The City of London is best known as a thriving financial centre, perhaps the most dynamic financial stronghold in the world. Yet there are further factors contributing to the unique character of the City, not least its mysterious, innovative, and sometimes controversial governing body, the Court of Common Council. Often perceived as an anomaly by Parliament and neighbouring boroughs, yet populated by a dedicated community of elected members who regard their office as 'an honour as well as a duty', this chronicle of Common Councilman C Douglas Woodward's rise through the ranks of the Council...