I return from holiday to find this entertaining thread which seems to have provoked a lot of responses for so simple a question.
I think FH has improved a lot over the past few years helped no doubt by the Overground. Certainly the graffiti epidemic from the late 90's early 00's has now all but gone which makes the area look a lot more appealing. If a few of the tatty shops smartened up their image (especially away from the centre) it would help no end. What happened to that high street initiative? Did it just peter out?
Vehicle crime and petty theft seems to the things most talked about amongst the people I know in the area but that's probably true of most inner city areas so all in all I think its a good place to live this far into London.
PS
I thought the 'c' word only applied to a small group of readily identifiable folk who love Burberry and not to 'The working class' in general? I was going to give the Owen Jones book a read when it first came out but it received quite mixed reviews and I decided not to bother - maybe I will take Pico's recommendation and see what he has to say for himself as it is a bold title.