Austerity Coronanomics: How vital support for carers is being cut during the Covid-19 pandemic The loss of a service for unpaid carers in Tower Hamlets, east London, reveals how austerity is still scuppering Britain’s recovery. Roman Road, or “the Roman” as it is known to locals, is an artery of history that runs through the heart of east London. It follows the route of the original road built by the Romans, which ran from London all the way to Colchester. A hotbed of radical activity through the ages – from Victorian socialists holding political gatherings in its impressive number of pubs to clashes between police officers and suffragettes – its traditional market, which dates from the 1840s, still thrives today.