Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. This month: Gentrification.
Q: I’m working class and have recently moved away from the city I grew up in, as soaring rents meant I could no longer afford to live there. But prices are rising here too as incomers move in, many taking advantage of new possibilities to work remotely – and the resentment from longer term residents about the way this is changing the area is palpable.
Having experienced the effects of gentrification first hand, I now find myself on the other side of the divide.
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