On Andrew Bailey’s first official day as Financial institution of England boss he was just about alone within the palatial constructing. The footsteps of a skeleton safety crew echoed as they hit the polished mosaic flooring . In March 2020, the primary Covid-19 lockdown had turned London’s monetary district right into a ghost city. Far under within the vaults, cabinets of gold ingots rested on London clay beneath the fortress affectionately often called the Outdated Woman of Threadneedle Road.
A visit to the abandoned canteen failed…
