eastender ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

Sounds like more Livingstone lies to me. The blocks of flats which
line the A41 from Marble Arch to Childs Hill all look pretty
expensive to me. The most deprived areas tend to be pedestrianised
and very quiet.

That may be true in some cities but not so much in London,

Hmmm. I'd say that London had a higher proportion of expensive areas on
main arteries than other cities, with a higher proportion of the poorer
population commuting in from outside.

Most of the major arteries go through bloody well-off areas.