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India Rose James

OPINION - India Rose James: I've replaced my past vices with the addictive thrill of discovering artists

Soho has always thrived on artistic energy. It’s been a refuge for outsiders, a breeding ground for creativity and a place where the unconventional is not only accepted but encouraged. Within its narrow streets, generations of artists, writers, performers and eccentrics have sought and found both inspiration and community.

Paul Raymond, my late grandfather, left his own mark here – not just through the infamous Raymond’s Revuebar but by investing in a neighbourhood that has long defied convention. Even to this day there’s still something electric about Soho – a sense that this is a place where art matters.

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