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Their financial empire still remains strong, as a conduit or storage tank for illicit flows from corrupt countries worldwide (a kind of Switzerland with a large
by radicaldreamer 4y ago
Their financial empire still remains strong, as a conduit or storage tank for illicit flows from corrupt countries worldwide (a kind of Switzerland with a large population and areas for investment).
- drcongo 4y agoLondon is the money laundering capital of the world. That's literally all we have left.
- alephnerd 4y agoBrings a whole new meaning to "Singapore on the Thames" eh
- dTal 4y agoI think that was always the meaning at some level, to be honest.
- euroderf 4y agoTo be exact, the City of London - the "square mile" that is a 95% self-ruling medieval enclave within the city of London.
- actionfromafar 4y agoLest someone think this is a joke or exaggerated. No, it's literally true. Corporations have a direct vote in the assembly. It's policed by itself and answers to no-one, not even the symbolic "crown"