London's Secret Mayor who runs The Secret City

[@BidnessGoose]

wouldn't it just be faster to become British monarch, then dissolve parliament and take control of the army and conquer the city of London?

[@matti8621]

To become the British Monarch you need to provide concrete proof of your connection to the Royal family, and if you pass that, then you will join a list of succession for the Crown which has Prince Charles, Prince of Wales as first in line and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as second in line, all the way down the list to Benjamin Ferner Beckman who is 100th in the list. Having said that, considering the King, Princes and Princesses of Norway are on the list at numbers 74 to 78, it isn't faster to do what you listed.

[@Berix]

+Matthew Winter well, couldn't you just conquer London?

[@Angelblue1302]

Good luck. With that. Its the UK, like you can just dissolve parliament. Or Can you?

[@captrexonehawkempire3192]

*Cough Charles I *Cough

[@lechevaliermalfet1]

yes Charles try to push the city of London around, and look what happen to him.

[@foreverdreamer331]

i think becoming the pope might be easier

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

lmao!

[@mpmqbi]

Mathematically no, since a new Lord Mayor is elected each year, while the Pope reigns for the rest of their life. Maths. Ruining jokes since 500 BC

[@phant0mknlght869]

Max Payne cc

[@imitationinfinity7962]

Mpmqbi Not if you kill him.

[@saftytorch4435]

Shirley Wang instructions unclear, became Pope.

[@namenamename390]

"be a British, commonwealth or EU citizen" How times can change

[@Guldmann266]

Wonder what would have happened if an EU-citizen was mayor right now. Would he just lose his seat due to no longer being eligible?

[@willbrother9246]

Marcus Guldager EU citizens already in the United Kingdom won’t be affected

[@capcompass9298]

@@Guldmann266 After a year.

[@blauwbeer556]

@@willbrother9246 wait, so couldn't EU citizens that live in England still go anywhere they want even after Brexit? Because that would be funny lol

[@kk_hsym]

There are also now 110 livery companies.

[@ocean8707]

My grandmother was a freeman of the city of london and after she passed her certificate was passed to us so we have it on our wall

[@sock2828]

It's like a medieval guild government time capsule.

[@capp12249]

sounds cool

[@MarkFace6]

Sweet band name alert

[@kenlandon6130]

there are guilds made just recently like the company of art scholars which was founded in 2014

[@SuperSmashDolls]

Wow, that is literally the most convoluted electoral process imaginable. What happened to strange women in ponds distributing swords?

[@webbowser8834]

Unfortunately that has subsequently proven to be no basis for a system of governance.

[@Iamtheyamyam]

Do I have to give the hat back at the end of my term?

[@adventureinc1568]

We can steal it!

[@ethanrichards3238]

+KewlAid Guy right. Get yo directions right bro

[@OljeiKhan]

+Piplup J You might "lose" it on a business trip. You know , it happens right?

[@Minotaur1975]

Furtunately, the Worshipful Company of Feltmakers can make you a replacement hat

[@karnish4956]

Piplup J 😂😂😂

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

"The butchers, the bakers, and the 2 candlestick makers" that is a great line

[@AndyZach]

The rhyme came from England and probably after the founding of the Mayor of London.

[@EarendilUndomiel]

"The Worshipful Company of Bakers" - You can't make this shit up.

[@Pieterjanvdhd]

+FyllingenOy Someone did...

[@ninamarie177]

There's also one called "The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards"

[@CrustyBread____]

NinaMarie that's the most British name for an organization ever

[@saftytorch4435]

FyllingenOy PRAISE LORD FRANK, GOD OF BAKERS! HE WILL SAVE US FROM SIN!

[@qwertyTRiG]

FyllingenOy Baking was extremely regulated for centuries. A mediæval law on the acceptable weights of a loaf of bread was repealed only a year or so ago.

[@seroccoprime2774]

"And the city of London shall have all its ancient liberties..." IT WAS ANCIENT EVEN AT THE TIME OF THE MAGNA FUCKING CARTA!?

[@danycashking]

Now that's ancient

[@larrymills2417]

Well, the Romans called it Londinium, So yeah, pretty old.

[@ROFLMAOtheNARWHAL]

History has a scale that is hard to imagine. The pyramids at Giza were built c. 2000B.C. They were as old to the Romans as the Romans are to us.

[@yaroubthayer-752]

ROFLMAOtheNARWHAL They say mamouths lived that era.

[@adrianwhiteley4790]

MashedPotato do you mean Mammoths?

[@robotpizzza]

"that fancy hat, which just might make it all worthwhile" tf2 in a nutshell

[@ender_scythe2879]

Daniel Xie True, very true. P.S. I've never got a hat in tf2 EVER!

[@june9914]

+Daniel Xie In a nutshell... Kurzgesagt?

[@ender_scythe2879]

+Mr. Pasta Not really, but Kurzgesagt is awesome

[@yirenchen6384]

Not even a gibus?

[@jadew7764]

So, I get a burning flames tc for a years worth of speeches. Hmmmm...

[@theragingwarcat1410]

Is there a thieves guild

[@LunaDevaKitty]

Don't you mean a Thieves Livery Company?

[@JonatasAdoM]

+DevaKitty Nahb that's the parlment.

[@NedTesco]

yh it's called the banking sector

[@thomasduck125]

+Ned Lightowlers Well played.

[@alicethetransdalek7333]

i want a mages guild

[@FrasierCraft]

There is a creeper in the window at 1:02, creeper at the right in a suit at 1:45, creeper down left at 2:05 Illuminati confirmed

[@calmcowboy]

Why are they there?

[@TheRWS96]

FrasierCraft Saw them

[@stumbling]

FrasierCraft 3:47 the middle one has a smiley face on the shield.

[@Mister.Unknown]

FrasierCraft Notch confirmed

[@jakehix8132]

+FrasierCraft I had to go back n look.... well caught, kind sir.

[@MelkromisteinWeeb]

I thought the Holy Roman Empire was a clusterfuck.

[@kbking16]

It was one of the most organized groups in it's prime, but after Caeser, emperors kept assassinating each other

[@MelkromisteinWeeb]

Kbking16 The Holy Roman Empire wasn't the Roman Empire.

[@kbking16]

Töfter Melkrom i misread your comment. The HRE was a huge clusterfuck, and near the end it was mostly just Austria

[@MrTohawk]

? Be a man of high nobility and have a majority of at least 4 of the 7 prince electors vote for you after the previous emperor died.

[@MelkromisteinWeeb]

MrTohawk The election of the emperor was the most reasonable part of the empire.

[@ahmadkurabi]

If you think about it tho. if you already are part of a guild and/or is a long time business man nearing retirement, you can go into this not really needing the money. It would just be a fun little thing, where you'd truly feel like a king,, Sounds fun for someone who's getting into a midlife crises and hasn't yet decided which Porsche he's going to buy

[@hopelopelop]

+ahmad kurabi and you get a fancy hat

[@ahmadkurabi]

YAASSS :DD

[@renren2740]

and you get fancy outfit with fancy title: The Right Honourable, Lord Mayor [insert name] :))

[@davidkless9131]

+Paulina Tjandra good for the resume!

[@phueal]

That’s basically who these people are.

[@WalterKhayyam]

@CGP Grey For the record, you don't need to be an Alderman to be a Sheriff of the City of London. You frequently have one Aldermanic Sheriff and one non-Aldermanic Sheriff (the Aldermanic Sheriff will be the one on the path to becoming Lord Mayor). To be eligible to be a Sheriff, you will also need to have been a Master of a Livery Company.

[@lucaswebdev]

may i wonder how you know that ?

[@cristopherrobin5862]

Sources?

[@WalterKhayyam]

@@cristopherrobin5862 look at the previous shrieval election (the one that took place just prior to covid).

[@ZOMGbies]

Wow. Never have I seen a plot of land *so fertile* for seeds of corruption to blossom into giant oaks.

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

+AJ Bartram Perfectly put. And surely *that's* never not been the case. It almost puts Citizens United to shame. Nah, CU is pure crack cocaine compared to this, with no cool hats.. just a shiftless block of purposefully cock-blocking, bought off and oft petty seat holders. Can we have a pretty hat, please?

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

+Maren Kuether-Ulberg BTW AJ Bartram -- may I borrow your quote?

[@MiauFrito]

+Vincent Valarian (Ellthan) Citizens United

[@tfkfunguy9109]

The City of London runs the British Overseas Territory tax haven system as well : )

[@thesupertsar4473]

Alexander Bartram *OOF*

[@raltor40]

I feel it would be easier to just invade the city and take that hat. And it is a Nice Hat.

[@writershard5065]

raltor40 Well, it's about the money. Money spells power. Marching in an army could literally be suicide by destabilization. Also who the fuck cares? The city does it's own thing, and helps everyone out to live a happy life. Why bother investing time, money and resources over taking over the City of London, than actually utilizing those resources on actual problems

[@kyleunwin9069]

Writer Shard your argument would make sense, but it's that nice hat that's up for grabs here

[@Vicioussama]

Writer Shard But you have to remember... MURICA! let's bomb em and take that hat!

[@MisterGunpowder257]

Kyle Unwin Clearly, this hat must be secured at all costs. Clearly, we need a special kind of man to do this. An Australian, to be precise. Saxton Hale is coming for you, Lord Mayor.

[@israellai]

+raltor40 haven't there been tons of failed invasions? that's precisely why there still exists a City of London right?

[@nittyjee]

In case you're wondering, CGP Grey in this video spoke at 190 words per minute. Needed to determine how long a video I'm making will be based on my script, just in case someone wanted to be saved the effort I went through.

[@JaredConnell]

Couldn't you just have read your script and timed it?

[@Sir_Isaac_Newton_]

​@@JaredConnell not how it works

[@freddie9705]

CGPGrey only made this video because he wants to run for Right Honourable Lord Mayor, and doesn't want his subscribers ruining his chances by running agaisnt him.

[@DaDunge]

The man who says the only reason he'd ever accept power is for the wealth would take a job with no pay?

[@inanjarif1388]

@@DaDunge ??? When'd he say dat?

[@DaDunge]

@@inanjarif1388 In one of the podcasts.

[@anushervontabarov8568]

@@DaDunge Do you think that the only wealth that he could get is from a salary? Oh boi, we live in different worlds.

[@DaDunge]

@@anushervontabarov8568 No but Grey does, Grey is totally opposed to ever run for any kind of political office, listen to his podcast.

[@martinconway8174]

You get your power from God, you get your power from the people, I get my power by simply existing.

[@Katzelle3]

I get my power from food and sleep.

[@courteous_count]

+Katzelle3 I get my power through photosynthesis

[@ahva2280]

I get my power from the inevitable demise of other creatures.

[@AtheniCuber]

I get my power from the wall outlet which is connected to the municipal electricity system, which is likely powered by coal.

[@JocaIdrone]

I get my power from the field spell card 200+ attack !!

[@fds7476]

To be fair, that hat _is_ pretty fucking awesome...

[@ShawnPitman]

That might be the most honest political position ever established. Not only do you have to shell out your own cash to hold the position, but everyone knows exactly which companies' pockets you live in.

[@Pudgey147]

never underestimate what a British person will do for a fancy hat...

[@AlexE5250]

I love the crest at 4:06 with minute physics, CGP, crash course, and vi hart!

[@expiredgoatmeal1666]

yeah that was cute

[@HapeFS]

And the mice from SmarterEveryDay.

[@user-nb1fg3gk1w]

Alex Edwards, look at 2:05 there's a creeper at the bottom left

[@mihirbindal4012]

@@HapeFS U was thinking throught the video - where have I seen these mice.

[@chrisbartow192]

Hi Hart and minute physics only ones I recofnize (edit) AND GREY TOO

[@weldin]

I like how they had the candlestick makers and then one guy must have gotten kicked out or something and said, "I'm gonna make my own candlesticks! With blackjack! and hookers!"

[@josephmullan6931]

I became a Freeman of the city of London last year. It’s quite a bit easier than this video makes out

[@bobbishmax62]

I was not expecting my school to come up in this video. At 3:52 it's one of the schools the Haberdashers funds; I had no idea they were a Guild in the City of London. This is why I watch these videos.

[@amaliaonTV]

Thanks for your great videos of London. I was there in 2011 and I loved it! Also, I am a fan of Rumpole of the Old Bailey and was so glad to make a stop at the Old Bailey when I visited London, England! Hats off to you!!

[@BangsLiekWhoa]

I love that The Knights of Good are in his list of guilds!

[@U.Inferno]

I just want to go there just so I can say I'm a part of guild. How awesome would that be!

[@MrFrancesco31]

something like: "hey, babe.. did i ever tell you... i'm a candlestick-makers-guild member?" that'll get you all the lasses

[@AgentCamtho1]

+Francesco Magnoni "And I've saved a special candlestick just for you" Too much?

[@MrFrancesco31]

oohhh yeahhh

[@dattebenforcer]

+U1timate1nferno Medieval Guilds/corporations weren't all that exciting. They essentially controlled the monopoly on a certain profession and had strict regulations, i.e. bakers could not create a new pastry of their own accord, doing so was a privilege granted by the guild.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Wax chandler or tallow chandler?

[@gabrielc8399]

Never underestimate what a man can do for a fancy hat.

[@staytrue4201]

I've seen an island on a lake, on an island on a lake. Crater lake Oregon. Pretty place but there is no mayors or hats and stuff.

[@potatosaladd]

So I was already so impressed until.............. "one year, with no salary, and you have to cover your own expenses" Like, OH.MY.GOD. what the heck LOL

[@connorschultz380]

The point is this guy is already filthy rich. I'm sure it's like the royal family. It had more power at some point but that power fell apart.

[@markf5220]

It's also a direct path-blocker of the middle and working classes to the role

[@timmyb8353]

If only we did that in America. You would have to prove you REALLY wanted the job because we won't pay you. Then again, being hired by companies and already terribly rich and making stump speeches about your friends.... previous statement retracted.

[@freddykrueger8076]

@@timmyb8353 Yeahhhhhhh. Just riding on this in case anyone is looking at this comment chain. Paying no salary to politicians is an awful idea, as the lower their salary, and the more they feel they have to do, the easier it is to bribe them. Pay someone no salary, and have it be a job with such an extreme amount of requirements like Lord-Mayor of London, and the job intensity? Thats just asking for people who will either already be insanely corrupt and in the pockets of corporations, or someone who will sell out at every given moment.

[@SerTempleton]

@@markf5220 you're are a smart man. Haven't thought of it like that.

[@hectorthethird4788]

... The Bankers, The Wheelwrights, the Butchers, the Bakers, **TWO** different candlestick makers... IDK why but him saying all the "guilds" somehow sounded like an odd nursery rhyme and saying him saying "Two different candlestick makers" is somehow very funny to me

[@Kradiancy]

You never heard rub-a-dub-dub? Classic nursery rhyme...

[@adrianwhiteley4790]

Kradiancy 3 men in a tub

[@the-chillian]

adrian whiteley So there's a tubmaker's guild too?

[@mafupk]

+Hector the Third It's because of the Butchers Bakers and makers. It really sound like a nursery rhyme and the way he says it sound pretty funny ideed

[@vince8901]

@@mafupk it kind of is a nursery rhyme though

[@loxirezt6359]

Your videos are such good vibe, so relaxing, I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, aggressively.

[@Blazo_Djurovic]

Wait, why does the accountant building have a flag on it featuring a skull. What are they pirate accountants?!?

[@coooooooooool1000]

+Блажо Ђуровић its cooler

[@tkelly1826]

+Блажо Ђуровић It might have something to do with a Monty python sketch about some olde-fashioned accountants turning their building into a shit and raiding other businesses.

[@xaderalert]

+Блажо Ђуровић The Crimson Permanent Assurance

[@eldrago19]

"It's fun to charter an accountant and sail the wide accountancy To find, explore the funds of shore and skirt the shoals of bankruptcy" ~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYq4mnV4odmCnZY

[@vaiyt]

Evil stonks

[@devonfears7450]

Let me just say that I'm a proud American, but like sometimes just hearing to be part of a GUILD would be amazing

[@devonfears7450]

Wow that grammar.

[@DDG2023]

+Devon Fears Guild access denied. Well, until you can say the word "mummy" without thinking of an Egyptian tomb, anyway.

[@devonfears7450]

Lol

[@devonfears7450]

I can

[@techhelpportal7778]

Real guilds exist in the US. Depending on your interest and location you can prolly find one

[@z0e898]

Me during the entire video: "Oh! Come on!"

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I suspect that there are probably perks to being Lord Mayor including money and gifts that may not be paid officially but definitely make the burden of covering expenses much more bearable.

[@LinetteJ]

Very educating and funny! Thanks for broadening my mind. I occationally work at the home of the Lord Mayor, Mansion House, but had no idea this is how it all works.

[@jxffxry]

This point has probably been brought up before, but The City of London is actually a City inside a City (London) inside a Country (England), Inside a Country (United Kingdom), Inside a Continent (Europe) inside a Continent (Eurasia)

[@DevOfDoom99]

Inside of earth

[@jxffxry]

TheDevDoomFilms well actually it's >on< the earth, not in it. But I get what you're saying.

[@alexnguyen8913]

Jeffory TheDreamer inside a solar system, inside a galaxy, inside a universe, inside a [insert something larger than what was mentioned above here], inside a [repeat previous step continuously]

[@DevOfDoom99]

Inside of time. Inside all of existence inside of my mind who is inside a country ON an earth in a solar system inside a galaxy inside the cosmos inside the universe inside of time inside of all of existence. This can keep going.

[@jxffxry]

I believe you're all missing the point, the point I'm making is that the borders between them are fuzzy.

[@gandalf6751]

Instructions unclear, joined a wizard guild

[@odysseusinspace9704]

Anyone notice the little smile on the shield of the knight around 3:50?

[@louis922]

Im going to do all of that, just so that i can have that dank outfit and people call me "The right honourable, Lord Mayor [Inser name here]"

[@suyci]

+Rising Dawn Greetings Lord right honourable asshat! Actually quite a correct title for someone in that position.

[@leaf206]

+Rising Dawn Run for PM, it might be easier than all this...

[@boggo3848]

You forgot the step where you have to become Hortator.

[@MrTreefoz]

Does that have something to do with the fancy hat? :P

[@slendy9600]

not to mention getting all the ashlander clans to name you neravarine

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

You just made up those words

[@BoraCM]

It was probably founded in 43 AD, when the Romans invaded Britannica. It was one of the first settlements they built and was the capital of Roman controlled Britain. They founded it by rowing up the River Thames.

[@tobeytransport2802]

Most town mayors in the UK get the hat and chain as well... my friends grandad was mayor in a small town and got a chain and hat and robes and his expenses were paid but he didn’t get a salary and he was only mayor for one year... but all he had to do was 1) live in the town 2) be over 18 3) get elected to the council by the residents 4) get elected mayor by the council

[@Gh0stClown]

Britain was built on the back of fancy hats.

[@Ayplus]

I enjoy ur fancy hat gud sir. . .Would you like to be an Alderman?

[@yacabo111]

Hidden Creeper guy at 1:46

[@zioming]

+Jacob Nugent (yacabo) another at 1:02

[@mimic6494]

What's that about is is supposed to be an inside joke or are they just there?

[@lukejohnson1079]

+MiMiC it's a joke that's in a lot of the history videos

[@alexanderlysen2477]

+Jacob Nugent (yacabo) another one at 2:05

[@thortheswagger7337]

+Jacob Nugent (yacabo) he does that everywhere

[@DaDunge]

Alderman is an archaic form of elderman, or Elder. In the nordic languages elder is still translated as ålderman.

[@WanukeX]

5:17 - Interesting thing I discovered recently, the street in Canadian Subburbia I used to always walk down for elementary school is actually named after a Lord Mayor of London, as he was at the opening ceremony of the subdivision in the 50s.

[@ccggenius]

"The job pays nothing" "D'OH!" "... Unless you're crooked." "WOO HOO!"

[@eclipse-xl4ze]

who else saw the creeper at 1:47?

[@jhonziegler7063]

Me two

[@flare9222]

Yup, first thing I saw

[@Zepar12]

One at 1:01 as well

[@hps362]

He's in a suit.

[@hps362]

Also goddamnit zepar you scared me

[@johnnye87]

The City of London wasn't just "pre-existing" in 1213, it was already being described as "ancient"...

[@charliedowling2977]

1:48 that’s an interesting member of parliament right of the blue portion of the pie chart.

[@CowTipper898]

Sounds like this city likely has a huge corruption problem

[@MiauFrito]

Panama papers: the City of London is at the heart of the web

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

Is it still corruption if the system is pretty much designed to be run by the wealthy?

[@svampebob007]

problem? there's no corruption problem, if anybody tries to stop them they'll just claim that the last batch of coins were bad :) wopdido here comes the greater depression. They are basically the federal reserve... just imagine how much power some people must have if a kingdom builds a city to rival their economic wealth and fails for over 1000 years... they shit gold bullion every time they take a breath.

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

How is corrupt?

[@konfunable]

no shit, Sherlock.

[@oldskoolchomp81]

well it is a pretty damn sweet hat...

[@Pastahunter]

That chart tho.....

[@china3279]

1:52 I didn't know Pacman was The Common Council

[@johnhernandez875]

The most important question though... Do you get to keep the hat?

[@ShardtheWolf]

John Hernandez You must first ask the habadasher livery comapany, and the alderman must support the descision. Then its just an 82 year waiting period.

[@CoWinkKeyDinkInc]

Why would the mayor's office have the flag of South Africa at 4:28?

[@noahlocke8530]

+CoWinkKeyDinkInc Why not?

[@greg.sym.4115]

It's a commonwealth republic? I dunno and I'm South African

[@TheDukeOfWaltham]

+CoWinkKeyDinkInc Guildhall is regularly used for banquets and receptions, which I suppose was the main purpose of large halls such as this until convention centres came about. Foreign leaders on a state visit to the UK are often hosted by the Lord Mayor at Guildhall, and as it happens, Jacob Zuma received the same treatment in 2010, so the flags could very well be in his honour.

[@toptoddi]

+CoWinkKeyDinkInc They were probably hosting some south african visitors

[@AJZulu]

+TheDukeOfWaltham Knows what's up.

[@Kirillow]

I. AM. SHOCKED. I would LOVE to see a good documentary about the current The Right, Honourable, The Lord Mayor of London. Who is this guy?

[@MRFlackAttack1]

You forgot to mention the little ceremony that takes place between incoming and out going mayors.

[@JonA-rd9jr]

1:54 who voted for the creeper?

[@elijahpatton2179]

Vote enderman who should have apeared but didnt

[@crazybookworm2692]

"The butchers, the bakers, and TWO candlestick makers"

[@dc8890]

I laughed out loud at this video because it's so insane. And I'm British. Our country really does have some crazy, archaic, arcane shit.

[@HeortirtheWoodwarden]

You should be proud of it. It's so badass to have your city be so old that there are no records of when it began and still have institutions and terms from the Medieval Age.

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

This Lord Mayor of London thing comes off to me as humorously wacky. Then again I'm not from the UK. This system is probably so complicated because the City of London's government predate later, more efficient and less corrupt forms of city governance.

[@greatwolf5372]

@@HeortirtheWoodwardenYep this is something to be proud of. Weird traditions that don't really make sense nowadays make us connected to our ancient ancestors. Everything doesn't have to be a rational, efficient and dare I say "fair" system.

[@abdurrahmanf.a.5624]

no wonder the title sounds so great

[@binky2819]

3:10 theres a smiley face on the guild logo lol

[@saccerzd]

Do Americans say 'three-fourths' rather than 'three-quarters'? Never knew that!

[@Kupiakos42]

We say both. Commonality depends on region.

[@MClightOfDay]

Personally I use both, I use 'three-fourths' more when referring to the number, and 'three-quarters' when I'm referring to, well, three quarters of something.

[@blaine8272]

I use both. Kinda just depends on how you like to talk.

[@skimlines]

three quarters sounds like 75 cents. I wouldn't read 3/4 like that.

[@saccerzd]

skimlines ah, I'd not thought of that - makes more sense why Americans don't say it now!

[@graceliu8839]

Now that London doesn't want to leave the EU. This video about City of London might become more relevant.

[@sabin97]

london wants to leave. the city of london doesnt ;)

[@graceliu8839]

+sabin97 do you have the voting results of the City of London in the referendum to back up your claim?

[@sabin97]

Grace Liu of course www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/leave-or-remain-eu-referendum-results-and-live-maps/ if you look carefully in the city of london the vote to remain was over 75% while in london the votedto remain was almost 60%

[@graceliu8839]

sabin97 wow! So you're saying that they both overwhelmingly wanted to stay in the EU! And to do that against the rest of England voting leave, they can decide to secede.

[@sabin97]

Grace Liu london cannot secede. it is forever bound to the will of the rest of england. the city of london i dont know. it has a strange status. it's not a normal city. london, on the other hand, is a normal capital.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Fun fact: the City of London was originally a Roman fort called "Londonium" that was erected about 2000 years ago.

[@agent_605]

even if theres no salary, u could get loads of money to pay for it by selling that hat on eBay

[@pagghr51]

One year tenure: Mayor says: yeah sure, I can live with that..it's public service anyway..sure was hellish what I've been through though...but yeah.. No salary: Mayor says: ooookaay..that sucks, but yeah, fine..wouldn't be mayor if I wasn't influential and rich..nice hat though.. No paid expenses + go around the world on speeches to promote city: Mayor says: FUCK THIS SHIT!

[@caseyhamm8822]

It wouldn't be a CGP Grey video without a ‽ (interrobang), or a random creeper just hanging out like at 1:45.

[@tompoessy]

1:02 there’s a creeper in the left window, 1:45 there’s a creeper in a suit in the upper-right corner and 2:05 there’s a creeper in a suit in the down left corner

[@liviapearls6436]

The Butchers, the Bakers, *_two_* Candlestick Makers I see what you did there

[@bondbondingsweeney]

It sounds like a punishment to me. Go along with what the rest of us want or we will elect you Mayor.

[@barelycompetent9220]

+Dan Sweeney The hat though

[@MegaJoojee]

damn! I was gonna do all that until I heard no pay check, luckily I watched the whole video :D

[@Luna.3.3.3]

Always great videos. Thanks!

[@sansonefabio8177]

CGP makes it so funny 5:23

[@Theturtleowl]

That fancy hat... put a monocle with it and I swear I will obtain it!

[@omega5040]

you get an awesome hat out of it? Hell yeah!

[@LightsEnd304]

Grey, I know you've got a video pre-uploaded and scheduled to premier because I'm getting your video recommendations out of the blue again. Can't wait to see what you cover next.

[@LysandrosBafaloukos]

Probably Shakespeare was thinking about this whole process when we wrote "Too much Ado about nothing"

[@cmck362]

No pay? Fuck it I'll do it for that hat.

[@sohamkakadia]

Sell the hat for 3.26 million, break out your cellar of mutated unstoppable bubonic plague, and take over Europe!

[@JakubWaniek]

2:05 - Bottom left, a creeper?

[@bassplayer2011ify]

yep in a suit

[@abhygupta6959]

what grey didn't mention is that the right honourable title is reserved for members of the privy council, a council that directly advises her majesty. this includes people like the members of the cabinet and other people who matter in the country

[@grantorino2325]

It's usually granted *for life* to them, as well as to prime ministers and governors general from the 15 Commonwealth realms. And it's very rarely granted (again, for life) to certain other very distinguished individuals. As an *hereditary* title, though, it is held by barons, viscounts, and earls (and, by extension, their wives and mothers if they're still living). A marquess, however, is addressed not as "right honorable," but rather as "most honorable." And a duke is addressed simply as "his grace."

[@thomasedgerley1152]

Is it just me or does that actually sound fairly... Good...

[@ejcmoorhouse]

Thomas Edgerley Just you.

[@fordia]

+Thomas Edgerley Yes it does considering that the City of London is not really a place where people live but a place where people work and Companies are run

[@PK-nn3sx]

Well, for those who never heard of there is a place called Mansion House where the ceiling is painted with actual gold and the acting Lord Mayor resides with his/her family, it is where all the fancy dinners and other parties happen. Roughly 17yrs ago I used to work for a company that was in charge of running all catering related events in CoL and I must tell you most people would be outraged to find out who runs the show and whom they worship. Well, the British empire might be long gone but its reach and control is beyond funny. It is surely not about the fancy hat but more likely about being a vital cog in the Illuminati.

[@Apollo_Tsakiris]

Why is there a creeper in a suit on the top right corner at 1:55 !? An other secret of the secret city of london?

[@TheSeafordian]

Great road names in the city, like Threadneedle Street, Poultry and St Mary's Axe.

[@English_Thespian]

I'm British, and just if anyone's thinking "are the fancy hats necessary?" They are. That is the source of our power!

[@LokiBeckonswow]

@CGPGrey you should do a part 3 which includes information from the 2017 documentary "the spider's web" which links the city of london to the offshore tax havens like the british virgin islands and the cayman islands, among many others, as exposed in the panama papers - there is a significant amount of new and relevant information, it would be great to see you cover it and continue to bring awareness to important topics

[@KanuckStreams]

0:16 Me: *tries to follow the chart* Me: *Gets brain injury*

[@jss27560]

very interesting and informative video and channel. I always end up being more informed and confused at the same time. Thanks, I think.

[@brettkane9175]

Plot twist: you have to give the hat back after a year (still worth it!)

[@bkr1895]

Now I'm ever more confused

[@dougim]

“And I want to be King of Londinium and wear a fancy hat.”

[@kyledavidson8712]

Latecomer here - you're becoming my fav channel after big money salvia and AvE nice jorb bahd