It has been a very long time since London’s Oxford Street struck the neutral observer as having the kind of prosperity and allure that one would expect of the nation’s premier commercial thoroughfare.
Still, even by the standards of the vape shops and ‘American Candy’ stores that long ago replaced Topshop, HMV and the Virgin Megastore as the street’s vital organs, the latest eye-catching innovation is a dismal symptom of London’s defeatism and decline.
