But growth lost in London is not generally redistributed to the rest of the country, so a weak London economy means a less dynamic British economy, argues Mr McWilliams.
An operation centre in Leamington Spa, near Warwick, will lose 280 positions, about 150 jobs will be lost in London and and a call centre in Newport, south Wales, will be shut down, HSBC spokesman Tim Pie said.
But the two friends, who attended different schools, lost touch while in London.
At the same time the far-right British National Party, which might be expected to benefit from rising immigration, lost its only seat in London's assembly.
The jobs cuts announced are in addition to the 500 jobs lost at HSBC's London head office in December.
The 23-year-old receptionist from north London lost out in a "sing-off" performance against girl group Hope.
Nicola Horlick manages an investment fund in London that lost money with Madoff.
Franca and Silva hadn't lost a single set in the London Olympics.
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In a similar development, a historian in London David Irving on Tuesday lost his long-running libel battle in the British court to defend his views on Nazi Germany.
The Serbian looked a weary figure in his second match in London on Wednesday as he lost to Murray's opening conqueror David Ferrer in straight sets.
In London, Uruguay lost 2-0 to Senegal, pushing another medal contender toward an early exit.
Lillian Ladele was a registrar for Islington Council in London, but lost her job after she refused to preside over civil partnerships.
My own children have all lost friends from their homes in south London when the parents, wanting to do the right thing, take them away from the city amid fears of violence and knife crime.
Today everyone in the city, including in the slums, has access to potable water, only 7% of the water is "lost" (comparatively, in London 28% of the water is not metered or billed for) and the public utility is making money.
That cost London millions of pounds in lost tourist revenue.
Leading indexes in Frankfurt, Paris and London were all down around 1% and the euro lost 0.5% against the US dollar in early trading, but stock markets and the euro later recovered to show only minor falls.
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In February the plane lost its front wheels landing at London City Airport on arrival from Amsterdam.
People who have lost someone besiege him, including a charming little boy in London whose twin brother has died (George and Frankie McLaren alternate as the surviving boy).
Dancer and actor Dave Toole, who lost his legs as a child, had a starring role in the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.
The film was later shown at the Missing Believed Wiped event at the British Film Institute in London, which celebrates the discovery of long-lost TV shows.
British-owned firms may have lost the business and their independence, but it is having firms based in London that counts.
His return to London in 2009 was celebrated like the return of a long lost son.
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Lloyd's, London's insurance market, long ago lost its dominant place in world insurance.
Also, in London, fur does not spell wealth, it suggests you got lost on the way to Milan.
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Del Potro beat Djokovic in the bronze medal match at the London 2012 Olympics but has since lost four times to Serbia's Australian Open champion, who is unbeaten this year following his 6-3 6-1 win over French eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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Adrian Derbyshire, a London 2012 Olympic torchbearer, lost six swords and other equipment when his garage in Warrington was broken into on Saturday.
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No-one in the trust will hazard a guess as to when "London's lost route to the sea" might be fully reopened but three engineering and environmental studies have concluded it is viable.
About a dozen post boxes in Kensington, west London, have had to be sealed up after a postman lost a set of keys.
The sight of the red half of north London might send Bolton manager Owen Coyle to the hills - the Scot lost twice in three days to the Gunners at the start of the year in his first matches in charge at the Reebok Stadium.
At the time, Miss Jenkins was in London with former workers of the Visteon car parts factory in Swansea who were protesting over lost pensions.
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