The City of London is an obscene thing. Its existence goes against the will of the greater part of society. All it takes is one glance to see how it is but a bunch of corruption. See e.g.: The Spiders' Web: Britain's Second Empire.
Adam Curtis has some good documentaries about this, e.g. Section "Can't get you out of my head by Adam Curtis (2021)"
How London became the dirty money capital of the world by Financial Times
. Source. - youtu.be/gyk12Wf_TeQ?t=47
We have now woken up. Dirty money is being seen for what it is, which is a poison to democracy
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire
. Source. 2017. Directed by Michael Oswald. Adam Curtis vibes.
Some notable points:
- the role of the British Overseas Territories as tax havens
- the role of the City of London in setting economic policy
- the role of trusts