We're in a recession.... LL and environs has some nice character shops that, I guess, most residents think add to the area. These shops cannot survive on SE22 spending alone and draws some neighbouring areas residents into shop (mainly by car) Most outside shoppers come by car...but LL is, in reality not that great a pull - make parking difficult/costly and many won't bother Local independents go bust... Genius Southwark Council...you go for it, plenty of extra cash to spend on Diversity Monitoring, etc