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		walthamstow on June 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British duo arrested for SMS phishing via homemade... You are confusing the City and the Corporation. It's a common mistake. The City is not an autonomous enclave free from Parliamentary control.

euroderf on June 12, 2024 [–]

Right, my bad, we're talking past each other.

The Corporation is some kind of acquisitive out-of-democratic-control alien dropped into the middle of London finance. OTOH the City is just another rich men's club I guess. Nice that its democracy for company-entities.

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