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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
When did he mouth off?
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On Twitty years ago.
To be fair, if you read between the lines what he's really criticising is globalisation and neoliberal capitalism, pointing out that London doesn't have a distinctly "anywhere" (other than "London") character anymore and is what I guess we call a "Global City" - which ARE quite distinct entities from their host countries. Whilst the city is British, it's hard to argue that
"The City" is in any way British. It's not really about who lives there. In ye olde times, it would most likely be an independent city-state.
He did a pretty ham-fisted and old-mannish job of expressing it though. But then he is in his 80's.
14-06-2021, 09:50 AM
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