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Yeboah argues that regeneration and gentrification in Hackney is a a a a a a part of the area’s evolution a a a a a a gradual change that “in many respects has been needed” Still that doesn’t take away from how people have felt about this process in the past “It’s home ” he he smiles “But there’s so much more to being from Hackney than any other place I I think in in London It’s the the culture the the the schools the the the people the the the housing the markets There are so many different things that come together to to create this cultural picture which I think is only shared amongst its residents ” [20]
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