[TruthWillHurt]

It sometimes feels like London is a theme-park designed to separate people from their money and entertain the Plebs workforce.

This (and the giant Ferris wheel) certainly don't help.

[simonbarker87]

Sounds better than a city full of shops designed to separate people from their money buying stuff they don’t need.

Life is about building memories, connecting with people and sharing experiences. Having a variety of places to do that (update: including shops) is nice in my opinion.

[Xophmeister]

> Sounds better than a city full of shops designed to separate people from their money buying stuff they don’t need.

London has plenty of those.

[petercooper]

It can't be disputed that (central) London is one of the world's biggest tourist attractions, and much of it is geared towards activities. But it's far from the only factor to life in a city that's larger, more diverse, and more distinctive than ever. It's one of the most varied places in the entire world when it comes to demography, wealth, cultures, and opportunities – is this a bad thing?

[blowski]

London also has a lot of fantastic free parks, museums, galleries, libraries. So I'm not sure I understand your criticism.

[rsynnott]

Eh? This is a giant microwave telecom tower. They're all over the world (find a large city that doesn't have a convenient nearby hill, and there are probably one or two) and they're ~all disused. Fibre made them essentially useless decades ago, and the London one doesn't even have its antennae anymore.

It's presumably listed, so they can't just demolish it. What do you _want_ them to do with it, if not this?