Is Gentrification a Force For Good? - Ealing Debate

This House Believes Gentrification is a Force For Good

Why Are We Having This Debate

Gentrification is a debate that has raged in London since the 60s. As communities are reshaped to keep up with modern needs, locals lament the changes often focusing on the loss of community spirit vs the potential gain to local economies as more businesses and join the area and homes are built. Ealing is undergoing huge gentrification projects currently with high-rise residents being built everywhere from West-Ealing all the way to Acton.

We ask - Is this working for you? Is your community better or worse off? Has Gentrification Been a Force for Good?

Articles
Is Gentrification Innevitable & Innevitably Bad - The Guardian
Gentrification Benefits Local Residents - Financial Times
Gentrification Killing Ealing - Daily Mail
Come along and have your vote!

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