Editor's Comment: The gloves are off
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s relationship with London’s corporate sector has featured both highs and lows during his tenure so far.
In March 2014 he championed London as the future technology capital of the world, saying there was nowhere to rival the centre as a place for tech firms to thrive and grow. Later that same year, in
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