THE VIDEO SHELF · city of london
London Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.
CGP Grey explains that the City of London is a tiny, separate entity with its own governance, history and privileges, distinct from the city called London. He covers its financial role and how it is run.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN's go-to short explainer for the City of London versus London, cited in many finance and UK threads.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CGP Grey
- Topic
- city of london
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 12
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The short answer is "no". The longer answer is "well, kinda, but not really". There have been a couple of convictions, but these were guilty pleas - people who have either been advised incorrectly by their solicitors (most probably because they were not experts in …
M2Ys4U on Hacker News · 2014-07
In Online piracy will no longer be a criminal offence in the UKCGP Grey's "The (Secret) City of London" are great videos on the topic of the City of London (vs. London) Part 1: [VIDEO] Part 2: [LINK]
Hagelin on Hacker News · 2017-03
In London’s Big Dig Reveals Layers of HistoryCGP Grey has a delightful video explaining this: "The Secret City inside of London Revealed" (2012) [VIDEO] Highly recommended.
dwheeler on Hacker News · 2024-06
In The City of London which is not part of London (2016)
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