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Who We Are
InvisibleEnds is a student development project that intends to raise awareness on the inequality of London. Being a city of great contradictions, we consider it important to shed light on the fact it is the richest part of the country but also the most unequal, with the highest levels of poverty being registered here. Home to the most expensive real estate while the vast majority of londoners rent their homes and aren’t able to integrate the home ownership scheme.
The vast changes in living conditions from one borough to another, or even inside the same neighbourhood are important to denounce.
This is our mission.
The View of London
By the voices of Londoners
RUKSHAN
“I can't afford to live here anymore [...], if i want to buy a house, which i do, i have to move away from this area.”​
— Shadwell, Tower Hamlets
50% of London's wealth is owned by the top 10%. The bottom 50% own only 5% of London's wealth.
Trust For London
Shadwell Tower Hamlets
Rukshan lives in Shadwell, a neigbourhood of Tower Hamlets known for being more disadvantaged than other areas of the city. Tower Hamlets has been gentrified with places like Shoreditch and Brick Lane which attract countless tourists and business ventures, yet on the side lines still remains a tough place to be. Prices in real-estate have literally exploded in and around Shoreditch stretching across to Bethnal Green but the rest of Tower Hamlets seems to have been excluded from this phenomena- to the detriment of people like Rukshan that are becoming increasingly aware that purchasing a house will not be possible for her in central London in the foreseeable future.
Stoke Newington
This is Jan, a resident of Stoke Newington who works in a local pub. Stoke Newington is a neigbourhood in the North-West borough of Hackney. Here Jan talks about the change in vibe between where he lives and Stanford Hill, an area that's only about a two-minute walk away. Describing Stoke Newington as relatively lively at night, he contrasts it with what he calls the "ghost town" that is Stamford Hill.
Not too far away from up-and-coming Dalston and Shoreditch, Stoke Newington faces inequality in terms of public transport as it is less accessible by bus and rail than other places in London.
Camden
Rivers tells us all about her experience living in Camden.
This multicultural and multiethnic borough is known for its market, its people and its alternative vision. However, it is not as inclusive as it seems. The inequality in Camden is one of the greatest in London. The most visual way of spotting inequality is in the housing, although it also ranks at the bottom of health inequality. Rivers explains how she feels Camden hides two different worlds: the bright, safe and touristic Camden of the day, and the dangerous end of the night.
Southwark
Sean is a student nurse living a few minutes walk away from Elephant and Castle. Originally from a quiet town, he admits London at night- and especially in his neighbourhood- is scary to him as he doesn't feel safe. Another issue he raises is the question of housing: how can the infrastructure of this area be of such poor quality? Going as far as saying people live in "squalor", it is clear there is a huge gap between people living towards E&C and those who are on (and around) Camberwell Road. This situation in the heart of South London is appalling as people are unsure of where to go to change their living conditions or even get help from their council.