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[email protected] · March 8th 15, 11:46 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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rg, (Recliner) wrote:

*Subject:* Overground down again
*From:* Recliner
*Date:* Sun, 8 Mar 2015 23:43:09 +0000 (UTC)

eastender wrote:
On 2015-03-08 21:56:50 +0000, Recliner said:

eastender wrote:

You obviously have no problem then with privatisation of vast tracts of
cities where no one can protest or take pictures without permission, and
where the adjoining poor neighbourhoods are almost totally excluded from
investment. Instead what we get is space opimised for commerce and
bland upmarket shopping.

Actually, you can take amateur pics in those areas without permission, and
I often do. I've never been involved a protest in my life, and as far as
I'm concerned, they're a nuisance that stops me from getting to places,
not something I welcome or would want to encourage.

As for the adjoining poor neighbourhoods, they tend to become much more
desirable places to live than they used to be, and money floods in (eg,
Hoxton). That's the opposite of them being excluded from investment. How
else would they attract investment?

So, yes, I'm all in favour of wealth creation, and governments spend
money, rather than creating wealth. By all means regulate and tax the
private sector, but don't think you can create wealth without it.

It entirely depends on the walkways agreements negotiated by local
authorities with the companies managing these spaces. We didn't let them go
that far when I was involved but it is getting harder to fend them off
sometimes.

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Colin Rosenstiel