?London will depopulate massively again like it did for long periods of the 20th century.? A major reason London?s population fell in the 20th century was the damage inflicted by the Luftwaffe. I don?t know the numbers but many, many homes were destroyed and those made homeless were accommodated outside London. When the war ended, clearance of war damage was combined with slum clearance and more Londoners were moved out, some returned, very many didn?t and put down roots in new areas. Then there was the creation of new towns which again many Londoners moved to. The original post on this thread does appear to be an anti-Labour diatribe rather than an unbiassed examination of the quality of life of those who live in East Dulwich, based primarily on potential restrictions for the car owner. Public transport has improved enormously since I first moved here when there were far fewer buses and there were no trains on a Sunday from East Dulwich station. Now we have the Jubilee line which has opened up connections from London Bridge and the London Overground is easily accessible. If journey times by bus are slower then a large contributory factor has to be the massive increase in private cars on the roads which are just not wide enough to accommodate all vehicles. So something?s got to give. There are of course those for whom owning and driving a car is essential. If non essential car journeys were curtailed, it would improve the quality of life for that group of car owners. (RH despite your assumptions, I have never owned a car and never got the hang of learning how to drive.) I guess it comes down to whether you?re a glass half full or a glass half empty person: I would count myself in the former group.