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11th October 2011, 09:48
"London generates approximately 20 per cent of the UK's GDP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom) (or $446 billion in 2005); while the economy of the London metropolitan area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_metropolitan_area)—the largest in Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP#Europe.2C_Western)—generates approximately 30 per cent of the UK's GDP (or an estimated $669 billion in 2005). London is one of the pre-eminent financial centres of the world and vies with New York City as the most important location for international finance" - Wiki
And yet....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12965167
And yet....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12965167