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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by pyuser583 on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:50PM (#33076243)
Weird that it’s independence is guaranteed in the Magna-freaking Carta.
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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by BillEllson on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @06:09PM (#33101834)
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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