London’s other mayor
How many people could name the capital’s other mayor, the Lord Mayor of London? The office, officially renamed the Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2006 to avoid confusion with the Mayor of Greater London, was instituted in 1189 and has been an elected office since 1215 — albeit only by the votes of representatives of livery companies. The current holder, elected last Michaelmas, is Jeffrey Evans, fourth Baron Mountevans, a shipbroker. The mayoralty was Evans’s second election victory last year; in July he won the election to replace the third Viscount Tenby as a crossbench hereditary peer.
Top tips
The government said it would consult on legislation to prevent diners being duped by extra service charges. In which cities do diners tip the most, per £100 spent?
| London | £5.68 |
| Swansea | £5.43 |
| Edinburgh | £4.97 |
| Glasgow | £4.92 |
| Birmingham | £4.74 |
| Wolverhampton | £4.52 |
| Newcastle | £4.18 |
| York | £4.10 |
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