VOX POP IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

November 1st, 2007

BY PHILIP MCCORKELL, in London QUESTION London Mayor Ken Livingstone famously banned pigeon feed sellers from Trafalgar Square, while many Londoners and visitors to the city routinely refer to the birds as "flying rats". But do residents and tourists in London really hate pigeons that much or do some people think they are British urban icon? ANSWERS Teacher Peter Easter, 56, of Hastings: "In this part of the world they are flying rats - they are like a plague in the middle of London. The city isn't the place for them - there are far too many ...


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