I can't help wondering whether East London's days as the cultural pulse of London are numbered though. I think that gentrification is going to hit the area quite hard and quite soon, and it's going to become a bit soulless. I can see the little pockets of central London that are migrating east killing the place.
That's not something I'm wishing on the place, just a prediction. If East London does cease to be the cultural pulse of the city, I reckon that status will head north, which would be even more of a pain in the arse for me.
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