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Will Britain ever build beautiful?
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this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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Headline ending in a question mark..... the answer is always No.
At least there was some substance to this though. It was an interesting read.
Tldr for the lazy amongst us?
"We can barely build, let alone build beautiful."
Longer version: Northstowe was supposed to be some idyllic, self sustaining eco-town but it's just a drab hellhole with nothing to do and even less of a soul.
A new development popped up in Nottingham recently. Nestled in between a main road and a train line, overlooked by the ruined husk of the old Virgin Media building, and conveniently across the road from a sewage plant.
I'm expecting them to complete and sell over the winter, because it smells delightful on any day over 20°C.
The answer is definitely no.