Regular readers of the Telegraph may be familiar with Alex Masterley, their resident banker cartoon strip which has been satirising life in the City for 25 years.

The Today programme's Simon Jack caught up with Alex at Harry Bar, one of his many City watering holes, to get his take on the current economic situation.

He said that his experiences come from the fact that he's "a survivor" and has "seen it all" from the crash in the 80s to the credit crunch.

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