Those I know who live in Kentish Town are suddenly looking extremely smug. Having forever been in the shadow of Camden Town, a sort of Dartmouth Park-lite, a glorified cut-through on the way to Archway and beyond, it is now the most talked-about area in London.
Keir Starmer’s hood speaks volumes about the way he likes to come across: smart, but not too smart; working-class, but with middle-class aspirations; rough, but not too rough. It wouldn’t have looked too good if he had been found living in Notting Hill, Kensington, or, God forbid, Chelsea, and while he grew up in the leafy splendour of Kent and Surrey, NW5 suits him just fine.
