When Will City Councillors Alastair King, Greg Jones, Henry Colthurst & Florence Keelson-Anfu Clarify What They Know & Did About The City & Guilds Sell Off Scandal?

Three months ago we noted a reference to the City and Guilds (C&G) sell off scandal during a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen – and added a footnote on it here. The scandal hasn’t gone away but as what we quoted from the council meeting illustrates, our local authority has attempted to keep its discussions of the matter private. Last month The Guardian ran a story about the ongoing C&G scandal. Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation. Sale of vocational training brand and million-pound executive pay deals now subject to Charity Commission inquiry by Simon Goodley, 19 April 2026, provides a good summary of the matter. That said, it’s a pity The Guardian has yet to delve into the involvement of the City of London council and its livery companies on the C&G board. The City council’s role did not include monitoring C&G commercial activities but members must have known about the privatisation plan. Apparently nobody…