There is a lot that is wrong with London development. But amid the injustices, undemocratic processes and plain ugliness of much of the capital's regeneration, some quiet bits of urban planning have, largely unsung and almost unnoticed, made parts of London infinitely nicer.
The glorious planting and pedestrianisation of the junction of Aldwych and the Strand, apparently London’s largest new public space for a decade, is one such change.
