London Town Clerk: I love the wardrobe – the tights connect me to the City’s heritage

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Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Ian Thomas takes us through being Town Clerk of London in Square Mile and MeCV Name: Ian Thomas CBE Job title: Town Clerk ...

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Getting to work with the people I work with.\nCoffee order: Oat latte \nCocktail order: Spicy Margarita \nFavourite book: ‘The Chimp Paradox’ by Professor Steve Peters\nWhat was your first job? My Jamaican parents had a very strong work ethic, so I had a paper round aged 11 and worked part time in a bakery when I was 15. My first proper job was here in the City, at barely 17, where I trained as an accountancy assistant for the NSPCC in Farringdon.What was your first role in the City or public service?Following my apprenticeship, I moved slightly east to take up a role as a finance officer in the London Borough of Newham and then onto becoming a principal finance officer in Tower Hamlets. When did you know you wanted to build a career in public service? I’ve always had a passion for what I described as ‘doing some good’. As a youngster, when my dream of becoming a footballer was brought to an abrupt end due to injury, combining a head for figures with work in protecting vulnerable children was gratifying for me.  \n\nSince my earlier roles, I developed a penchant for working with others to figure out innovative ways to improve outcomes for communities and was able to do some impactful work with many talented and committed colleagues. I have been fortunate to have been given development opportunities to work on service design and commissioning of what are called ‘frontline services’ – across housing, social care, education, community safety and health. And later in my career I’ve been able to join up the dots into regeneration, creating places that flourish and boosting local economies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Updates\nStay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat exactly does being the ‘Town Clerk of London’ mean? Principally I am the City Corporation’s head of paid service (chief executive), leading over 4,700 colleagues, stewarding one of the UK’s most historic civic institutions. I am the principal adviser to the elected Members comprising 100 common councillors and 25 alderman, but I can only do this because I have a very talented team of people who I work alongside. Our members provide the policy steer and draw on their own considerable expertise to help us strive towards world‑class delivery of services across the Square Mile and way beyond. It’s an ancient role, over 750 years old with modern responsibilities, spanning governance, public services, culture, asset and infrastructure management, economic security, climate action and strategy. Led by our Lady Mayor, Dame Susan Langley, and chairman of policy and resources Chris Hayward, we also have a key role in promoting UK financial and professional services – the beating heart of the UK economy, with a tax contribution of £110bn annually.And are you a fan of the wardrobe?In a word, yes. I respect it hugely. The wigs, gowns and court dress and even the tights connect us to the City’s judicial heritage and centuries of civic tradition. When worn, they remind us that we’re custodians of something much bigger than ourselves.\n\nWhat’s one thing you love about the City of London?The contrast. Nowhere blends medieval streets, financial innovation, world‑leading culture and green spaces so seamlessly. One second, you’re looking at Sir Christopher Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral, the next you’re being towered over by Karen Cook’s Horizon 22. Then you can walk from a Roman amphitheatre to a global banking HQ or a chamber concert within minutes. There’s no place like this anywhere else in the world. And one thing you would change? I’d continue pushing to make the City feel welcoming to even more people, at more times of day. In current parlance: un-squaring the square mile!In line with our ‘Destination City’ and Cultural Heritage ambitions – even more vibrancy, more cultural activity, and more reasons for residents, workers and visitors to linger. This will build on our recent success in comfortably eclipsing £100bn in GDP for the first time. That’s the direction we’re heading in.What’s been your most memorable business lunch or meeting? That’s unfair! 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