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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Stewart Carr

London has become a ‘two-tier' city for 'the wealthy and cosseted’, says Ian Rankin

A homeless person sits on the pavement outside Westminster Station in London - (AFP/Getty)

Bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin has branded London a “hollowed-out” city increasingly divided between the ultra-rich and the workers who support their lifestyles.

The creator of detective John Rebus said empty luxury flats, supercars and seasonal residents had transformed parts of the capital into a place that felt disconnected from ordinary Londoners.

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