1922 City of London by-election 1922 City of London by-election The City of London by-election, 1922 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district. The seat had become vacant on the elevation to the peerage of one of the constituency's two Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs), Arthur James Balfour, as the Earl of Balfour. Balfour had held the seat since a by-election in 1906, following his defeat at Manchester East in the 1906 general election. He had also been Prime
The City Uncovered The City Uncovered The City Uncovered with Evan Davis is a 2009 British documentary series. "The City Uncovered" deals with the history of finance, and the recent events of the financial crisis of 2007–2010. The three-part BBC series, presented by journalist Evan Davis, was a part of the "City Season" programming on the BBC. It aired on BBC 2 in the UK at 9 pm on Wednesday evenings between 14 and 28 January 2009. The episodes were shown again on BBC One days later. The title is a reference to the common name of the financial areas of London, known