City celebrations greet a home win as election results in Tory majority
by Simon Goodley from on (#8NAQ)
The Square Mile is naturally pro-Tory and Friday's rally may not just have been a sigh of relief at the end to weeks of uncertainty
"Euphoria returns to the City! Lobster Thermidor is back on the menu! Buy shares in lap dancing bars! The City is safe for five years."
Those were the words of Nick Batsford, a former City trader turned entrepreneur, as he analysed the ramifications of the 2015 general election result in the heart of London's financial district.
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