Tales of the City

I have been to a different world today. My erstwhile Senior Partner and doyen of the legal profession, Ronnie Fox kindly took me to lunch at the grand old gent of City members’ clubs, the City of London Club which dates back over 170 years. This is a fabulous place with a glorious members dining room and a library with ruby leather armchairs and a roaring fire. Walking back to Ronnie’s offices, we visited another of his favourite haunts, a chocolaterie in the heart of the old City run by Paul Young who has a reputation as one of the UK’s finest artisan chocolatiers.

With “the City” being blamed for our current economic troubles, it is easy to forget the great pride and affection which the place itself inspires in the people who have lived and worked there, many for much of their lives.