The City of London is the world's leading financial centre and as the recession continues photographer Phil Coomes took to the streets to record some of the sights and sounds he encountered. Along the way he spoke to a number of people who work there.

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Published 15 July 2009. Photographed, recorded and produced by Phil Coomes.
Music: Trust by The Cure, Polydor Group; Breathe Me by Sia, Universal/Island Records: These Days, Jackson Browne, EMI UK.

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