There’s every sign that big cities will become places where only the very rich and the very poor live, in carefully separated ghettos. The pandemic has hastened this process, writes Janet Street-Porter
’m proud of my heritage, born in inner London to parents who had lived through the Blitz. They couldn’t wait to flee to the dreary outer suburbs as soon as they could afford a small house with a garden, whereas my birthplace has been the source of joy and frustration, providing inspiration, and constant cultural nourishment.
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