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Luton: Is This The “Worst Place to Live” in Britain?
Ladies and gents, this is my first time in Luton. Driving in, it looked fine. Busy, multicultural, a typical British town. But walking around showed another side.
Here’s what I saw:
* Drug use in the open, and even deals right outside the police station.
* Barber shops on every corner, some clearly not just about haircuts.
* Shops boarded up, graffiti, rubbish piled high. The smell in some streets was shocking.
* Casinos and betting shops doing fine, while other businesses are shuttered.
* People covering their faces when they saw a camera. Others rapping or shouting abuse.
* A few bright…
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