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Well the colonial mindset is still there, to reap benefits from the north (oil) as much as possible rather than making it self sufficient and stand up to London
by testemailfordg2 2y ago
Well the colonial mindset is still there, to reap benefits from the north (oil) as much as possible rather than making it self sufficient and stand up to London, Oxford and Cambridge triangle.
- KingOfCoders 2y agoYes, the UK is an empire, a much smaller one though. Scottish people haven't understood it the same way Indians did.
- mr_toad 2y agoIn terms of territory it is certainly smaller. But you might be surprised how much of the world’s assets are ultimately controlled from London. London reminds me of Constantinople, in that as a capital of a former empire it amassed and concentrated great wealth even as its empire shrank. It’s just that Constantinople’s wealth was more tangible.
- KingOfCoders 2y ago"ultimately controlled from London" I found the book "Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World" interesting which has a large junk on this topic. The tax havens don't have data centers or any infrastructure, the banks of tax havens of the former English Empire have their money with banks in London.