First of all, in the light of recent events, there's a giant difference between would like to and plotting. But Alain de Botton takes, in this interview with Bookslut, what can only be a described as a hardline view of Hammersmith:

I live in London, which is a hideous city, I think, and I live in a part of London that is especially hideous. I'd love to just blow up the whole place and start again.

Why pick on W6? Nice bridge. Old style venue at a time when so many are being knocked down. A doctor's surgery that dares to be modern. Okay, the flyover... Botton and his dynamite... he can have that.

Readers with an interest in urban design might want to read the full interview.