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Absolutely agree. I guess I just wanted to point out that a lot of them are a long way from a) where they were in the '90s, and b) a lot of the places I noticed in Hackney in the '00s. Possibly sampling bias multiplied by anecdata.
Sort of #notallestates I guess.
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The fabric of the estates may have improved since the 1990s but the lives of those within them has not. Cuts to social services; underemployment and benefits cuts have really taken their toll. Added to which all the decent properties have gone due to right to buy some 60% of which are now private rentals. People’s lives are tough today. And they are being ignored.
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Paint and trees and playgrounds are great.
They don't help with the problems associated with being poor though.
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But this, when I read it it this am, sound a bit like "I don't understand, Islington is rich, and those estates look nice".
I just wanted to highlight how grim it can be.
#publichealthsplaining