At the heart of our great capital is a set of paradoxes. How can such an old city, with so much history, be so full of innovation and technology? Why is London so anonymous but so obsessed with personalities? How can one of the most densely populated cities be so green? How can it have so many ancient academic institutions at the forefront of modern science? Why does a city so typically British feel like home to global guests?
How does it exist as a cohesive location when London is, in reality, a collection of communities and identities? For instance, why does it not have its own football club? Every major city in the world has a football club — Madrid, Munich, Milan, even Moscow, but not London. One third of the Premier League’s clubs are here, but not one bears London’s name. How does such a huge global city have so many specific identities?
