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Does London have a flag?[edit]

Yes, and it is in here: Flag of the City of London TwentytwoAug (talk) 06:17, 6 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Documentary film[edit]

Hi @Beetstra: Would you mind assessing why you deleted the documentary film >

–How Britain's Bankers Made Billions From The End Of Empire, by Timeline - World History Documentaries, 1:16:20 min., published on 20 August 2019 on YouTube

″Timeline - World History Documentaries″ is ″the home of world history. Every week we'll be bringing you one-off documentaries and series from the world's top broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and PBS.″

–https://www.pbssocal.org/179-history-documentaries-you-can-watch-right-now-no-membership-required

The information I linked to is indeed not in violation of copyright and it does comply with our policies and guidelines. Should I consider using our upload template > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:YouTube ?

Thank you.--87.170.192.136 (talk) 10:27, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It does not comply with our inclusion standards, and we do not link to everything that is related to a subject. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 10:52, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Street Map of London needed[edit]

All the maps currently shown are sketchy. It is very difficult to work out where those sketches fit onto the topography, e.g. streets and rivers. The initial location map as a small dot in the middle of Greater London is nigh on useless. It should at least be zoomable in and out. Cvhorie (talk) 08:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. The Equalizer (talk) 16:20, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Money Laundering[edit]

The City of London's role in illicit financial activity such as money laundering has earned the financial hub sobriquets like ‘The Laundromat’ and ‘Londongrad.’^[1]

London’s role as the world’s dirty money clearing house is well-documented but efforts are being made to clean up through legislation, e.g. authorizing unexplained wealth orders. High-value properties are sought after by criminals and money launderers legitimising their gains by investing in the city’s prestigious real estate.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In case of revert due to hurt feelings, see above.Oathed (talk) 12:57, 15 January 2024 (UTC) Oathed (talk) 12:57, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Form of government[edit]

How can the form of government of the City of London be termed? --95.24.68.61 (talk) 19:27, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2022/jun-2022/ec-londongrad-how-the-city-became-a-moneylaundering-haven

[2] ttps://www.worldfinance.com/banking/the-end-of-london-as-the-worlds-dirty-money-clearing-house

[3] ttps://financialcrimeacademy.org/money-laundering-through-real-estate-in-uk/

[4] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/opinion/pandora-papers-britain-london.html

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