The City of London (the Square Mile) was the indispensable financial engine of the British Empire.
Role in British Empire finance
Exploring City of London Autonomy History
The City as operating “outside UK law,” with its own government, police, and mayor, acting as an offshore tax haven immune to Parliament, these claims are exaggerated
America at 250: The Man Who Thought He Was the Book
In Trump's universe, American history is divided into two eras: Before Trump and The Golden Age of Trump. George Washington crossed the Delaware so Trump could cross social media. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union so Trump could preserve his television ratings. The moon landing was merely a rehearsal for the launch of Truth Social.
The Forged Nation, Part Two: The State’s Own Get-Out-of-Jail Card by Lawson Akhigbe
Falsification of documents a national pastime both the government and the public
Edo State’s CCTV Mandate: When Government Decides Shop Owners Are the New Police Force by Lawson Akhigbe
Shops is now an extension of the state’s security infrastructure. Congratulations! You’ve been promoted from entrepreneur to unpaid auxiliary detective. Pay for the cameras, the electricity (when NEPA remembers you exist), the cloud storage or DVRs, the maintenance, and the inevitable technician who speaks only in riddles. All so the government can claim progress while the actual primary purpose of government remains… whatever it was doing before this.
