john07
Labour & Co-operative
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Post by john07 on Oct 13, 2024 20:59:27 GMT
I guess in the areas that really have indisputably gentrified. Let's say Shoreditch or the Isle of Dogs, it's largely driven by population replacement. And to be fair to the left, it shows a certain consistency to have issues with that even if the wealthy replacements are left wing. Gentrification is a real facet of the core of major cities and has been a feature of London for many generations. High class areas fade because they get worn out, industrialized, invaded by rail tracks and yards, afflicted by road improvements, or just in that cycle of boom and depression. I might cite Fulham, Notting Hill, Islington, Cheapside and Brixton as places that have moved up and down materially. The gentrification occurs when bright young aspirational couples buy in to a run-down or derelict area because it is well situated and appears to have promise despite being comparatively cheap. It used to imply a move from left to right in politics, but now that those terms have less effectiveness or simplicity and the parties are uncertain of their own positioning, it may well imply quite rapid change of party but not necessarily in crude left-right terms. Indeed. Gentrification in swathes of London plus also cities such as Manchester has not really resulted in movements to the right. Often the reverse has proved to be the case. |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Oct 14, 2024 13:34:14 GMT
An hourly shuttle service isn't particularly impressive when you consider that there are plenty of nearby settlements which have direct services to London. Especially since the connections at Ipswich station don't always line up particularly well. It's fine in you work in Ipswich or Felixstowe, but not a good choice if you're commuting towards London. Well-connected within the region, is what I meant, compared to plenty of other otherwise-attractive small towns. Agree that only those on the direct Ipswich line are going to appeal to London commuters. But pretty much all the other towns in the area have at least equivalent connections. Stowmarket and Needham Market have got the main line plus the branch to Cambridge/Peterborough and are on the A14. Woodbridge has an hourly service and that stretch of the A12 isn't any worse than the stretch of the A14 outside Felixstowe. It's only really well-connected compared to Hadleigh and Sudbury, which is a pretty low bar. |
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