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walthamstow 7 months ago | 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 7 months ago [–]

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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