London: Safe or S***hole?
Hey,
In case you missed it I made a video on this debate kicking off on Twitter about whether London is safe, and why so many commentators are so desperate to tell us it is.
It involves my much-stolen post about Danny Finklestein, and me being told off by an important media figure called Hugo.
Check it out here:
I live in London, have done for over 40 years, I used to go everywhere, North and South of the river, it is not the same city. This is not anecdotal, it is from experience, London is NOT safe, no longer safe.
I’m glad that I live a long way from London, in a village outside a small rural town where almost everyone is white British and there is a real sense of community. In my village everyone says “hello” when walking past people, the town has regular community events and crime is low. It’s one of the last bastions of England (the flags are still flying proudly) and I just hope it lasts.