The City A Prehistoric Survivor

21 August 2012

Nicholas Shaxson for The New Statesman: > The [City of London] corporation is an ancient, semi-alien entity lodged inside the British nation state; a “prehistoric monster which had mysteriously survived into the modern world”, as a 19th-century would-be City reformer put it. The words remain apt today.

Fascinating article highlighting the ancient, mysterious power of the City.

Shaxson’s book, Treasure Islands, is worth reading.