Brixton features in 4 page feature in Qantas flight magazine

[Rushy]

The problem with aiming this kind of all embracing opprobrium at harmless articles about restaurants is that it runs the risk of extending to a kind of joyless take on all forms of enjoyment experienced in Brixton, incase they somehow contribute towards more social exclusion or homogenisation. It starts with a disapproval of airline tickets and prosecco in the park, then progresses to a ban on ball games and dancing round the maypole on a Sunday. It lends credence to the idea that the left is obsessed with the destruction of pleasure, or at least the promotion of a list of types of pleasure that can be judged ideologically sound, the premises that may be frequented, and the denigration of the rest.

Superbly put.

 

[TruXta]

Superbly put.

Drivel, actually. Then again all sides in this discussion couldn't give a fuck about arguments, it's all about the big fat beef.

 

[editor]

The problem with aiming this kind of all embracing opprobrium at harmless articles about restaurants is that it runs the risk of extending to a kind of joyless take on all forms of enjoyment experienced in Brixton, incase they somehow contribute towards more social exclusion or homogenisation. It starts with a disapproval of airline tickets and prosecco in the park, then progresses to a ban on ball games and dancing round the maypole on a Sunday. It lends credence to the idea that the left is obsessed with the destruction of pleasure, or at least the promotion of a list of types of pleasure that can be judged ideologically sound, the premises that may be frequented, and the denigration of the rest.

Wow. Don't let me get in the way of that wonderful piece of projection.

 

[Winot]

Perhaps you have not been paying attention. My understanding is that mainstream international travel in particular is in fact a problem. People who engage in this practice would do well to stay at home and read the online musings of experienced non mainstream travellers.

I do find it very hard to keep up with such nuanced arguments.

 

[Rushy]

Drivel, actually. Then again all sides in this discussion couldn't give a fuck about arguments, it's all about the big fat beef.

Gees. I hadn't thought of it like that before.

 

[TruXta]

Yeah this is why I gave up posting in this forum.

 

[editor]

Yeah this is why I gave up posting in this forum.

I think there really is an important discussion to be had about the impact of tourism in Brixton, but the debate has already been diverted into pointless stuff about pleasure destructing lefties, Aldi prices, number 37 buses, quaffing champagne in Brockwell Park and the tourist-luring appeal of my NY photos, accompanied by the usual sarcastic sniping from predictable faces.

Well done, everybody. Job done, eh?

 

[leanderman]

The mistake here of course is to assume, once again, that Brixton is somehow being singled out for 'promotion'.

It's one article in one issue of one airline magazine.

 

[hendo]

Yeah this is why I gave up posting in this forum.

Could you see your way to giving up again?

 

[editor]

The mistake here of course is to assume, once again, that Brixton is somehow being singled out for 'promotion'.

It's one article in one issue of one airline magazine.

I don't believe anyone has made that claim either, but there is no doubting that Brixton is indeed being heavily promoted now, receiving the kind of international foodie-attracting coverage that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. I don't see Tooting, Stockwell or Streatham receiving this kind of coverage.

 

[editor]

Could you see your way to giving up again?

Charming.

 

[Manter]

I don't believe anyone has made that claim either, but there is no doubting that Brixton is indeed being heavily promoted now, receiving the kind of international foodie-attracting coverage that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. I don't see Tooting, Stockwell or Streatham receiving this kind of coverage.

London’s Streatham loses ‘ugly sister’ image as new buyers move in - FT.com

 

[hendo]

Charming.

Well he's not made a huge contribution to this thread has he.

 

[leanderman]

I don't believe anyone has made that claim either, but there is no doubting that Brixton is indeed being heavily promoted now, receiving the kind of international foodie-attracting coverage that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. I don't see Tooting, Stockwell or Streatham receiving this kind of coverage.

You make that claim. And you are making it again

And Stockwell? Really?

 

[TruXta]

Could you see your way to giving up again?

Touchy are we? But yeah, don't worry, I'll leave it to others to point out your hyperbolic nonsense.

 

[SpamMisery]

Drivel, actually. Then again all sides in this discussion couldn't give a fuck about arguments, it's all about the big fat beef.

Acknowledged with a like by at least one of those sides

 

[twistedAM]

I don't believe anyone has made that claim either, but there is no doubting that Brixton is indeed being heavily promoted now, receiving the kind of international foodie-attracting coverage that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. I don't see Tooting, Stockwell or Streatham receiving this kind of coverage.

Streatham will never get it mainly cos it's just one big long strip and not that visually appealing even though it is great for shops and places to eat. Meanwhile Crystal Palace seems to be picking up press all over the place even though all the restaurants are mediocre, the pubs bland as fuck, a glut of third wave coffee shops and half a dozen pricey gift shoppes. It is scenic though.

 

[editor]

You make that claim. And you are making it again

And Stockwell? Really?

Yes, I am making the claim that Brixton is receiving a huge amount of international coverage. If you think Streatham is having as much, let's see the links.

 

[TruXta]

Acknowledged with a like by at least one of those sides

I think you're the only one to spot that I took aim at ALL that had posted previous to the first post of mine. So yeah. Over and out.

 

[editor]

London’s Streatham loses ‘ugly sister’ image as new buyers move in - FT.com

Um, I said international press.

 

[hendo]

I think you're the only one to spot that I took aim at ALL that had posted previous to the first post of mine. So yeah. Over and out.

Bye.

 

[hendo]

Um, I said international press.

The FT publishes in the US and London.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Drivel, actually. Then again all sides in this discussion couldn't give a fuck about arguments, it's all about the big fat beef.

Peak burger

 

[editor]

The FT publishes in the US and London.

Oh FFS. It's in their UK Property 'house & home' section.

 

[leanderman]

Yes, I am making the claim that Brixton is receiving a huge amount of international coverage. If you think Streatham is having as much, let's see the links.

Huge amount of international coverage! Really?

I didn't raise Streatham. You did.

 

[editor]

Huge amount of international coverage! Really?

Yes. Much of it has been reported here but I can't be arsed to find it for you. Try looking yourself.

 

[leanderman]

Streatham will never get it mainly cos it's just one big long strip and not that visually appealing even though it is great for shops and places to eat. Meanwhile Crystal Palace seems to be picking up press all over the place even though all the restaurants are mediocre, the pubs bland as fuck, a glut of third wave coffee shops and half a dozen pricey gift shoppes. It is scenic though.

There is a lot of Tooting hype as well.

 

[editor]

There is a lot of Tooting hype as well.

Find me a comparable article to this (along with multiple referrences in in-flight magazines) and you might have some kind of point, rather than appearing to argue for the sake of it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/05/w...ice-bars-and-tapas-a-new-brixton-emerges.html

 

[leanderman]

Find me a comparable article to this (along with multiple referrences in in-flight magazines) and you might have some kind of point, rather than appearing to argue for the sake of it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/05/w...ice-bars-and-tapas-a-new-brixton-emerges.html

I am pointing out that Brixton is probably no more heavily 'promoted' than many other areas.

We might think it more hyped because we notice Brixton articles, they are brought to our attention - often here.

 

[Ol Nick]

We live in expansionary times in this country, and in particular in this city. Those who cannot catch the tide are destined to be crashed against the rocks or swept out to Milton Keynes. The world is on the move, both capital and labour, and is moving wealth around in unexpected ways.

That said, a bunch of low-paid tourist jobs are not what the stayer-putters need. London should de prioritise tourism right away. There are enough other jobs to be done that don't involve trampling all a neighbourhood.

That said, Shoreditch is now unaffordable owing to a huge expansion in advertising and financial tech companies which presumably pay OK.

Maybe we have to get used to the flip side of all the voluntary migration as being some involuntary migration. Being somewhere first counts for less than ever. Apparently Milton Keynes is very nice: lots of jobs.