Goodbye checkout tills and hello Amazon Fresh – is nothing sacred?

I thought tap and go was revolutionary at the time. But soon that’ll be archaic, won’t it, writes Konnie Huq

Members of staff assist customers as they wait to enter the UK’s first branch of Amazon Fresh in Ealing, west London (Getty)

I live in Ealing, population of about 340,000. It’s a leafy, green suburb, quick to get to central London on the A40, quick to get out to the countryside via multiple links (A40, M4, the North Circular), quick to abscond the country (should I ever commit a heinous crime) via Heathrow airport – well connected you could say but most definitely not in the hub. Definitely 0208 as opposed to 0207 (millennials and younger, look it up).

Parts of it have a villagey vibe, parts of it don’t. The local council is currently trying to give it a skyline to rival New York City but that’s another story. A sad one. We like Ealing cos it’s not too trendy, it’s not too snooty and it’s not too down at heel.

During lockdown, Ealing has been a good place to live, due to the vast number of parks and green spaces it has. It has historically been called “queen of the suburbs” because of this and the Ealing council logo is quite fittingly a tree, though if it’s not careful this might need replacing by a skyscraper soon.