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pyuser583
on Oct 4, 2022
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The City of London’s oldest document is currently ...
Weird that it’s independence is guaranteed in the Magna-freaking Carta.
BillEllson
on Oct 5, 2022
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It is not. Magna Carta merely preserved the privileges the City had at the time. Since the late 19th Century everywhere in England has had its own local government, so that is no longer a privilege.
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