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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by Lio on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:59AM (#33077337)
Well on the one hand you're saying it's not that strange, on the other there's the election process for who can become Lord Mayor of the City of London. ;)

In most parts of the country the "Worshipful Society of Apothecaries" plays very little part in local governance...

Here's another video from CGP Grey that explains it rather well:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ROpIKZe-c

...and when did all this start? No body knows. It's so old there are no records.

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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by BillEllson on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @06:11PM (#33101864)
In theory the Lord Mayor is elected by 20,000 Liverymen, in practice s/he is chosen by Aldermen from amongst themselves. 27 London Boroughs have a mayor (City of Westminster a Lord mayor) chosen by councillors from amongst themselves. ~~~ CPG Grey is a bit of fun, not a documentary.
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Re:The City of London’s oldest document is currently on publ... by jsmith99 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @05:07AM (#33077993)
> Lord Mayor

Yes, that's what I said 'a load of meaningless ceremonies'. The Lord Mayor has absolutely no role anymore besides the decorative.

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