Brixton news, rumour and general chat - February 2015

[Dexter Deadwood]

I think it is time for a brief musical interlude which is topical but not strictly Brixton and it ought to become a tradition on this often difficult thread.



The thing about "counter attacking lesbians" makes me laugh every time, and we can't go wrong with a bit of Cave.

 

[peterkro]

She (the barmaid) knows more about Brixton history than i do, way more; she even knew about the Brixton Fairies, Villa Road in the seventies all sorts of stuff and i had her nailed on for an Urbanite. I told her i was Dexter Deadwood and that was met with silence and that i post on Urban75; she wrote that down and i was happy with that.

Interesting,although you didn't say this if she is aware of the connection between V road and the Brixton Fairies she is one of a small group of people nearly all of whom I know.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Interesting,although you didn't say this if she is aware of the connection between V road and the Brixton Fairies she is one of a small group of people nearly all of whom I know.

Separate conversations, done in batches as she was working, but neither of us made the connection between the two.

 

[friendofdorothy]

I think it is time for a brief musical interlude which is topical but not strictly Brixton and it ought to become a tradition on this often difficult thread.



The thing about "counter attacking lesbians" makes me laugh every time, and we can't go wrong with a bit of Cave.

Topical? given the number of homophobic god-botherers in Brixton?
'homos roaming the street in packs, queer bashers with tyre jacks' ? Laugh a minute that song.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Topical? given the number of homophobic god-botherers in Brixton?
'homos roaming the street in packs, queer bashers with tyre jacks' ? Laugh a minute that song.

You might have read it wrong.

 

[peterkro]

Separate conversations, done in batches as she was working, but neither of us made the connection between the two.

Ah OK but still intriguing,who is this mystery woman .

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Ah OK but still intriguing,who is this mystery woman .

I was surprised at her knowledge, more so that she wasn't on the Board, gave her name as Fiona.

 

[peterkro]

I was surprised at her knowledge, more so that she wasn't on the Board, gave her name as Fiona.

It's on the far reaches of my memory (which to be fair is fucked) I don't know how to phrase this without insulting anyone.Is she what some people might say "bigboned" lives or did up Brixton Hill?
E2a if it is the same person she is a very nice woman and in the past a fairly close friend.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

It's on the far reaches of my memory (which to be fair is fucked) I don't know how to phrase this without insulting anyone.Is she what some people might say "bigboned" lives or did up Brixton Hill?
E2a if it is the same person she is a very nice woman and in the past a fairly close friend.

She is tall but from behind a bar that can be misleading, your description is helpful and "accurate", she is a lovely woman; i think from Irish descent.

 

[peterkro]

She is tall but from behind that can be misleading, your description is helpful and "accurate", she is a lovely woman; i think from Irish descent.

If it's the same woman and I think it is she's not that tall but otherwise adds up.If you see her again say Z from the Fridge says hello and that our friend Shirty is much missed she'll know who I am instantly.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

If it's the same woman and I think it is she's not that tall but otherwise adds up.If you see her again say Z from the Fridge says hello and that our friend Shirty is much missed she'll know who I am instantly.

My sister knows her and sees her on a mostly daily basis and i will pass on your message via sister and will let you know.

 

[Gramsci]

FYI

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

View attachment 68075 FYI

i'll tell you something for nothing; if i ever get a cat i'm always going to call it Chomsky because their is only one Gramsci

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Topical? given the number of homophobic god-botherers in Brixton?
'homos roaming the street in packs, queer bashers with tyre jacks' ? Laugh a minute that song.

Nick would know given he used to live here...

 

[Tricky Skills]

Another Lambeth Council consultation. This one proposes to look at planning, and in particular how residents are informed about nearby applications. The Council wants to remove hard copies of applications from libraries.

For big schemes, workshops have been suggested.

'cos that went well for Future Brixton and the arches

BBuzz piece.

 

[editor]

Good interview here: Impassioned Scott: Interview with Lambeth’s Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie

 

[editor]

Planning permission refused for Brixton’s monster LED screen

 

[EastEnder]

Planning permission refused for Brixton’s monster LED screen

I guess we'll never get to find out exactly what was tasty & sugar coated....

 

[Greebo]

does that mean some of the Cressington Gardens residents might be there to protest? What time is the meeting?

Cressingham Gardens, for the love of Eris!

Probably. Hang on, I'll check my emails and get back to you about that.

 

[Greebo]

friendofdorothy people who can walk from there will meet outside the Rotunda at 5.20pm, be walking down from the estate at 5.30pm, and meeting outside the Town Hall from 6pm onwards tomorrow evening. I don't think there'll be many of us from the estate (it's a bad time of year for anyone with a disability or illness), but there will be a few.

 

[David Clapson]

I'm a bit late to this, but does anyone know the likely consequences of the Council's Rushcroft Rd refurb going over budget? Do you think the proportion of social housing will be cut? Details here: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/01/...ishment-due-to-unforeseen-structural-defects/

 

[CH1]

Another Lambeth Council consultation. This one proposes to look at planning, and in particular how residents are informed about nearby applications. The Council wants to remove hard copies of applications from libraries.
For big schemes, workshops have been suggested.
'cos that went well for Future Brixton and the arches
BBuzz piece.

Jack Hopkins: "We know that workshops and focus groups are more useful than a mass mailing."

How can this be cheaper than sending out letters? £90 million cheaper at that!

I think what we are seeing is a drift towards Lambeth hiving off consultation to local community groups, to be paid for by applicants.

That way the council get to control what is going on - if they give the community groups grants and make sure party members run the show.

 

[editor]

Jack Hopkins: "We know that workshops and focus groups are more useful than a mass mailing."

That is such bollocks. Workshops and focus groups only attract a self selecting minority who have the time and inclination to get involved - assuming they get to hear of it in the first place. Shunt in a bunch of opinion-dividing, opportunistic charlatans like Brixton Green and you're guaranteed that the pool of people willing to get involved with shrink even further.

 

[el-ahrairah]

Nick would know given he used to live here...

brixton?

 

[Nanker Phelge]

brixton?

Yeah, he lived on Tudor Close on Brixton Hill

 

[el-ahrairah]

i didn't know that.

i love the idea of bumping into nick cave in the nisa, trying to choose soup.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

i didn't know that.

i love the idea of bumping into nick cave in the nisa, trying to choose soup.

It was 1983...dunno how long he was around for...

 

[Pickman's model]

That is such bollocks. Workshops and focus groups only attract a self selecting minority who have the time and inclination to get involved - assuming they get to hear if it in the first place. Shunt in a bunch of opinion-dividing, opportunistic charlatans like Brixton Green and you're guaranteed that the pool of people willing to get involved with shrink even further.

yeh but you're making the mistake of looking at it from a utilitarian point of view

 

[ViolentPanda]

I really hope that's it a typo.

So apart from being fuckwits for being Tories, they're also too stupid to end the sentence with the appropriate naming of depts, i.e. "...for example Social Services".
it's a stupid point, anyway. If they wish to rail against "waste", they should be attacking the bill for consultants, and for management temps (i.e. "interim heads of department")
This is populist crap masquerading as political analysis, with the emphasis on "anal".

 

[ViolentPanda]

Jack Hopkins: "We know that workshops and focus groups are more useful than a mass mailing."

How can this be cheaper than sending out letters? £90 million cheaper at that!

I think what we are seeing is a drift towards Lambeth hiving off consultation to local community groups, to be paid for by applicants.

That way the council get to control what is going on - if they give the community groups grants and make sure party members run the show.

You're mistaking Hopkins' "useful" as meaning "useful for tenants", whereas any utility lies in the councillors and officers being able to interpret and (mis)represent focus group and workshop data in a light favourable to their desires.