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by crispyporkbites 2522 days ago
Zone 1 - zone 2/3 is not bad, but what actually happens is people are moved from zone 1 to some random town 40 miles away (because it's WAY cheaper to do that).

These people don't have cars, they are the least well off people in our society, often physically, mentally and materially. Their entire support system, friends, family etc. are ripped up from beneath them. They end up never rejoining the economy and the cycle continues.

These are people so we can't just shift them where we want to.

Here's an example from Zone 1:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/residents-of-the-heyg...

These people OWNED their flats, they were compulsory purchased from them at ridiculously low rates, demolished and replaced with luxury flats. The only option for these people was to move from their 2 bed flat to a new studio or leave London.