What the Olympics did to East London (Documentary)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGuchWajDQo

Resumo

TLDRChristine Franks reflects on her life in Stratford, East London, where she has lived since 1973. She recounts her family's history in the area, the significant changes brought about by the Olympics, and the challenges of urban development. Christine describes the polluted and hazardous environment of her childhood, contrasting it with the current state of Stratford, which has seen major improvements. However, she expresses concerns about overpopulation and the strain on local services due to new developments, particularly the proposed globe, which she fears will worsen congestion and safety issues.

Conclusões

  • 👩‍👧‍👧 Christine's family has deep roots in Stratford.
  • 🏗️ Stratford has transformed significantly since the Olympics.
  • 🌍 The area was once known for its pollution and hazardous conditions.
  • 🚧 Christine worked in a dangerous environment at Russo Laboratories.
  • ⚠️ Concerns about overpopulation and local services are rising.
  • 🏞️ The canals have been cleaned up from their polluted past.
  • 🏙️ The proposed globe raises worries about increased congestion.
  • 🧼 The area had factories that contributed to unpleasant odors.
  • 👶 Christine's daughters continue the family legacy in Stratford.
  • 📉 Services have not kept pace with the growing population.

Linha do tempo

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    Christine Franks shares her deep-rooted connection to Stratford, having lived there since childhood. She recalls her family's history in the area and the changes it has undergone, particularly with the development brought by the Olympics. Christine reflects on her work experience at Russo Laboratories, highlighting the hazardous conditions and the unpleasant environment of Stratford during her youth, marked by pollution and unpleasant odors from nearby factories. She notes the significant improvements made to the area, especially with the Olympic Park, which has transformed the landscape and cleaned up the environment. However, she expresses concern about the current population density in Stratford, the strain on local services, and the potential impact of new developments, such as the proposed globe, which could exacerbate congestion and safety issues.

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Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • What is Christine's connection to Stratford?

    Christine was born and raised in Stratford, where her family has lived for generations.

  • How has Stratford changed over the years?

    Stratford has undergone significant development, especially with the Olympics, contrasting with other areas like Whitechapel.

  • What was the environment like in Stratford during Christine's childhood?

    Stratford was polluted and unpleasant, with factories contributing to a bad smell and hazardous conditions.

  • What concerns does Christine have about future developments in Stratford?

    Christine is worried about overpopulation and the strain on local services due to new developments like the proposed globe.

  • What was the condition of the canals in Stratford when Christine worked there?

    The canals were dirty and filled with debris, unlike the cleaned-up version seen today.

  • How did pollution affect daily life in Stratford?

    Pollution was so severe that children had to cover their faces with scarves to walk to school.

  • What is Christine's opinion on the proposed new globe in Stratford?

    She believes it will exacerbate overcrowding and potentially create dangerous situations.

  • What was the work environment like at Russo Laboratories?

    It was dangerous due to the highly flammable materials and the risk of flooding from nearby canals.

  • How does Christine feel about the current population density in Stratford?

    She feels that the area is at its limit, with services struggling to keep up with the growing population.

  • What was the impact of the Olympics on Stratford?

    The Olympics brought recognition and significant development to Stratford, changing its perception and environment.

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    my name's christine franks i was born in
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    stratford raised here i went to school
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    here
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    my
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    mum and dad lived across the road from
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    where we are now
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    at number 12
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    and my grandma lived in this house
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    number five
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    aunties and uncles were in this property
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    bringing up their children so cousins
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    were all born here
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    i met my husband at school
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    when we got married there was not
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    property to be had
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    and so we moved into
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    the flat upstairs
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    we've been here since 1973.
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    i have one daughter living with me still
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    and the other daughter has moved into
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    a property down the road which was my
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    mother-in-law's
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    she's had one child since she's been
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    living at that house so now we've
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    started the circle again
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    i can remember the day that it was
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    announced and it was just
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    so exciting
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    it was just a bit of recognition of the
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    area you know
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    when you live in east london it's you
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    you're sort of oh you're living in a
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    really rough area
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    stratford white chapel you know it's all
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    a bit rough i think that we were all
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    sort of lumped together and then
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    suddenly this amazing new development
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    and the olympics was being seen all over
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    the world
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    it's developed so much more than other
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    parts of east london i mean white chapel
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    is very much as it was when i was a kid
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    tower hamlet's the same they've got
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    their developments they've got things
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    going on but
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    nowhere near what stratfor has had i
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    mean this is
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    major major changes since i was a child
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    after i left school i went to work for a
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    company called russo laboratories in
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    stratford which is on the site where the
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    olympics are now the site itself was
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    quite interesting because it was highly
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    flammable it was quite dangerous to work
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    on you know and where it was positioned
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    was enclosed by canals on each side
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    if it rained heavily we were all
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    marooned in there so we they had we had
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    a tannoy system where we used to
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    they used to have to announce that there
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    was rain coming and the canal would
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    flood and that we were trapped in there
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    and we all had to move out
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    so this happened on a regular basis we
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    had all sorts of other weird factories
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    down there we had um opposite where
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    roussel was we had a nuclear
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    sort of nuclear research center it was
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    very weird
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    um there was sort of
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    car
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    repair places and
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    um junk yards and
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    next to us was a vile place called
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    harrison barber which used to
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    they used to clean skins and animal
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    bodies and remove the fat and make soap
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    out of it absolutely notorious in the
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    area stench was unbelievable the whole
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    of stratford used to smell from this one
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    factory if you came past at the wrong
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    time you'd see them unloading all the
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    corpses and it was rather horrible i
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    mean it was stinky strap for parts of
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    stratfor did smell definitely in some of
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    the factories on the site where the
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    olympics are now were contributing to
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    that you know so
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    it wasn't a very nice place to live at
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    that time
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    in terms of the environment it wasn't
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    such a nice place to live
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    when i worked there those canals that
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    are now
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    really lovely and have boats on and it's
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    really nice were not like that at all
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    they had dead animals in and old bikes
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    and you know broken things all thrown in
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    you know
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    um bodies
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    you know yeah people used to dump bodies
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    down there
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    it was a horrible area really
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    but that's all been cleaned out with the
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    olympic park they cleaned everything out
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    there were so many chemicals in that
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    soil you know they had to keep filtering
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    it over and over again
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    huge piles of soil as it was being
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    filtered and re-filtered and re-cleaned
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    over and over again yeah yeah obviously
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    it was very dangerous stuff it's not
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    really suitable
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    in parts
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    for
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    domestic occupation if you like you
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    couldn't plant veggies in there or
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    anything like that
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    i've said that there is high levels of
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    pollution
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    being inhaled by young people
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    it's always been like that
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    for me it's always been like that in
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    this part of london because prior to
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    cars
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    and airlines
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    we had the factories and the factories
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    were
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    highly pollutant when i was yeah i was
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    in primary school and it was so so thick
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    i mean there were periods of time when
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    the pollution was so heavy you would
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    have to wear a scarf over your face
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    and you would have to walk along holding
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    the walls to get to school
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    yeah it's hard to believe that you
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    couldn't see in front of you
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    i know when my mother-in-law moved back
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    to london she was shocked because she
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    was forever dusting where she lived in
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    leon sea and it was all lovely and by
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    seaside she didn't have to dust
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    she came back to london it was like dust
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    in forever you know
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    we do get loads of dust and rubbish you
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    know that's london
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    i think stratford
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    at the moment
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    is
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    really at the limit
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    there are so many people concentrated in
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    this area now
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    it's difficult to get doctor
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    appointments sometimes
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    services haven't really kept up with the
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    increase in the population
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    i mean if you stand on the bridge and
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    look
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    how much
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    spare space is there
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    one of the things is the big new globe
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    that they're proposing that lots of
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    people have opposed
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    there's going to be so many more people
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    in that area at certain times
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    i think it's going to be too much for
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    the area it's bad enough when the
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    football's on
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    i don't go to stratford i'm used to the
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    football kicking out but when it's at
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    stratford and you're trying to get
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    shopping and suddenly you've got
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    thousands and thousands of people coming
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    out
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    the prospect of more people coming out
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    of the globe
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    is worrying i think it's
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    potentially quite dangerous
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    they still seem to keep persisting with
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    it despite the fact that lots of people
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    have proposed it and the council
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    proposed it
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    they are still pushing
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    you
Etiquetas
  • Stratford
  • East London
  • Olympics
  • Urban Development
  • Pollution
  • Family History
  • Community
  • Overpopulation
  • Local Services
  • Environmental Change