2023-05-19
London is a world city. It is both England's and the UK's capital city.
It hosts the world's financial institutions, the City of London (whatever that means to you), and the political institutions of state, as well as historic buildings such as Westminster Abbey (wherein our monarchs are crowned), St Paul's Cathedral (rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666), and many other historic buildings ancient (the Tower of London) and modern (the Barbican). Let's not forget London's railways, both underground and national - great railway stations such as St Pancras and Waterloo may still inspire, whilst others (Euston!) depress.
Samuel Johnson put it succinctly: "Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford" - make of that what you will, but I'd bet that 'twas ever thus.
But all is not well in London Town these days, and in particular with the body
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