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@DavidDPaxton Are you absolutely sure you mean "precipitous"?

Christopher Nolan has gigantic credit in the bank. The idea of rubbishing his next film without having seen it seems, at best, precipitous.

@ikeijeh Firstly, there are plenty of glass buildings on the Champs Élysées; secondly, it has one thing in common with Oxford St.: residents avoid it like the plague. Both thoroughfares are strictly for tourists who are there for the shops and don’t so much as glance at the buildings.

This is why pedestrianisation alone won't save Oxford St. No one visits Champs Elysees or Las Ramblas because they're car free, they aren't. They go for their uses, rich heritage & buildings rooted in the unique identity of their city. A car & character-free Oxford St. will fail.

@Luizmd If you were going to invent a fake virus in order to fool people, would it be a good idea to call it "The Hoax Virus"? Think, man.

Just in case the “virus” hoax wasn’t obvious enough.

@anon_opin Then “onion” should rhyme with “gone yon”.

"Union" should be pronounced "onion"

@9Kings1910 Legitimist, Orléanist or Bonapartist?

I want this Europe back. And the French monarchy restored too.

@FurtherOr I love Peter Ackroyd’s nonsensical generalisations. He’s always saying stuff like “it is said that Londoners do not fear death” and “the ghosts of Millbank Prison haunt the fingers of the Tate Gallery’s gift shop staff”.

Peter Ackroyd, I think, has a theory that the Londoner's love of St Paul's is an atavistic memory of the old St Paul's, before the Great Fire, which was rather like Salisbury Cathedral. He may be right. Either way, still waters run deep by the Thames.

@AaronBastani That building has absolutely nothing to do with Art Deco, what are you talking about? It’s a classic piece of undistinguished high street filler.

The Mayor’s office should have the political bravery to say “yes, I want growth. But actually London doesn’t need to resemble a giant airport lounge”. A glorious piece of art deco glamour! Having a century of history is an asset!

@DKryzhanovski @djjmilner I didn’t say it should be demolished, I said it was silly to be sentimental about it. Cities are not set in aspic; buildings get demolished and new ones arise. The replacement here doesn’t seem especially remarkable either, but what do you want? It’s Oxford Street.

@Impitoyable @djjmilner And let’s compare the building you think should be demolished and its upcoming replacement…

Does feel mad to tear this piece of history down and replace it with anywhere architecture

@DKryzhanovski @djjmilner The right hand picture of Bank Junction is a nice example of the contrast I find stimulating in the City. It’s a remarkable district.

@Impitoyable @djjmilner For example…

@DKryzhanovski @djjmilner I’m afraid you don’t get to speak on behalf of “most people”, chum. London has never been stuck in a period. It has always moved forward; always innovated, and that’s why Londoners love it.

@Impitoyable @djjmilner I think you’re making a difficult case that most people disagree with… that today’s London looks better than pre-WWII London. When most people lament the loss of beauty, but people in charge (who agree with you) overrule such “sentimental” drivel, that is undemocratic in spirit.

@DKryzhanovski @djjmilner The City is immeasurably richer for its modern buildings. I know people who live in the Barbican and love it. The contrast between old and new is stimulating: the Lloyds building on the Medieval street plan; the Gherkin and Temple Church, the list goes on.

@Impitoyable @djjmilner I challenge you to look at old photos of the City of London (The Square Mile) and compare them to what it’s like today. And then to tell me that what replaced it is actually more beautiful, and not a violation of everything that makes London… London.

@RioVeradonir We’re broadly in agreement.

@Impitoyable I love Monet’s paintings. But you’re missing the point of my original tweet.

@DKryzhanovski @djjmilner I grew up in London, and some of my absolute favourite buildings there are post-war. London is filled with outstanding architecture and I love the contrast between old and new, but it’s absurd to be sentimental about indifferent high street filler like this.

@Impitoyable @djjmilner It is this mentality that, in addition to the blitz, made London a shadow of its former self in terms of beauty and identity. It’s ironic that your own country managed to destroy its aesthetic identity even more than the Nazis did.

@RioVeradonir Sit among Monet's Nymphéas at the Orangerie in Paris for half an hour and get back to me.

@Impitoyable I think that’s actually less important.

@anon_opin Eating in the cinema is barbaric, and that includes popcorn. If you can't wait a couple of hours before stuffing your face, you should stay at home.

My local cinema will happily sell me a burger and over a litre of fizzy drink but refuses to serve hot soup. This is unacceptable. I just want to watch an MCU film while dunking bread into hot tomato soup. Tinned tomato soup would do.

@t462819104 @PolitlcsUK Relax, Max; they’re literally work colleagues.

@PolitlcsUK Nothing but theatre. They’re all laughing at us.

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have a friendly chat as they arrive for the King's Speech

@Huganay This album came out in three versions: black and white in 1938, colour in 1943 and finally the definitive 1966 edition, completely re-worked with more authentically British details for the English edition.

Algunas viñetas de Hergé son de una belleza espectacular.

@namomnetempus Tell that to Ernie Wise, Taylor Swift, Oliver Hardy, Paul Young, Clare Short, Fred Savage and Ron Moody.

“Ravilious” 🤨 Names should be nouns, not adjectives.