Comments on: Presenting The Canary Wharf Experience

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:46:28 +0000

Great tour! Informative, entertaining and well done.

Report just published on these things – ‘The law of opposites’ by Gordon Kerr

http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/research/files/ASI_Law_of_opposites.pdf

By: Juliane

Juliane — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:52:52 +0000

Brilliant tour. 100% informative. Highly recommended to anyone interested in global finance!

By: Frosty

Frosty — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:11:13 +0000

As someone who works at Canary Wharf, I’ve never mistook the guards for coppers, especially as they have security officer and canary wharf on their uniforms.

Guilty consciouses?

By: Occupy London Tours

Occupy London Tours — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:16:43 +0000

Meet at the main exit from the jubilee line tube. The location is accurately marked on the UK Uncut website:
http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/actions/780

It is a pedestrianized area which I think is called ‘Banker’s Plaza’ where there are various restaurants (Carluccio’s etc). It’s the bit with all the clocks (see picture: http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/london_photos/Canary_Wharf_Clock.htm)

If you’ve come by tube, it’s the obvious place.

If you’ve come by DLR, just follow the signs for Canary Wharf tube – you walk through the shopping centre and then come out onto Banker’s Plaza. It’s a two minute walk.

By: jason palmer

jason palmer — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:08:42 +0000

your nuts but it is nice to make nutty friends

By: Beau Lurks

Beau Lurks — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:49:35 +0000

“I still don’t quite understand how the area can apparently have its own private security dressed so like police to any casual observer, while being served by the public transport system (and bailed out by govt funds in many cases!).”

Yes, that really skin annoys me. There is a part of that ivory tower complex that still public land, not sure where but was told it was a foot bridge over some water.

By: Me

Me — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:19:55 +0000

I went along to this last time and I thought the two guys did a great job, the tour was informative about the buildings and the financial shenanigans/frauds of the companies ensconced in them, some of it very dark of course but with humour thrown in.

I still don’t quite understand how the area can apparently have its own private security dressed so like police to any casual observer, while being served by the public transport system (and bailed out by govt funds in many cases!).

Might be worth noting the meeting point is outside the tube not the nearby DLR. And I believe there’s an east & a west exit from canary wharf tube so maybe someone will confirm which they’ll be in front of.