Last week Dylan Jones was unsparing in his verdict on Oxford Street — “too much crime. Too many dodgy sweet shops and beggars” — and the colourful description “London’s biggest thoroughfare now looks like a disused dual carriageway in the wrong part of Eastern Europe.”
I agree with quite a bit of this analysis. It is beyond dispute that Oxford Street began to look tired even before lockdown and was struggling to preserve its much-quoted status as the nation’s high street.Is it dying? No. Has it been under the weather? Without question. However, I would argue the patient is now in recovery and with a brighter future ahead. Here’s why.
