Protected by British gunboats and Gurkhas, Singapore plays an outsized role in the world’s banking and oil system.
ADAM RAMSAY
Adam Ramsay is a freelance journalist and writer, currently working on his forthcoming book ‘Abolish Westminster’. He was previously special correspondent (and various other things) at openDemocracy.
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