The ancillary aspect of every British city now is the council estate.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city.
London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.
Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
When I was a youngster, I was brought up in a very political background on an estate in north London.
Contemporary Britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me - but if I knew a little bit more about other places, and other times, maybe it wouldn't.
Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
London is the clearing-house of the world.
I find Edinburgh a stimulating place in which to live, with it being a city of contrasts, both architecturally and socially, and each district having a definite character.
The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
You're not going to have something set on a council estate that explores all elements of human existence, the variety of experience inherent in any community.