It was scoped out
the planned cut
the crude slice
into Wanstead
thru Leytonstone
deeper and deeper
past Leyton tube station
planned for decades
the spin began in the late sixties
it took Thatcher and her cabinet
to begin the evictions (proper cash-incentives offered)
hack and slash clinics
demolition crews
sketchy overweight bailiffs
the Tactical Support Group
freshly shaven riot police dogs
undercover soldiers let loose
cash-incentives for tenants handing over an empty property
command and surveillance centre
(high-pressure pressure
fixers/spin merchants)
The City of London Corporation
Paul Hawkins