Voices: I live in a ‘no go’ area of London – this is what it’s really like
by John Rentoul
Feb 27, 2024
3 minutes
I managed to cycle from the supposed “no go area” of Tower Hamlets to Westminster this morning. The most shocking thing I saw was a fetching pair of pinstripe leggings overtaking me.
I was surprised when Paul Scully, the former business minister and a, said to BBC London that “if you look at parts of Tower Hamlets … there are no-go areas”. I have lived in the east London borough most of my adult life and can say that he was talking rubbish.
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