London is the best capital city in the world.

It is undeniably true that I am patriotic to my capital city. And that a few of the arguments posed by my opponent are undeniably true to a certain extent. Such as, that Washington Dc is more politically important than London. However It shall demonstrated that many of the views posed by my opponent are not true at all, and that shall be his Achilles heel as I shall put forward no untruths and prove that London is The best capital in the world, even with its weaknesses! First and foremost my opponent makes the mistake in assuming my Nationalism has blinded me, and that my argument is fuelled simply by nationalism, let me tell you that this is not true what so ever and that many prominent Americans have also thought London to be The best capital in the world, let me quote from Bill Bryson's notes on a small Island "I can never understand why Londoners fail to see that they live in the most wonderful city in the world, It is far more beautiful and interesting than Paris" I don't think you can accuse this man of Nationalism! Another mistake my opponent makes is saying that Jerusalem is more cultural not only due to its significance to three major religions, but for other reasons as well, as proved by the many wars it has had to suffer under. Can the opponent please specify which cultural aspects of Jerusalem APART from it religious significance, have caused it to suffer so many wars, as I am genuinely Intrigued to know! Another question to my opponent is that, what do you mean lacking leadership politically? I assume you mean our prime minister Gordon Brown, in which case I would have to agree with you, however this debate is not on the politics of the UK but of London, in which case I think that our newly elected Major Boris Johnson is on the contrary a very strong political leader. But I will stop questioning my opponents argument and expand further on why I think London is the best capital city in the world. What defines London above all other capitals in the world is not that it's the best in one particular aspect of what makes cities great , But that it has many, many different aspects that make cities great. Let me explain: New York, (since we no longer are talking about capital cities apparently) a huge bustling metropolis, economically one of the, if not the most important city in the world, art museums, Broadway. Truly a fantastic city, But does it have the history of London? Is the crime lower than London, does it have the beauty of London? Are the taxi drivers as friendly as London's? I would have to say conclusively no to all of these things. In a recent international survey published by the Independent (I'm very sorry to say I could not find a link to this, but I assure you, I am not lying, and please feel free to research yourselves) London was voted Capital of the world 2008 even though it only ranked first in one of the criteria. This is key to understanding the brilliance of London. Yes the property prices are outrageously high, yes there is an increase in gang violence, and yes there is much to be improved on. But the point is, that even though it's not the best in everything, it's great in such a wide spectrum of things. What other city in the world are the strangers as friendly, the Taxi drivers as helpful, the Underground as useful, The parks as beautiful, The nightlife as brilliant, The culture as diverse, The history as ancient and the streets as clean?, Many perhaps, but all in one city? Most certainly not! And what other city in the world marks the roads to tell you which way to look before you cross? Only London could be that thoughtful! The ball is in your court......