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Finsbury Park - the worst of Britain?
I just read this description of Finsbury Park in the Yorkshire Post... fair or unfair?!
From: David Quarrie, Lynden Way, Holgate, York.
I SPENT four days staying in London, where I saw the very best and the very worst of Britain.
The best, and this is where we still lead the entire world, was the wonderful wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. It was almost impossible to find fault with any of it. The people, planning, music, weather, costumes, precision, designs, colour, organisation, timing, behaviour, discipline, love, respect, tradition, awareness were all an absolute joy to behold.
The worst was walking and travelling through north London, in particular Finsbury Park and the surrounding area. With the filth, dirty buildings, damaged cars and vans, the squalor, stench of cheap heated-up food, traffic congestion, dense population and crowded footpaths, it was hard to believe the contrast.
From: David Quarrie, Lynden Way, Holgate, York.
I SPENT four days staying in London, where I saw the very best and the very worst of Britain.
The best, and this is where we still lead the entire world, was the wonderful wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. It was almost impossible to find fault with any of it. The people, planning, music, weather, costumes, precision, designs, colour, organisation, timing, behaviour, discipline, love, respect, tradition, awareness were all an absolute joy to behold.
The worst was walking and travelling through north London, in particular Finsbury Park and the surrounding area. With the filth, dirty buildings, damaged cars and vans, the squalor, stench of cheap heated-up food, traffic congestion, dense population and crowded footpaths, it was hard to believe the contrast.
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"hooded gunman of Finsbury Park"
"Four deny murder of young footballer"
"alleged London ricin plot"
"Knife crime rockets on the steets of Britain"
and of course the predictable:
"evil hook handed Islamic extremist"
I remember a few years ago when I was living in Harringay, Green Lanes was described in the Daily Mail (the day my parents were visting) as "the most dangerous street in Britain". This obviously alarmed them but I always felt safe living on Green Lanes. Just goes to show how peoples perceptions can vary so wildly...
My immediate thought was 'letter of complaint? Let's ask kreuzkav!'
Maybe that's wrong though?
Islington- Holloway and Upper Street
Harringey Wood Green
Hackney Mare Street and Stoke Newington.
Also what is wrong with having six fried chicken shops very close together.
Last time I was in York half of it was underwater and there was a distinct smell of poo. Still didn't smell as bad as Seven Sisters Road though.