

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Business Matters
Imbalance of staff
affecting pay gap
THE gender pay gap in the UK’s high tech
sector (25%) is significantly higher than the
national average (18%), according to the latest
data from Mercer.
The consultancy also found that small
companies have the largest pay gap, with a 30%
difference in (median) pay between all male
and female employees, and a 26% gap when
considering mean base salaries. This difference
reduces as company sizes grow.
Where the data allowed comparison of pay
between women and men in equal job roles, the
pay gap was much smaller, typically 8%. This is
comparable to the UK norm of 9%
“The considerable pay gap in the sector
comes as no surprise to most, though this crude
measure hides a bigger issue than just pay,” said
Chris Charman, reward expert at Mercer.
“A simple averaged figure across a
whole organisation is easily skewed by
disproportionate numbers of senior male high
earners and men in specialist roles.
“In fact a large gap is more likely to indicate
a lack of women in professional and senior
positions, rather than simply an uneven pay
structure.
“To narrow the gap it is not enough for firms
to be equal pay compliant, they also need to
support a healthy pipeline of women being
promoted through the organisation.
“Many high-tech companies are working
hard to ensure women are given equal
career opportunities, however the pay gap is
perpetuated by the lack of female candidates
available for professional industry roles.”
Mr Charman explained that this is a
reflection of an imbalance in wider society,
where only 14.4% of the UK STEM (science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics)
workforce is female.
Supper club has a
recipe for success
A GROUNDBREAKING supper club
project is providing an opportunity
for young people to move from
temporary accommodation into
more permanent homes in the rental
market.
After sell out series in Brick Lane
and Finsbury Park, Fat Macy’s is now
heading to the Printworks Kitchen
in December for a unique Christmas
event series.
Fat Macy’s, creation of young
entrepreneurs Meg Doherty and
Fred Andrews, is a social enterprise
that engages young Londoners living
in temporary accommodation in a
voluntary cooking scheme and pays
them the equivalent of £10 per hour via
a trust fund that can only be used for a
rental deposit on a house.
Whilst saving for a deposit, the
young volunteer chefs also gain
food hygiene and health and safety
qualifications.
Fat Macy’s innovative model came
about after witnessing first-hand the
issues young residents at YMCA North
London were having moving into their
own home after staying in supported
accommodation.
The founders say: “Young people
living in hostels and other supported
accommodation often struggle to
move into their own homes because
it’s near impossible to save for a
deposit when living in such a volatile
situation – mostly those we work with
are on benefits, often stuck on a zero
hour contract, and unable to save any
money towards a deposit to move into
a more long-term housing solution.”
“Fat Macy’s combats this in two ways
– by training residents in qualifications
they may need for work and helping
them saving for a deposit.
“We want to challenge the stigma
surrounding homelessness. We want
to create a space that allows people
who have become homeless, to get on
with rebuilding their lives, rather than
getting stuck in a benefit trap.”
Kenny is one young person enrolled
with Fat Macy’s. He has been living at
YMCA North London for the past year
and a half.
He said: “The potential Fat Macy’s
has to turn my life around is incredible
– there is nothing else that offers me
a real solution to the situation I’m
trapped in. Now, I’m achieving things
I never thought possible.”
Fat Macy’s has been running since
March, and 10 young people have since
passed through the scheme.
With every series, five new chefs to
start their Fat Macy’s journey. Every
volunteer chef who signs up commits
to 60 hours of volunteering, which in
return secures a minimum of £600 in
deposit savings.
This is released as soon as a tenancy
agreement is signed and is paid directly
to the landlord. As chefs complete the
60-hour programme, they have the
option to continue volunteering or are
supported to find other employment.
The next Fat Macy’s supper club
will be held at the Printworks Kitchen,
Clerkenwell, throughout December.
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Double up
this winter
SOCIAL Enterprise
UK (SEUK) has
put together a
comprehensive
Christmas gift guide
to help shoppers give
twice this winter.
All of the products
found in the online
catalogue come from
social enterprises,
meaning the profits
from any sales will
go towards making
a difference in wider
society.
“We have put
together a gift guide
that contains a variety
of beautiful products,
including handmade
chocolates, footballs,
wallets, jewellery,
luxury notebooks,
gifts for the home
and, of course, the gift
no Christmas would
be complete without –
socks,” said an SEUK
spokesman.
“They’re handily
sorted into gifts for
him, for her, for
children, for under
£20, and for a touch
of indulgence – when
you might want to
splurge on someone.”
Search ‘Social
Enterprise UK gift
guide’ online.
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Statement of intent
excites the chamber
NEW steps towards devolution for the
Capital were welcomed by London Chamber
of Commerce and Industry following the
announcement of the Autumn Statement.
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced
London will receive £3.15billion as its share of
national housing budget to deliver more than
90,000 homes.
In addition, the government will devolve
the adult education budget to London as well
as employment services, while more welcome
news came in the form of Whitehall saying it
would continue to work with the city to explore
further devolution of powers in the coming
months.
Bestowing
Chief executive of London Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Colin
Stanbridge, explained that he and his
organisation were thrilled to be hearing the
‘right types of noises’ with regard to bestowing
more power on London’s authorities.
“The doubling of UK export finance capacity
is also good news for business.
“Likewise we welcome investment in
infrastructure, in faster broadband and tech
research.
“All these are vital if we are to maintain
our competitiveness as a global city and the
rest of the country is to benefit from London’s
economic success.
“But we all know, as the Chancellor himself
acknowledged, that these are uncertain times
for businesses and we need further reassurance
and more specifics.”
£3.15bn housing pledge:
Chancellor Philip Hammond

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Entertainment Matters
under intense scrutiny:
homeless in the Capital
Worst fears
are explored
in timely tale
HOMELESSNESS always comes under a
particularly harsh spotlight at this time of
year.
While the rest of the Capital is bathed in the
warm glow of festive cheer, most people find
it almost impossible to imagine waking up
on Christmas Day without a home to go to or
family to celebrate with.
It’s a desperate situation, one that acclaimed
theatre director Alexander Zeldin felt compelled
to explore after reading first-hand experiences
in a report from homeless charity Shelter.
“The voices within it were very touching, raw
What’s on
in the City
this week
DANCE / The Red Shoes
The 1948 hit film inspired by Hans Christian
Anderson’s beloved fairy tale will be brought to
life on the Sadler’s Wells stage this Christmas
under the direction of one of the great showmen
of British dance, Matthew Bourne. Ashley
Shaw takes on the role of Victoria Page, a young
ballerina torn between the man she loves and
her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Word
is that fans of the film can expect a fairly faithful
reproduction on stage with a few surprises along
the way – this is a director who staged a widelyacclaimed
homoerotic adaptation of Swan Lake,
after all.
6 December to 29 January
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue EC1R
gentleman of note:
Jóhann Jóhannsson
CONCERT / Jóhann Jóhannsson
His music has soundtracked hit films Sicario,
The Theory of Everything and, most recently,
science fiction drama Arrival, and now Icelandic
composer Jóhann Jóhannsson will lead an
expanded performance of music from his first
album in six years, the eagerly anticipated
Orphée. Inspired by various re-tellings of
Orpheus, the work is described as “a meditation
and unfiltered,” he says. “At this time of year
there is a feeling of togetherness in the air...
as a theatre maker and dramatist it felt like a
potentially rich situation.”
The result is LOVE, the story of three families
who find themselves crammed into temporary
accommodation in the lead up to Christmas.
The characters – a middle-aged man and his
elderly mother, a young family with a baby on
the way, and a woman recently arrived from
Sudan – were developed using the devising
method with the performers.
Improvisation is essential to building the
on beauty and the process of creation”. Sampling
recordings from Cold War radio broadcasts,
and repeating melodic and harmonic patterns
throughout the different pieces, Jóhannsson
works subtle codes into the music, reflecting on
themes of change, rebirth and renewal.
9 December
Barbican Hall, Silk Street EC2Y 5DS
FILM / The Underwire Film Festival
Gender inequality remains rife within film
industry, a plight Underwire Festival’s organisers
are keen to shine a light on with their showcase
celebrating women working in film across
the crafts. Now in its seventh year, the festival
recognises talent across directing, producing,
screenwriting, editing, cinematography, sound
design, and composing, where women have
kicked some serious goals considering they make
up just 22% of the crew on an average feature
film. The programme of shorts, features, talks
and seminars is city-wide with several highlights
at the Barbican, including an appearance
(via Skype) from BAFTA-winner Esther May
Campbell scheduled to talk through her featurelength
debut Light Years.
Until 4 December
underwirefestival.com
DOCUMENTARY / Moving Museum 35
Earlier this year, award-winning London-based
artist Mira Calix headed to China to work with
students of Nanjing University of the Arts on
bringing museums into everyday life. The result
was a sound installation for the No. 35 commuter
bus, a piece that reached more than 22,000
passengers over three months. Notebooks were
left on the buses for passengers to respond to the
challenging work, which Calix used to create a
15-minute video art piece, accompanied by an
excerpt of the original hour long quadrophonic
sound track. The work gives an insight into the
hearts and minds of the people of Nanjing and
how art can be integrated into the everyday.
Until 4 December
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 1LA
LOVE WILL TELL THE STORIES OF THOSE
LESS FORTUNATE THIS FESTIVE SEASON
storyline and script. The cast is asked to think
about what had happened to the characters
in the months, weeks and days leading up to
when the play starts and improvise throughout
rehearsal to bring the story to life.
Alexander describes this process as one of
“writing on” the actors.
“The first choice is the constitution of the
group as the characters will change if the actors
are different,” he says.
“Their stories, energies, ideas and input
but also, crucially, their bodies and the silent
messages we get from them.
“Bodies, rhythm and atmosphere are as
important to me as words, they are also language
and have an equal weight in my writing process.”
Some of the cast, including Janet Etuk and
Emily Beacock, worked with Alexander in a
similar fashion on Beyond Caring, which toured
nationally earlier this year.
The critically-acclaimed play followed four
temp workers on zero-hour minimum wage
contracts, telling quietly devastating stories of
human struggle, as with LOVE.
Alexander acknowledges similarities between
the two productions, but says he tries not to
over-analyse his choice of subject.
“I’m interested in telling stories about people
that touch me and who are in a situation that
feels possible to investigate through a theatrical
process,” he says.
“In looking for a situation I am looking for
one that is at once extremely precise and yet is
also able to be kind of suggestive of something
that is immediately current to us right now, that
we can all feel together.
“The question is always the same – how can
we together feel and experience the world,
understand the world through doing theatre
together?”
LOVE opens at the Dorfman Theatre on
5 December until 10 January

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Community Matters
EXHIBITION / That Dreadful Fire
As the final commemorations wrap up for
the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of
London, catch the last day of this exhibition,
documenting the devastation through English
and foreign accounts, sermons and public
records from Guildhall Library’s collections.
Until 30 November
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH
TALK / Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
British farmer and businessman Wilfred
Emmanuel-Jones will appear as part of St
Mary-At-Hill Church’s series of monthly
conversations encouraging people to discuss
and debate the issues that are important in our
lives. The Jamaican-born, Birmingham-raised
founder of The Black Farmer food products will
share some of his learnings from life, business
and, more recently, his battle with leukaemia.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
St Mary-At-Hill Church, Lovat Lane,
Eastcheap EC3R 8EE
CONCERT / A Christmas Carol
Join Ebenezer Scrooge and the BBC Symphony
Orchestra, for Charles Dickens’s festive tale.
Scrooge questions his ghostly guides and
demands answers to the great questions we
all face in this version of the seasonal classic
adapted for actors, the BBC Singers and the
BBC Symphony Orchestra by composer Neil
Brand.
2 December, 7.30pm
Barbican Hall, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
What’s on when &
where in the City
EXHIBITION / Alpine Vistas
Photographer Martin Sturgess has been
exploring all corners of Switzerland for more
than a decade, documenting the majesty of
the mountains and the beauty of the valleys.
Having made the transition from using film to
digital, he is again printing his work himself.
This final step of the creative photography
process is key to his images, which are printed
using traditional cotton rag papers and
pigment inks.
2 December to 31 December
Barbican Library, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
SEMINAR / Queer Time; Queer Place; Queer
Action: Sexualities and Localities
The London Metropolitan Archives’ 14th
annual LGBT History conference will look at
the way sexual identities have been formed and
expressed across different times and places.
Developed in conjunction with the Raphael
Samuel History Centre and the Sexualities
and Localities project from Birkbeck College
and Leeds University, the workshops and
discussions will look specifically at the
experiences of black LGBT people, a general
feeling festive:
in Spitalfields
overview of LGBT history in London, plus a
spotlight on Islington as an area of influence on
the LGBTQI community.
3 December, 9.30am-5pm
London Metropolitan Archives, 40
Northampton Road EC1R 0HB
WALK / Dickens Christmas Walk
Celebrate the festive season and learn what
inspired one of Britain’s most famous authors
to create iconic characters like Oliver Twist and
the Artful Dodger in the Museum of London’s
guided tour around Victorian London.
Bookings required.
3 December to 13 January, various times
Museum of London, 150 London Wall EC2Y
5HN
MUSIC / Spitalfields Music Winter Festival
From Bach to Bollywood, the Spitalfields
Music Winter Festival presents an intriguing
mix of music in the East End’s most opulent,
historic venues including Christ Church
and the Masonic Temple. Renowned pianist
Melvyn Tan leads a stellar programme of big
name performers that will make the festival’s
40th year its biggest yet. Look out for festival
favourites The Sixteen and Solomon’s Knot
(left), as well as a Shakespeare-inspired
programme with The English Concert. Check
spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk for event listings.
4-11 December
Various locations
FAIR / City Christmas Fair
Enjoy a festive shopping experience at the
City Christmas Fair in aid of Wellbeing of
Women, a charity dedicated to improving the
health of women and babies. Find last-minute
gift inspiration from more than 50 amazing
stalls laden with luxury items; from exquisite
jewellery to delicious food, handmade crafts
and unique stocking fillers. After the shopping
has been taken care of, unwind with a glass
of fizz at the Champagne Bar, place a bid in
the very popular silent auction and buy raffle
tickets for a chance to win fantastic prizes.
let’s talk: Wilfred
Emmanuel-Jones
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
5 December, 11am-8pm
Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Street
EC2N 2DQ
THEATRE / Jack and the Beanstalk: Lean,
Green and Fully Erect
Self-proclaimed fairy godmother of panto
Jeremy Donovan has been making the theatre
more accessible for audiences and actors with
lunchtime panto shows at the Bridewell Theatre
since 2010. “Many people’s first experience
of live theatre is pantomime, but then we lost
them to extortionate ticket prices,” he says.
“I’d love to get them back and show them
what fun live theatre still is.” This year’s show
is an adults-only take on the magic beans
mix up; full of frippery, innuendo and sheer
naughtiness.
5-9 December, 1pm
Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ
Weekly Planner
Wednesday
EXHIBITION / That Dreadful Fire
Thursday
TALK / Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Friday
CONCERT / A Christmas Carol
Saturday
SEMINAR / Queer Time; Queer Place;
Queer Action: Sexualities and Localities
Sunday
MUSIC / Spitalfields Music Winter
Festival
Monday
FAIR / City Christmas Fair
Tuesday
THEATRE / Jack and the Beanstalk:
Lean, Green and Fully Erect
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Pay for a Day at Maggie’s
We are calling on businesses and their employees
to help fund a day at their Maggie’s Centre. All the
money raised will go directly to providing practical,
emotional and social support to people with
cancer in your community.
On average a Maggie’s Centre sees up
to 100 people a day, providing support to
anyone affected by cancer through a team
of trained professionals in a warm and
welcoming environment.
It costs £2,400 a day to run a Centre and
we are only able to keep our doors open,
free of charge thanks to the support we
receive from organisations and individuals.
To find out more about
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Extra Matters
Job well done
by Barts Health
AN innovative training
programme at Barts
Health NHS Trust has
helped nearly 1,900
people from across east
London in their search
for employment this
year.
Aimed at vulnerable
people from deprived
communities –
particularly those with
a disability, long-term
condition or poor health
history – the programme
offers skills training as a
route to employment.
A total of 160
candidates secured a job
with Barts Health upon
completion of various
placements across the
trust.
Andrew Attfield,
associate director
for Public Health at
Barts Health, said:
“Recognising that
employment is linked
to improved health
outcomes, we seek to
provide people with
essential training or
work experience and
a reference, plus boost
their confidence to
help them reach their
potential.
“I am proud of the
dedication shown by our
participants and offer my
sincere congratulations.”
DOUBLE Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell
OBE has been granted ‘Freedom of the City’ of
London for his work on public health and road safety
in the Capital.
Following in the footsteps of previous modern-day
recipients such as JK Rowling, Morgan Freeman and
Dame Judi Dench, Cracknell picked up the honour
in a ceremony at London’s Guildhall on Wednesday
afternoon last week.
“The Capital is my home and a city I care passionately
about so I’m very grateful to be presented with Freedom
of the City of London.
Tradition
“The first thing I asked was whether I’d still need
to pay for parking and the Congestion Charge –
unfortunately apparently I do, although I’m now
allowed to drive sheep across London Bridge and get
drunk in the city centre without getting arrested so it
does have it’s benefits.
“It’s an honour to be part of such a long-standing
tradition.”
Cracknell, who won two Olympic gold medals and
six World Championship titles throughout his rowing
career, is currently president of the London Road Safety
Council, a cause close to his heart after suffering a
severe road accident himself whilst cycling across the
US in 2010.
He is also a vocal public health campaigner who
works closely with The Policy Exchange on obesity
strategy.
Ever determined to have a positive impact in the
community and help to shape public view of sport,
Cracknell recently announced the launch of a mass
participation running series to help combat obesity
in regions of the UK with the highest rates of lifestyle
disease.
Started in 1237, Freedom of the City is believed
to be one of the oldest surviving traditional
ceremonies still in existence in the UK – and
even the world.
Unique
With the title, the Freeman was granted
various privileges including driving sheep over
London Bridge, being drunk and disorderly without fear
of arrest, or, if sentenced to death, being hanged with a
silken rope.
Today most of the practical reasons for obtaining
the Freedom of the City have disappeared, but it
nevertheless remains a unique part of London’s
history.
Force is united for
White Ribbon Day
THE City of London Police force stood
united with the female victims of domestic on
International White Ribbon Day – and vowed
to continue to work to end violence against
women.
Officers wore distinctive ribbons on 25
November as part of a campaign that is now in
its 17th year.
White Ribbon Day also marked the start
of #16Days of Activism; a call to eradicate
aggression towards women of all ages on a
global scale. The campaign will conclude on
Human Rights Day on Saturday 10 December.
Detective Inspector Anna Rice, head of the
City’s public protection unit (PPU), said: “We
are incredibly proud to support both White
Ribbon Day and #16Days.
Professionalism
“At City of London Police we pride ourselves
on the professionalism and care with which we
deal with reports of domestic abuse.
“In the Square Mile we have very low
numbers of permanent residents so the vast
majority of cases reported to us are transferred
out to other forces.
“We take our responsibility of taking the
initial report and compiling an informative
safeguarding plan very seriously.”
All cases of domestic abuse dealt with by
the City of London are overseen by specially
trained officers from the PPU.
The unit is a dedicated resource to investigate
reports of domestic abuse, domestic rape and
sexual offences, child abuse, forced marriage,
honour-based abuse, female genital mutilation
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
Olympian James cracks
into the big time with
Freedom of the City
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Licensing Act 2003
Notice of Variation of a Premises
Licence
Notice is hereby given that, Mohammed Kobir Uddin has applied to
the City of London on 29 November 2016 to vary the premises licence
in respect of Mumbai Square, 7 Middlesex Street, London E1 7AA
The proposed variation is to extend opening hours for Live Music,
Sale of Alcohol, Recorded Music and Dance. Monday to Sunday
10:00 to 03:00 hours.
A record of this application is held by the City of London and
can be viewed by members of the public online by visiting
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk or by appointment at the offices of City
of London licensing authority, Walbrook Wharf, 78-83 Upper
Thames Street, London EC4R 3TD.
Any person wishing to make a representation in relation to this
application must give notice in writing to the licensing authority at the
address shown above, giving in detail the grounds of objection by
29/12/2016.
The licensing authority must receive representations by the date
given above. The licensing authority will have regard to any such
representation when considering the application.
It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to
knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection
with an application for premises licence and the maximum fine on
being convicted of such an offence is £5000.
latest gong:
James Cracknell is
used to picking up
accolades
and complex hate crime cases. Officers used
the magnitude of the campaigns to underline
the fact that anyone can become a victim of
domestic violence.
A spokesman for the force said that people
experience abuse regardless of their gender,
ethnicity, religion, sexuality, class, age or
disability.
Domestic abuse, they say for example, may
also occur in a wide range of different
relationships, including heterosexual, gay,
lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender, as well as
within families.
Safeguarding
DI Rice added: “We have strong links with
our partners at the Corporation and work
closely with them to provide a multi-agency
safeguarding response.
“We continually review risk assessments to
ensure that appropriate levels of support are
given to the victims.
“We meet regularly at multi-agency risk
assessment conferences to ensure that our highrisk
cases are effectively managed.
“Given our relatively small size, we are able to
provide a high level of support for all victims.
“Each victim, regardless of risk level, has
the opportunity to meet with Ayesha, our
vulnerable victims co-ordinator based within
the City of London Police public protection
unit.
“She is able to support all victims of
domestic abuse, not just high risk, which is a
privileged position and not the case in other
boroughs.”

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00:11.93
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00:11.71
Nuffield Health
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00:12.72
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Momentum Transport
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00:14.38
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In Profile
CITYMATTERS.LONDON
Declaration of Independents
all in this together: members of the
East End Traders’ Guild. Photos below
by: Colin O’Brien and Sarah Ainslie
TRADERS STILL THE BEATING HEART OF EAST END FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
A WEEKEND fry-up at E. Pellicci on Bethnal
Green Road is an East End tradition.
But those stumbling in this Saturday in search
of a full English to soak up their sins from the
night before might have to wait for one of the
Formica tables, as the legendary café has taken a
reservation from a very important guest.
Sadiq Khan will join members of the East
End Trades Guild (EETG) for breakfast on 3
December to kick off the group’s first ever East
End Independents’ Day.
Traders all over East London will be holding
special events, activities, talks and tours to
showcase independent businesses and their
contribution to the area’s local character.
a day on the tiles:
Milagros’ Juliette Tuke
The Mayor of London agreed to begin
what will likely be a jammed-packed Small
Business Saturday at the greasy spoon after an
impassioned appeal from the guild’s founder
Krissie Nicolson.
“We sent a video inviting Sadiq to breakfast
via Twitter but when we didn’t get a response we
weren’t about to just sit around and do nothing,”
Krissie says of the decision to front up at the
Mayor’s Question Time in Brent last month.
One gets the sense, even after the briefest of
conversations with Krissie, that she’s not an easy
person to say ‘no’ to.
The local resident and mother of one founded
the EETG in 2012 after learning of the possible
closure of one of Spitalfields’ oldest traders.
Paper bag supplier Gardners Market
Sundriesmen had been operating out of its
Commercial Street premises for more than 140
years, but a staggering rent increase looked set
to put fourth-generation owner Paul Gardner
out of business.
It’s a story that was becoming all too familiar
in the East End; the independent traders that
had made the area so popular were being forced
out of it.
“I was studying a masters of community
organising at the time, and I came across
Gardners’ story on [local blog] Spitalfields Life,”
Krissie says.
“They were able to get enough support to
compel the landlord to agree to a more gradual
rent increase but, having lived in Hackney for 20
years, I saw how other residents and businesses
were being pushed out.
“Paul introduced me to other traders in
the area and in developing a network of small
business we discovered they were all facing the
same issues. They wanted to work together to
build an organisation that harnesses collective
action for the protection of their interests.”
Four years later and EETG is a fully-fledged
trade association with more than 150 members.
Krissie was made the EETG’s director in July
following a crowdfunding campaign to support
East End Independents’ Day; a concept she says
was entirely the work of the members.
“Juliette Tuke from Milagros in Columbia
Road, Rick Mast from Mast Brothers on
Redchurch Street – everybody came together to
make this happen,” Krissie says.
We’ve had people from all sectors uniting to
support each other in what is a difficult time
post-Brexit vote, and I think that process of
working together is just as important as the
outcome.”
Local tour operators and EETG members
Alternative London will lead walking tours of
East London’s most popular shopping hubs,
including Columbia Road, Brick Lane and
Spitalfields, as well as through Hackney, London
Fields and Mile End.
going down a treat:
Deli Downstairs
An exploration of Shoreditch and Spitalfields
will stop in on local traders C.E Burns & Sons,
Gardeners Bags, Dragana Perisic and Urban
Species, while Columbia Road’s Making &
Doing Tour will showcase the area’s craft
credentials. A more foodie-focused tour of
Broadway Market and Well Street will take in
hotspots 4Cose, F Cooke, Fin and Flounder,
Oliver Rowe and Five Points brewery, finishing
off with Christmas pudding at Deli Downstairs.
There will be a series of surprise pop up events
in the lead up to the day, but the real action
begins – as anything should – with a decent
breakfast.
Krissie is hoping the Mayor’s appearance
will be the beginning of a strong “constructive”
relationship.
“Sadiq is very pro-business, and we are all
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“We’re hoping to discuss some of the issues
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East End Independents’ Day is on
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