Government (and local taxation) is largely voluntary here. Companies and individuals pay their tax to the national government but the local government (the Corporation of London) runs largely on voluntary effort.


There is nothing the English love more than a silly costume. In fact it is possible to get many of us to work all year without a wage in return for this right. This means that the cost of government can be kept to a minimum.

This is a map of the City- it will help you understand how small it is. The numbers represent the great livery halls where people who love the City gather to eat, drink and raise money for the City.
The City is not particularly democratic but it is a genuinely open and popular organization that is able to persuade many bright people to devote their time and money to its upkeep.






The Corporation also organises a City of London festival each year- a sort of Notting Hill but with white people.




This is the monument to the Great Fire of London and is found in the centre of the city. There is a project to turn it into the centrepiece of a gigantic sundial!
The City has achieved greatness by harnessing the desire men have to join associations and associate with other men. The City may have something to teach the west when we realise that the state can no longer provide for us.



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