London is unique as a global centre. These words are spoken so often, both within the City and outside of it, that they have become a cliche. But no other world-leading nation has its political capital, its financial centre, and its cultural heart all in the same city. The sectors feed and support one another, and a host of other professional services that have grown up around them: law, accounting, technology, insurance, consultancy, media. Read more: DEBATE: Should the Bank of England move from London to Birmingham? The concentration of these industries in one place, where you can travel from the boardrooms of top global banks to the seat of government in half an hour, is unlike anywhere...
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