Dining across the divide: ‘I think gentrification is a social good. He said you lose communities’

A psychotherapy trainee and a retired software engineer bonded over living abroad, but did they agree on gentrification, second homes and mental health?

Occupation Psychotherapy trainee

Voting record David Cameron in his first eligible election – it was towards the tail end of a fairly long New Labour government. Since then, Labour

Amuse bouche Used to do a lot of comedy improv. He loved feeling supported by the group, the “yes, and …” culture and the absence of scepticism

Occupation Retired software engineer

Dining across the divide: ‘I think gentrification is a social good. He said you lose communities’

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