Your London Will Never Be The Same

Covid-19 changed things and so London forever.

The UK's economic model has, at least for the past three decades, funnelled people towards the capital. London, together with all the big cities around the globe have benefited from, what economists have called, "agglomeration effects". Strong global economic headwinds that have encouraged businesses to be as close as possible to each other.

So, if you are a born-and-bread-Londoner, you probably never had to consider whether to move further afield. Chasing your aspirations – even when those haven't reached beyond "being able to make rent" – have inevitably bound you to London.

Like most of those who have never actually left their birthplace, you cannot imagine living elsewhere. The reality is that you never had a reason to go. Continue...

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The Thames Is "Severely Polluted" With Plastic

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