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jmngomes on June 26, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: London, it’s over, and it’s not me, it’s you

No, it's a capital being emptied from its center and people moving away from their birthplace/families so they can have a decent life, due to real estate speculation and money laundering through mass property acquisition.

branchless on June 26, 2015 [–]

Good point. The amount of money laundered through London is unbelievable.

The UK's unique selling point: nobody gets charged for finance crime*

* unless it's defrauding a bank

gadders on June 26, 2015 | [–]

Several traders have been prosecuted for libor-rigging.

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