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Belushi said:
I see Councillor Ed Davie has got involved in the comments on this Guardian article on gentrification which mentions Brixton http://www.theguardian.com/society-...trification-what-happens-to-those-left-behind
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Back in London, Lambeth council has also faced criticism for the rapid gentrification of Brixton. Councillor Ed Davie understands the concerns. "We obviously want to regenerate a run-down area but we don't want to drive out local people who may have been there a long time and are a part of the integral character of the area. If you improve an area you drive up house prices: it's a strange and unfortunate situation," he admits.

But he is also angry at uninformed criticism of public services and their efforts. "This idea that it's social cleansing," he says, "it's bollocks actually."
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Apart from throwing out the entire long term squatting community, and those in the Guinness Trust, and providing insufficient affordable homes etc etc
 
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The horizon looks like Messrs Thunder & Lightning may have something to say soon.
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That means mud on the lungs of Lambeth, aka Brockwell Park, althought temps tomorrow average 25 celcius the ground will dry out if the past 24 hours are anything to go by.
It is the social highlight of the year.
I was looking for a reason not to go, an excuse. One of the joys of the Country Show is that everyone comes out to play, to meet up, to spend sometime in a park occupied by friendly agricultural Archers. One of the horrors is trying to avoid all the people you have fallen out with, that's an art form in itself. I hoped it would be different for me this year and in a sense it is because in the big scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
Are you going to the Country Show Dexter? - Yes, no one will recognise me because i have dropped a stone, i'm beautifully tanned and it looks like i have been working out.
 
Och aye the storm is a-breeeeeewin'

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http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/07/another-big-lightning-storm-heads-up-towards-brixton/
 
Dexter Deadwood said:
That means mud on the lungs of Lambeth, aka Brockwell Park, althought temps tomorrow average 25 celcius the ground will dry out if the past 24 hours are anything to go by.
It is the social highlight of the year.
I was looking for a reason not to go, an excuse. One of the joys of the Country Show is that everyone comes out to play, to meet up, to spend sometime in a park occupied by friendly agricultural Archers. One of the horrors is trying to avoid all the people you have fallen out with, that's an art form in itself. I hoped it would be different for me this year and in a sense it is because in the big scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
Are you going to the Country Show Dexter? - Yes, no one will recognise me because i have dropped a stone, i'm beautifully tanned and it looks like i have been working out.
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I will recognise you.
You skinny fucker.
 
I've got it - unassailable proof that the final wave of gentrification in Brixton has begun.

A moment ago I was sitting outside the Ritzy enjoying the first few drops of tonight's rain when a man came up to me and asked if I wanted to buy some balloons. It can't be long now until Brixton is a 24-hour hippie crack supermarket.
 
thatguyhex said:
I've got it - unassailable proof that the final wave of gentrification in Brixton has begun.

A moment ago I was sitting outside the Ritzy enjoying the first few drops of tonight's rain when a man came up to me and asked if I wanted to buy some balloons. It can't be long now until Brixton is a 24-hour hippie crack supermarket.
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Soon there will be stray Bichons.
 
I just executed a moment of class clarity in Sainsburys by the police station.
The self service machines become the only means of exchange at 10pm. As always i broadcast there are millions unemployed, the Luddites were correct, were are the new Luddites?
I had to fully employ a member of staff to assist me with the machine, those in the queue behind me including a gaggle of girls loaded up with booze and as drunk as i am agreed that the tills should be opened up, that people should be paid not just a living wage but a premium on that wage during unsocial hours. They would be happier, we would be happier i said. A class conversation in the queue developed because of my bottleneck.

One of the three asked me a question which i genuinely cannot remember and my response was; which class do you belong to?
"She was working class until she went to Cafe Rouge then she went middle", interjected her friend.
Well fuck me, i thought social mobility was just kidology.
You're brilliant the interjector said as i advanced towards the automatic doors, i know i whispered as i exited right.
 
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The Clink thing, on another thread that i have to ignore
Badgers said:
I have a puncture on my bike :mad: not done any bike mechanics for about 25 years and need it fixed quickly, locally and cheaply. Any thoughts? Brixton Cycles?
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I have two fresh innertube things 26 inch. Would you like one?
 
Badgers said:
I have a puncture on my bike :mad: not done any bike mechanics for about 25 years and need it fixed quickly, locally and cheaply. Any thoughts? Brixton Cycles?
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A basin, some water, a rubber patch, some glue and a spoon (not a 'spoons!)
 
Badgers said:
I have a puncture on my bike :mad: not done any bike mechanics for about 25 years and need it fixed quickly, locally and cheaply. Any thoughts? Brixton Cycles?
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Most bike shops just put in new inner tube. You might find it cheaper to buy new inner tube. Check around the tire for glass etc that may have caused the puncture.

Fix the punctured inner tube later and keep as a spare. There is a lot online about how to fix puncture.
 
Belushi said:
I see Councillor Ed Davie has got involved in the comments on this Guardian article on gentrification which mentions Brixton http://www.theguardian.com/society-...trification-what-happens-to-those-left-behind
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Belushi said:
I see Councillor Ed Davie has got involved in the comments on this Guardian article on gentrification which mentions Brixton http://www.theguardian.com/society-professionals/2014/jul/18/gentrification-what-happens-to-those-left-behind
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Somebody on the comments:

I'm getting fed up of gentrification. I've had to move three times to get away from it and it just keeps on following me around like a plague of zombies, but instead of wanting brains they want craft beers.
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:D as someone who moved from Battersea to Brockley I can really identify with that!
 
You middle class, you are silent now, wow what a wind you try to blow, can you just stop saying no to this but everything you represent?
 
Belushi said:
I see Councillor Ed Davie has got involved in the comments on this Guardian article on gentrification which mentions Brixton http://www.theguardian.com/society-...trification-what-happens-to-those-left-behind
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Those left behind is no accident. Its due to inequality which is part of capitalist society we live in. What I am suggesting is not that people get "left behind". Its that those people are part of society. You cannot have the well off without poverty. Its how the system works. This is not to make a moral argument. Nor is it new argument. Marx made it in his time. ( "Critical Notes on the King of Prussia and Social Reform" written in 1844 covers some of these issues)

As the article points out there is poverty in areas that are otherwise considered well to do. Not just in areas that have been recently "gentrified".

The Labour party should concentrate its efforts on reducing inequality.
 
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Gramsci said:
Those left behind is no accident. Its due to inequality which is part of capitalist society we live in. What I am suggesting is not that people get "left behind". Its that those people are part of society. You cannot have the well off without poverty. Its how the system works. This is not to make a moral argument. Nor is it new argument. Marx made it in his time. ( "Critical Notes on the King of Prussia and Social Reform" written in 1844 covers some of these issues)

As the article points out there is poverty in areas that are otherwise considered well to do. Not just in areas that have been recently "gentrified".

The Labour party should concentrate its efforts on reducing inequality.
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I dislike the term 'left behind' as it somehow apportions blame to those whose neighbourhoods have been affected by house price rises, buy-to-let, the reduction in the use of section 106 (planning gain) and properties being left empty because they are seen as investments rather than homes.

While initiatives like 'community centres, a visiting health bus and community events' are admirable they are a bit of a sticking-plaster solution and there need to be more radical, political solutions to reduce inequality such as ending right-to-buy, capping private rents, ensuring security of tenure etc.
 
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