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Gramsci said:
Saw this in SLP and also in ES




I am not much of a user of highs myself. What I object to is the miserable New Labour enthusiasm to use ASB type laws to spoil (younger) peoples fun.

There is one of the Councils "consultation" here. Its online and short. I said no thanks.

It ends on Monday. Please do object.

I also object to this new refinement to ASBOs for civil liberty reasons.
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Done.
 
Winot said:
I noticed this morning that the Brixton's Rock fish and chip shop was being fitted out on Acre Lane :thumbs:

(Website of parent company Brockley's Rock here.)
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Chap inside says opening this Monday or Tuesday all being well.
 
Gramsci said:
<snip>I am not much of a user of highs myself. What I object to is the miserable New Labour enthusiasm to use ASB type laws to spoil (younger) peoples fun.

There is one of the Councils "consultation" here. Its online and short. I said no thanks.

It ends on Monday. Please do object.

I also object to this new refinement to ASBOs for civil liberty reasons.
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Done. In any case, if somebody's behaving like an antisocial arsehole, the substance they've taken (or not) is irrelevant; they can be done for antisocial behaviour etc under laws which already exist.
 
Gramsci said:
Saw this in SLP and also in ES




I am not much of a user of highs myself. What I object to is the miserable New Labour enthusiasm to use ASB type laws to spoil (younger) peoples fun.

There is one of the Councils "consultation" here. Its online and short. I said no thanks.

It ends on Monday. Please do object.

I also object to this new refinement to ASBOs for civil liberty reasons.
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It's a load of shit, isn't it?
The hypocrisy from both the council and the police is pretty rich, too. They want to tackle users of legal substances of one type (legal highs), while only very lightly doing anything about the street-pissing, fountain-vomiting, foghorn-yelling drinks tourists who spill out of Lambeth's drinkeries between 2am and 6am.
 
The Albert closed early last night because of a power cut that affected the House of Bottles and the 414 too.
 
editor said:
Got asked this:
Anyone know anything?
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Not sure if its the same person, but I know someone who was an acquaintance of his. Not sure I'd want to write anything here about what I was told.

Crimewatch put out a search for info on someone called 'Mad Mick' some years ago, asking for info on the murderer Peter Tobin. Seems he got in touch and gave them useful info. The name stuck cos the person I know mentioned his name a few times.
 
Greebo said:
Done. In any case, if somebody's behaving like an antisocial arsehole, the substance they've taken (or not) is irrelevant; they can be done for antisocial behaviour etc under laws which already exist.
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Spot on. Which is exactly what I said when I responded a few days ago.

Also: "Have you personally been directly affected by Anti-Social Behaviour which is linked to “legal highs”?" is a fucking stupid question. Unless they're throwing NO2 canisters at your head how would you know? And how would you know whether it was the legal high that was making them do it or whether they were just twats?

And not only that, when you are asked to explain why you think they should or shouldn't be tackled, you get about 50 characters, which is about 1/2 the length of this sentence. Nobody can be expected to put forward a reasoned argument with those restrictions. There is an art to designing a questionnaire. Whoever wrote that one should hang their head in shame.

eta: In fact I'm going to write and tell them.
 
London Live (on Freeview) are doing two interesting things: they are showing a lot of early Ealing Studios films that don't normally get an airing; and, currently, they are showing a series of London documentaries from the BFI.

Currently on is 'We Are The Lambeth Boys', an interesting hour-long documentary, featuring members of Alford House Youth Club in Kennington going about their lives in the 1950s.

Just from the point of view of the historical street-scenes, it's worth watching.:)
 
happyshopper said:
I'm not against younger people having fun. I just wish they would be a lot tidier.
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I know:D

I didn’t understand why I kept seeing these canisters around until seeing Gilbert and George. :thumbs:

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Gramsci said:
I know:D

I didn’t understand why I kept seeing these canisters around until seeing Gilbert and George. :thumbs:

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Touché I went to see G&G a while back and didn't have a clue. Then I started to see them on the streets - I guess we are both far too old!!!!
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Sirena said:
London Live (on Freeview) are doing two interesting things: they are showing a lot of early Ealing Studios films that don't normally get an airing; and, currently, they are showing a series of London documentaries from the BFI.

Currently on is 'We Are The Lambeth Boys', an interesting hour-long documentary, featuring members of Alford House Youth Club in Kennington going about their lives in the 1950s.

Just from the point of view of the historical street-scenes, it's worth watching.:)
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I know Peggy from that.
 
Went up to see the Urban art at Josephine Avenue today. On way back bumped into those nice people from "Small World Urbanism" who Brixton Green have recently booted out of Number 6 Somerleyton road. They have done one of there little positive imo interventions into public space by the Rec. Why Brixton Green decided to chuck this group out of Somerleyton is beyond me. There view on BG was rather understanding given what has happened to them.

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Gramsci said:
Saw this in SLP and also in ES




I am not much of a user of highs myself. What I object to is the miserable New Labour enthusiasm to use ASB type laws to spoil (younger) peoples fun.

There is one of the Councils "consultation" here. Its online and short. I said no thanks.

It ends on Monday. Please do object.

I also object to this new refinement to ASBOs for civil liberty reasons.
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I've objected. What a load of old nonsense.

Intoxicating substances defined as not including alcohol :facepalm::facepalm:
 
editor said:
So let's lobby for some extra bins and fine offenders if they litter. Oh, wait, there's already laws for that.
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the 'consultation' doesn't actually contain any evidence, just a chat about the perceived problem. It reminds me of the mess they made a few years ago when they tried to restrict the closing hours of the pubs in Clapham on the Wandsworth road, their committee chucked that out because the 'evidence' the officers had was pants. Wonder if the same person is behind this? sounds more like a scheme to protect their jobs & pensions.
 
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