Our founder Nicholas Boys Smith was on Politics London on 1 December discussing the so-called “grotification of London”. He explained why what places look like and how they are looked after matters for people’s pride in place and sense of self-worth. As he explained, ‘It might be that there are piles of rubbish, it might be that there are empty shops and that says to people, “this place doesn’t matter and by implication, you don’t matter.’
You can watch the full program on BBC iPlayer here