Boozing British Bankers

The Independent is on the scene:

Rumour-mongering and rogue traders; buy-outs and bonus cuts: it’s been quite a week for bankers. And, yesterday, as drizzle fell and storm clouds gathered over the capital, the pub was the only place the nervous denizens of Canary Wharf wanted to be.
They emerged from their offices, loosening their ties, to toast a long Easter weekend which, regardless of the turmoil which preceded it, will at least bring respite to anxiety. “We are meant to be at work but we’ve come here for some solace,” a group of Lehman analysts said.
Lunchtime had just begun but they, along with many other suited drinkers, were on their fourth round of beers at the packed All Bar One branch under Reuters’ FTSE-100 ticker.

Well done, lads. Well done.

Posted by on March 21st, 2008 at 10:16 am


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