I guess no-one wants to 'out' themselves as 'hideously ugly'.
The city has been stolen by the mega wealthy.
Oddly enough, it's a description that would definitely befit my avatar.
Inaccurate as non-conservative controlled boroughs are just as bad.More actively sold to the mega wealthy by a fundamentally corrupt Conservative Party.
Inacturate. Non-conservative controlled boroughs are just as bad.
The road in Lambeth which I grew up on recently completed cleansing, and is now 100% a sqillionaires row.
Partly. Most Lambeth councillors seem content with the social cleansing that goes hand in hand with developer money.
No. The real estate craze is mainly due to historically low interest rates for the past 15-20 years, no matter who was steering London's wheel. Situation is exactly the same all over Europe, in cities and smalltowns alike. The phenomenon is of course most extreme in metropoles like London, Paris etc. because it's sort of 'fashionable' to have a second home in Chelsea or Kensington. But none of us could ever afford a london flat there, even 20 years ago, so the effects on us are limited.The Legacy of Sadiq Kahn.
+1. When I look at urbanism today, I see that an awful lot of good things have been done in recent years. In Germany and France, possibly England too, cities are far less congested than they used to be. A healthy evolution overall IMO.It also feels pointless to be angry about it. As I get older, I feel increasingly accepting of the inevitable transience of communities and the built environment
The output of guitar music is dwindling, compared to the zillionbytes of electronic music published every day on Soundcloud. So guitar shops will die out one after another, just like photo laboratories did, and offset printing plants currently are.