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Life in London lockdown: bittersweet, and here to stay

There are small doses of consolation in the new corona-dystopia, but they're diluted by the gradual realisation that social distancing might be here to stay.

Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

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London | The gardens of England are going to look particularly pretty this year. On my once-daily permitted outdoor run round a nearby park, I noticed all the garden-waste bins in the leafy, salubrious nearby streets were full to the brim.

A cordoned off picnic table in a south London park. Getty

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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