London Bosses Are Still Waiting for Starmer’s Grand Growth Plans

Anne Glover is exactly the sort of person the UK’s new Labour government wants on its side.

She has been a venture capital investor for more than three decades. She is a member of the Bank of England’s Court of Directors. She also sits on the investment committee for one of the largest university endowments on the planet.

Under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Labour party has made a variety of overtures to City of London types like Glover. His top deputies have been courting financiers and world leaders alike in a push to reignite investment in the country. They’ve ...