Many inner-city communities in London are at the heart of a 'super-gentrification' process, in which housing and local environmental design is being transformed with 'ghetto areas' receiving an influx of middle-class and upper-class residents.You only have to look at areas such as Brixton where poverty rates are high and deprivation is very real, but at the same time, a few streets away from Central Brixton, you have properties so expensive, even those you think could afford them, cannot. Also, Hackney is an area in East London which is home to some of the most socially marginal members of society. Yet neighboring Hoxton is a melting pot of rich culture with its vast amount of cultural and art organizations at the heart of it.
Super-gentrification to this extent creates a social divide among members of society and makes one's social class background become more of a marker in their life. This then fuels a culture of envy, rants and crime, particularly within the younger generation.I have heard many young vocally express their anger at the loss of 'culture' and enrichment from their communities , at the expense of gentrification. They make the valid point that it is always ethnic minority communities missing out and left to live in the poor conditions they already do, with the privileged Frustration has also been spoke about parts of an area or borough being favored over others for development, leaving residents feeling even more marginalized and young people are seeking revenge. When I say young people, I am mainly referring to young men, and in some, actually if not, most cases, men in their late 20s, early 30s,even in their 40s.
How are they carrying out this revenge you may ask? Well they partake in house robberies in more affluent areas, which they refer to as 'moves'. Dulwich Village, a prosperous part of South London is victim to the most house robberies in Britain. According to a report by The Guardian, Dulwich village is 87 more times likely to be broken into than the country's safest village, Harbury near Leamington Spa. A further survey conducted by Moneysupermarket.com found that, '.. 61 out of every 1,000 households in the SE21 are had made an insurance claim for theft in the last five years'. This is alarming news, but not surprising to myself. I have come across all sorts of people, from all different walks of life and what is most striking, is the similar glamorization I hear about 'moves'(house robberies) and their very vivid tales, often engaging of what they managed to retrieve and how they got away. These sort of organized young criminals usually target suburban areas which are very quiet in nature and in which strangers passing by is hugely unlikely.
Personally, we have significant issues of social exclusion, poverty and crime committed by inner-city individuals in affluent areas. Gentrification in the broader scheme of things has wide ranging issues which need to be addressed if property and families are to be protected and communities to feel valued. One strategy I would employ in aiming to get rid of this issue would be to get communities in affluent areas to integrate with those from more deprived areas in comparison? How do they do this? Well I guess the first point of call would be to scrap gentrification and have the working-class and middle-class live harmoniously together in an area, which understands different classes and their differing struggles. MPs of the local community can achieve this by actively listening to the views of all and then working towards solving problems they may have.
Super-gentrification to this extent creates a social divide among members of society and makes one's social class background become more of a marker in their life. This then fuels a culture of envy, rants and crime, particularly within the younger generation.I have heard many young vocally express their anger at the loss of 'culture' and enrichment from their communities , at the expense of gentrification. They make the valid point that it is always ethnic minority communities missing out and left to live in the poor conditions they already do, with the privileged Frustration has also been spoke about parts of an area or borough being favored over others for development, leaving residents feeling even more marginalized and young people are seeking revenge. When I say young people, I am mainly referring to young men, and in some, actually if not, most cases, men in their late 20s, early 30s,even in their 40s.
How are they carrying out this revenge you may ask? Well they partake in house robberies in more affluent areas, which they refer to as 'moves'. Dulwich Village, a prosperous part of South London is victim to the most house robberies in Britain. According to a report by The Guardian, Dulwich village is 87 more times likely to be broken into than the country's safest village, Harbury near Leamington Spa. A further survey conducted by Moneysupermarket.com found that, '.. 61 out of every 1,000 households in the SE21 are had made an insurance claim for theft in the last five years'. This is alarming news, but not surprising to myself. I have come across all sorts of people, from all different walks of life and what is most striking, is the similar glamorization I hear about 'moves'(house robberies) and their very vivid tales, often engaging of what they managed to retrieve and how they got away. These sort of organized young criminals usually target suburban areas which are very quiet in nature and in which strangers passing by is hugely unlikely.
Personally, we have significant issues of social exclusion, poverty and crime committed by inner-city individuals in affluent areas. Gentrification in the broader scheme of things has wide ranging issues which need to be addressed if property and families are to be protected and communities to feel valued. One strategy I would employ in aiming to get rid of this issue would be to get communities in affluent areas to integrate with those from more deprived areas in comparison? How do they do this? Well I guess the first point of call would be to scrap gentrification and have the working-class and middle-class live harmoniously together in an area, which understands different classes and their differing struggles. MPs of the local community can achieve this by actively listening to the views of all and then working towards solving problems they may have.