{"id":56592,"date":"2025-04-28T05:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T05:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/56592\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T05:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T05:03:18","slug":"support-our-army-reservists-now-says-the-lord-mayor-of-london-the-uk-needs-city-leaders-to-sign-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/56592\/","title":{"rendered":"Support our Army Reservists now, says the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON: The UK needs City leaders to sign up"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ALASTAIR KING <\/p>\n

Updated: 07:20 EDT, 27 April 2025 <\/p>\n

The magnitude of global events since the turn of the century has provided plenty of lessons in leadership.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s boardroom bosses now need to steel themselves amid fresh global uncertainty.<\/p>\n

In the UK \u2013 as elsewhere \u2013 conversations are inevitably turning to defence as the world becomes a more dangerous place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

City leaders have an important role, which goes beyond merely ensuring access to finance for defence firms.<\/p>\n

Workforces across the United Kingdom are bolstered by the presence of Armed Forces Reservists \u2013 men and women who devote their spare time to protecting the nation. I am proud my wife, Lady Mayoress Florence King, serves among them.<\/p>\n

Reservists are committed, focussed and benefit from arguably the best leadership training anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Lady <\/p>\n

Lady Mayoress Florence King and Lord Mayor of London Alastair King<\/p>\n

But there is more businesses can do to help them, and by extension, our Armed Forces. Let us speak plainly: the retention and recruitment of reserves is vital for our national security.<\/p>\n

Events around the world show just how quickly confrontation can arise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If the UK needed to mobilise at speed, knowing who among our staff are Reservists, what skills they possess and how they can be reached, will be essential.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Companies will tell you they are proud of their Reservists and veterans. Yet too few know who they are, where they are, or what they can do.<\/p>\n

Signing the Armed Forces Covenant is another crucial step for businesses looking to strengthen both their workforce and the wider UK economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A growing number of firms in the City are already exhibiting best practice by recognising the benefits of hiring, promoting and supporting Reservists and veterans.<\/p>\n

But these efforts need to be replicated right around the country to make a meaningful difference.<\/p>\n

Perceptions about who can become a Reservist must also change. Today\u2019s gamers are tomorrow\u2019s drone operators.<\/p>\n

A successful economy relies on a well-defended nation. Stronger support for Reservists in our workplaces is the least we can do.<\/p>\n

SAVE MONEY, MAKE MONEY\"40%Isa offer\"40%Isa offer<\/p>\n

40% off account fees for six months<\/p>\n

\"CheckFix energy bills\"CheckFix energy bills<\/p>\n

Check price cap beating deals with uSwitch<\/p>\n

\"FreeFee-free Isa investing\"FreeFee-free Isa investing<\/p>\n

Free share and ETF dealing, no account fee<\/p>\n

\"Rate5.70% cash Isa\"Rate5.70% cash Isa<\/p>\n

Rate boosted for three months, then 4.85%<\/p>\n

\"UpSipp cashback\"UpSipp cashback<\/p>\n

Up to \u00a3250 on Sipps worth at least \u00a310,000<\/p>\n

Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence. Terms and conditions apply on all offers.<\/p>\n

Share or comment on this article:
\n Support our Army Reservists now, says the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON: The UK needs City leaders to sign up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ALASTAIR KING Updated: 07:20 EDT, 27 April 2025 The magnitude of global events…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,7044,393,4884,1232,1144,712,1283,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-56592","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-comment","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-money","14":"tag-northern-ireland","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-thisismoney","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114413843730746068","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}