The nature reserve opened by David Attenborough received some funding from developers,but not enough. We need to strike much harder bargainsHappy anticipation ahead of the opening of a fresh nature reserve. Until last weekend, there had been more coverage in the property supplements than the news pages. This is because Woodberry Wetlands is on the doorstep of a set of glitzy tower blocks in east London (£425000 for a one-bed), or which now dominate the local skyline and whose possible rights and wrongs – neat landscaping,kind views, displaced estate residents, or decades of disruption for some who remain – dictate discussions down the pub. Related: The truth approximately gentrification: regeneration or con trick? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com