Moped attack on Ozil

London is unique, it really is the only true city in the country - at least in terms of international mega cities. You can walk Manchester, Edinburgh etc in a few hours. London can take days to see its parts and that includes north, south, east and west in that Greater London ring. More jobs and openings than you can shake a stick at, amenities and stuff to do is second to non... if you have built a decent life there and the expense is not crushing you I would say it would be very hard to leave.

I also had a kid with my partner in North London but took a research position at York and moved as what we could afford up here is just miles more than what we got in London. And certain areas in the north, proportionally, smash the crime rate in parts of London... look at Grimsby

This is Sadiq Khans London
All part and parcel of living in a big city.

Glad they got away unhurt
Hope the theives are caught but they wont be
The police cuts all over London

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 33 minutes ago
I live relatively close to the area and have two minds about it.

Generally I have a lot of sympathy for the people living there and as the person above rightly says, the cost of living has made life very difficult for low earners in the area.

However, when you're actually in the area - particularly after dark - even as a big bloke, I don't feel safe. There are some absolute scuumbags living there and aside from the safety aspect, the respect on show is non existent. Littering, loud music etc. - it feels as if people don't give two sheites about their community.
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Unfortunately the community aspect is not as prevalent as it was years ago. It’s the same over here. Growing up in Dublin in the late 70s into the 80s there was a real community feel and folk generally seemed to care about both their neighbor and neighborhood.
Most of that is gone and these days most folk don’t even know their neighbors or make any attempt to engage with them.
They also let their kids run wild with little or no care about the community in general. Just my opinion mind

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 33 minutes ago
I live relatively close to the area and have two minds about it.

Generally I have a lot of sympathy for the people living there and as the person above rightly says, the cost of living has made life very difficult for low earners in the area.

However, when you're actually in the area - particularly after dark - even as a big bloke, I don't feel safe. There are some absolute scuumbags living there and aside from the safety aspect, the respect on show is non existent. Littering, loud music etc. - it feels as if people don't give two sheites about their community.
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Unfortunately the community aspect is not as prevalent as it was years ago. It’s the same over here. Growing up in Dublin in the late 70s into the 80s there was a real community feel and folk generally seemed to care about both their neighbor and neighborhood.
Most of that is gone and these days most folk don’t even know their neighbors or make any attempt to engage with them.
They also let their kids run wild with little or no care about the community in general. Just my opinion mind
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I live in an area with quite a nice community feel.

But some properties are being bought by people sitting on large amounts of equity, coming out of North London.

Most of them have absolutely no respect for the community - absolute caaants.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 36 seconds ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 33 minutes ago
I live relatively close to the area and have two minds about it.

Generally I have a lot of sympathy for the people living there and as the person above rightly says, the cost of living has made life very difficult for low earners in the area.

However, when you're actually in the area - particularly after dark - even as a big bloke, I don't feel safe. There are some absolute scuumbags living there and aside from the safety aspect, the respect on show is non existent. Littering, loud music etc. - it feels as if people don't give two sheites about their community.
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Unfortunately the community aspect is not as prevalent as it was years ago. It’s the same over here. Growing up in Dublin in the late 70s into the 80s there was a real community feel and folk generally seemed to care about both their neighbor and neighborhood.
Most of that is gone and these days most folk don’t even know their neighbors or make any attempt to engage with them.
They also let their kids run wild with little or no care about the community in general. Just my opinion mind
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I live in an area with quite a nice community feel.

But some properties are being bought by people sitting on large amounts of equity, coming out of North London.

Most of them have absolutely no respect for the community - absolute caaants.
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It’s similar here. Where I grew up I don’t know anyone anymore. The people there now have no respect for the community. It’s sad to see unfortunately

comment by Passion Power - MAGA - Make Arsenal Great Again¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (U8398)
posted 11 hours, 10 minutes ago
London seems to be getting worse
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absolute cesspit

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 33 minutes ago
I live relatively close to the area and have two minds about it.

Generally I have a lot of sympathy for the people living there and as the person above rightly says, the cost of living has made life very difficult for low earners in the area.

However, when you're actually in the area - particularly after dark - even as a big bloke, I don't feel safe. There are some absolute scuumbags living there and aside from the safety aspect, the respect on show is non existent. Littering, loud music etc. - it feels as if people don't give two sheites about their community.
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Unfortunately the community aspect is not as prevalent as it was years ago. It’s the same over here. Growing up in Dublin in the late 70s into the 80s there was a real community feel and folk generally seemed to care about both their neighbor and neighborhood.
Most of that is gone and these days most folk don’t even know their neighbors or make any attempt to engage with them.
They also let their kids run wild with little or no care about the community in general. Just my opinion mind
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I live in an area with quite a nice community feel.

But some properties are being bought by people sitting on large amounts of equity, coming out of North London.

Most of them have absolutely no respect for the community - absolute caaants.
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Cockney red

comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 33 minutes ago
I live relatively close to the area and have two minds about it.

Generally I have a lot of sympathy for the people living there and as the person above rightly says, the cost of living has made life very difficult for low earners in the area.

However, when you're actually in the area - particularly after dark - even as a big bloke, I don't feel safe. There are some absolute scuumbags living there and aside from the safety aspect, the respect on show is non existent. Littering, loud music etc. - it feels as if people don't give two sheites about their community.
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Unfortunately the community aspect is not as prevalent as it was years ago. It’s the same over here. Growing up in Dublin in the late 70s into the 80s there was a real community feel and folk generally seemed to care about both their neighbor and neighborhood.
Most of that is gone and these days most folk don’t even know their neighbors or make any attempt to engage with them.
They also let their kids run wild with little or no care about the community in general. Just my opinion mind
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I live in an area with quite a nice community feel.

But some properties are being bought by people sitting on large amounts of equity, coming out of North London.

Most of them have absolutely no respect for the community - absolute caaants.
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Cockney red
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Moved down here from near Manchester

comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 15 hours, 59 minutes ago
Turns out Kolasinac can defend
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Boom

What an absolute legend sending those two parasites back under the sh1tty rock they came from, maybe United could buy him, we need some balls in the team