Lewisham

I had a really good op brewing. I was going to write about south-east London in general, because I think it’s the coolest place in the world, and we get far too much flak. Some of this bitching is justified - yes, the accent is horrendous (“saaaaarf east London innit?”) - but a lot of it is prejudice. You might be surprised to learn that a few million people venture south of Waterloo on a daily basis, even live there, without being stabbed, shot etc. Anyway, I emailed Monica with my wonderful suggestion, and I now have a whole load of new neighbourhoods to write about (Peckham, New Cross etc), but no general category. I’m quite ...