After two decades away, this journalist discovers a city that still has an undeniable buzz – yet in other ways it’s grinding to a halt.
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The last time I lived in London the whole country was obsessed with David Beckham’s left foot.
It was May 2002 and Beckham, the Manchester United and England football star, was at the pinnacle of his sporting and cultural powers.
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