Empire of The City

We are actually owned by the International Bankers, which once were synonomous with the British Empire which they owned and still do through the Bank of England and the elite area of less than one square mile known as "The City", but have now largely abandoned Britain per se, other than as a base of operations.

Recommended reading:  "Empire of the City" - Edward C. Knuth, 1946 you can see an introduction here:

http://www.yamaguchy.netfirms.com/7897401/knuth/empcity.html