The Metropolis

Who gets chosen to switch on the Christmas lights says a lot about a place

Mike Pollitt | Tuesday 6 December, 2011 13:47

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Those playing to their own stereotype
Hampstead – Michael McIntyre
Camden Square – Mitch Winehouse
Tottenham – Chipmunk

Those with no imagination and lots of money
Westfield West – Justin Bieber
Westfield East – Justin Bieber
Oxford St – The Saturdays

Those with no imagination and not much money
Bluewater shopping centre – X Factor finalist Kitty Brucknell
Fulham – X Factor finalist Sami Brookes
Harrow – X Factor finalist Johnny Robinson

Those with no imagination and no money
Bromley – Cast of the pantomime Snow White
Greenwich – Cast of the pantomime Aladdin
Victoria – Cast of the musical Wicked

Those that didn’t even try
Dagenham – Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, Cllr Milton McKenzie
Archway – Mayor of Islington, Cllr Phil Kelly

Those that hired Larry Lamb
Angel – Larry Lamb
Croydon – Larry Lamb

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