Guardian: Coincidence? It must be. It just feels that the world is trying to tell you something. Beware that point when you see patterns everywhere. Cue, on the same day in late October: a) a staged photograph of celebrities, wealthy retailers including Philip Green, and defender of City excess the London mayor, Boris Johnson, all smiling and walking boldly through the London West End laden with expensive-looking bags of shopping; b) a shiny new shopping mall for bankers and traders opens in the shadow of…