> Finance is deflating like a slow puncture.

i think that’s just a snapshot of the current economic situation around the world, not a long term trend:

https://www.morganmckinley.com/uk/article/london-employment-...

charts 15 and 16:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ad6d32fe36e...

this has a bunch if interesting stats:

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06...