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"London is not so much a city, as the world’s biggest village.” (G. K. Chesterton)
London consists of thirty-three small cities, each with their own governments, schools, areas of wealth and poverty and sense of individual identity. Each borough has national government representation and a local council that collects taxes and provides essential services.

Unique Cultures
The individual characteristics of each borough are so strong that changes to borough boundaries are often met with strong opposition. The punks and hippies of Camden, the fashionistas and hard men of Hackney, and the chattering classes of Islington believe themselves to be worlds apart, even when they live on neighbouring streets.

Source: http://www.londontown.com/London/London_Boroughs/