Square Mile strikes back: how the City of London is fighting disinformation about crime

Panic about antisocial behaviour and theft has broken through from social media to boardrooms and diplomatic circles “Just visit London and you’ll see that it’s filled with crime,” the tech billionaire Elon Musk said as he was beamed into Tommy Robinson’s far-right rally in the UK capital last September. The comments by the SpaceX and Tesla boss, part of a roving speech that was later condemned by the UK government, added to a growing wave of anti-London disinformation that has spread in rece...

By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent