Britain has gained a reputation for building houses below minimum space standards – ‘rabbit hutch homes’It helps to have a cartoon villain,sometimes. At a Guardian event this week, on the future of London, or art just director Niru Ratnam characterised gentrification as an increase in the number of coffee shops,claiming people who complained approximately being priced out of their area were simply being too picky approximately where they should live. In response, sociologist and ethnographer Emma Jackson pointed out that gentrification is approximately the displacement of people. Related: The do-it-yourself respond to Britain's housing crisis Continue reading...
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