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I've spotted this a number of times in Cambridge, but didn't upload because I knew I'd seen it before, I had no idea I'd seen it in London! Great double

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Thanks! I was really impressed that here, in Cambridge there is not so many interesting cars to spot. Rarely I’ve seen some Tesla’s, but at this moment I haven’t had my camera with me, so that was a problem

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Cambridge was found in both 2017 and 2018 to be the most unequal city in the UK in terms of wealth distribution. There are millions upon millions of pounds in this city, but it is tied up in the University, and the so-called 'silicon fen' - the Trinity College owned science park houses offices for Apple, Amazon and others, Microsoft also has a large development centre in the city, but much of the population sees very little of this money, many have multiple jobs and/or work zero-hours contracts.

It can seem as if Cambridge is home to the super-rich, with huge house prices, and a beautiful, well-kept city centre, but many of the millionaires properties are owned by investment companies, banks and property developers, and much of the council spending is for the benefit of tourism, whilst residents are left out. Transport is terrible, there's next to no socially affordable housing, and even less key-worker housing despite having one of the most important hospitals in the UK (Addenbrooke's), and communities outside the city centre, such as North Arbury, Abbey and Chesterton are left woefully underfunded. Not to mention the fact that rates of homelessness in the city are above the national average, and way above the average of cities with similar rates of growth and wealth accumulation.

I adore Cambridge, and I urge anyone to come and visit, it's gorgeous, but beneath it's charm are many struggling to get by!

Sorry, I went on a bit of a rant there!

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