Eastleigh - Quantitative / Qualitative Sources

Question 1

Insider Perspective - blog found on Eastleigh Borough Web Page, 2015. A mother. POSITIVE

Answer 1

• Chav minority
• “I won’t mention Eastleigh members of parliament scandals” = The naked rambler Stephen.
• Holds a market every Thursday and Saturday.
• Can get to London Waterloo in 80 minutes from Eastleigh’s train station.
• Her favourite summer festival is the Chili festival.
• Neighbouring villages will “blow your mind”. = pretty.
• Huge community of lovely, caring, hard working family-orientated people.

Question 2

Outsider Perspective - Bill Bryson, extract from ‘The Road to Little Dribbling’ NEGATIVE

Answer 2

‘Appears to have been bombed heavily during the Second World War, though perhaps not quite heavily enough.’

‘Two types of shop in the town: empty shops and coffee shops. Some of the empty shops in the process of being converted into coffee shops.’

‘You could either have a cup of coffee or sit and watch pigeons defecate.’

Question 3

Insider Perspective - Swan Centre song by MC Beastly POSITIVE

Answer 3

Shows proudness of where they originate from, but could also imply a slight bit of satirical value - how serious could the song be?

Falls into the stereotype of English people hating Portsmouth:
‘London girls come Swan Centre,
Northern girls come Swan Centre,
Even girls from abroad come Swan Centre,
But Portsmouth man, just stay in your car’.