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> Yes there is a huge difference with the latter being a 1,000 British colonial-era holdover that's home to the largest tax haven hub in the world.
In what sense is it a colonial-era holdover? Unless you mean Norman colonialism.
dundarious
on Dec 28, 2021
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It just means it is in some meaningful sense unchanged since that time-frame. It says nothing about whether The City itself was colonized.
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In what sense is it a colonial-era holdover? Unless you mean Norman colonialism.