Brand London

In one 50 minute walk through London - from Westminster to Regent Street - I just saw and experienced the following.


1. An elderly bloke sitting on a bench in St. James' Park and a big Pelican sitting at the opposite end - both totally at ease with each other.


2. I spoke to group of inner city school boys standing in a big queue outside a niche shop in Soho, all waiting to buy stuff they like. All had saved by working outside school hours to do so. So polite. So genial. So conversational. So nice. So not as painted.


3. The length of Oxford Street come to a stand-still to look at / take pictures of and touch (if possible) the horses of the mounted police. 


Forget the riots / war of avarice.
This is us.