So as much as the finance industry is still unpopular, it’s our engine and it’s here to stay.

Hopefully.

Bloomberg: Investment banks in Europe’s financial capital are adding jobs, helping to bolster headcounts at law and accounting firms across London, as the rest of Britain struggles to recover from the worst economic contraction since the 1930s. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who delivers his budget today, has little alternative except to do all he can to keep companies such as Barclays Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc from leaving London.

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Otherwise the worst will be yet to come.