Open Letter to the First Minister of Scotland from a City publisher

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Open Letter to the First Minister of Scotland from a City publisher

An impassioned Brexit-inspired request from the managing director of the GlobalCapital group

Dear Ms Sturgeon,

Please organise — simultaneously — secession from the Union and Remain as fast as possible. We will try to bring London to Edinburgh. You already have financial expertise in the town, and Common Law.

I must confess there are some downsides: you will probably have to join the euro, which can be a mixed blessing. And there may be a sudden proliferation of table-dancing bars. There will be at some point an almighty financial crash which you won't be able to afford.

But there will be falafel, and sushi, and we shall have a ball.

Yours,

John

P.s please organise some airports with flights to sunny places.

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