3Zeros
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I like it but who wants to tell the artist it was an old man and it was the other crossing under the bridge?
Brixton news, rumour and general chat - September 2016
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I like it but who wants to tell the artist it was an old man and it was the other crossing under the bridge?
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Indeed. I corrected it on Buzz.
cuppa tee
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my apologies. looks like they only did the former portuguese butchers/grocery store, wonder why that one
Louisgwinn24
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I went to Las Americas cafe/butchers today to collect my weekly ration of salsa which is excellent I reccomend I.I found its being refurbished they're going to have a bar and a salsa dancing space.
David Clapson
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Sulaiman Lee, the charitable book displayer from upthread Brixton news, rumour and general chat - September 2016 is back on his pitch. Trading Standards are still after him. It seems there is to be a court case to decide whether he needs a trader's license. He is adamant that he doesn't. His business model is intriguingly similar to that of the pay-what-you-like B£ cafe. People who want to take a book offer a donation.
If you were clued up about modern book retailing and Amazon's history of savage discounting, you might look up a book on your smartphone, this one perhaps www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1850652899, note that the typical new price is £13.80, and offer a donation in the region of that amount. But if you weren't a terribly well-informed consumer, you might be guided by the £25 cover price and offer a larger donation. So there is scope here for someone to make a bigger profit margin than a high street bookshop.
What we don't know is whether Sulaiman is driven by his charitable mission to take very modest donations from people of modest means, and make a loss on some transactions. Another unknown is that some of his display copies are very worn. Perhaps he gives them away. Yet more unknowns are the charitable status, the charity's accounts, salaries of staff...it could make for a complex case. Who pays Trading Standards' legal bills? If they come out of the borough's ever-shrinking budget, do residents have a say in whether it's in our interests to pursue the case?
If you were clued up about modern book retailing and Amazon's history of savage discounting, you might look up a book on your smartphone, this one perhaps www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1850652899, note that the typical new price is £13.80, and offer a donation in the region of that amount. But if you weren't a terribly well-informed consumer, you might be guided by the £25 cover price and offer a larger donation. So there is scope here for someone to make a bigger profit margin than a high street bookshop.
What we don't know is whether Sulaiman is driven by his charitable mission to take very modest donations from people of modest means, and make a loss on some transactions. Another unknown is that some of his display copies are very worn. Perhaps he gives them away. Yet more unknowns are the charitable status, the charity's accounts, salaries of staff...it could make for a complex case. Who pays Trading Standards' legal bills? If they come out of the borough's ever-shrinking budget, do residents have a say in whether it's in our interests to pursue the case?
CH1
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Interesting choice of book.
I hadn't realised that the Nation of Islam was an earlier precursor of the Mormons (sorry Church of Latter Day Saints)
David Clapson
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I only chose it because I noticed a nice shiny mint-condition copy on the table. I'm afraid I don't know the first thing about Nation of Islam except that they wear bow ties.
I also had a look at this history of the Yoruba, first published in 1921 and reprinted recently www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1330702794 I bet there are lots of Yoruba people n Brixton who don't know that their history can be found outside Iceland!
There's something for everyone at Sulaiman's stall - not just books about religion.
I also had a look at this history of the Yoruba, first published in 1921 and reprinted recently www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1330702794 I bet there are lots of Yoruba people n Brixton who don't know that their history can be found outside Iceland!
There's something for everyone at Sulaiman's stall - not just books about religion.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I think I'd better have a browse. I was in Enugu back in 2007 and not then aware that the Igbos had an interesting style of local pyramid.
All I got offered was trips to shops or the airport, when a photo like this for my Facebook have would been more exciting
Just in case I ever go back I'd like to know how to check out the Igbo equivalent of Sutton Hoo.
All I got offered was trips to shops or the airport, when a photo like this for my Facebook have would been more exciting
Just in case I ever go back I'd like to know how to check out the Igbo equivalent of Sutton Hoo.
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Time Out's increasingly pointless awards are inviting people to vote for a whole load of long-closed bars and businesses: Time Out Love London Awards
GarveyLives
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Black Book distributor arrested in Brixton files complaint (click for more)
Anyone for early retirement?
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Good luck to him on the complaint. Normally nothing ensues.Black Book distributor arrested in Brixton files complaint (click for more)
Anyone for early retirement?
So far only one officer has faced any form of investigation on the Sean Rigg case - which to my mind is a much more important issue, involving as it does the death in custody of a mentally ill person entitled to the protection of the law.
Ol Nick
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So here's a thing - Brixton may see a 128% increase in business rates. That should just about finish things off. (Which is good, obviously, because the choice of cocktail and smart burger outlets can only go up.)
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Yep. That should wipe out most of the old school businesses to make way for more overpriced shit for gullible posh cunts. Cocktail with a toy soldier anyone?
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Time Out really needs to make an effort: Clangers galore in the Brixton listings for Time Out’s Love London Awards 2016
Ol Nick
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Is that a Thing?
Actually don't tell me.
But in any case, it's a tourism thing. I'd suggest that the well-established local population of non-gullible posh cunts were basically happy with things as they were 5 or 10 years ago (not 15 - that was a bit rank), but if you let Brixton become a Destination then the real estate usage will necessarily reflect that c.f. less well-connected Camberwell, even East Dulwich, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill. They cater for their own local population; but they probably don't provide as many jobs or produce the same rates.
Actually don't tell me.
But in any case, it's a tourism thing. I'd suggest that the well-established local population of non-gullible posh cunts were basically happy with things as they were 5 or 10 years ago (not 15 - that was a bit rank), but if you let Brixton become a Destination then the real estate usage will necessarily reflect that c.f. less well-connected Camberwell, even East Dulwich, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill. They cater for their own local population; but they probably don't provide as many jobs or produce the same rates.
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David Clapson
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My cat has been hurt by children in Rushcroft Rd. Can anyone tell me which local school has plain dark blue jackets for boys aged about 13?
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Sorry to hear that. Hope your cat is ok.
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I'd get the cops involved.
Ol Nick
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There were large packs of kids out causing nuisance in Brixton this afternoon. Police were very busy. Policing teenagers. All a bit sad.
I saw lots of Lilian Baylis but most local secondary schools had a presence.
David Clapson
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I will. The boys were very distinctive - I'm certain their headteacher could identify them from a description. The cat has a cut across her face. She was hiding behind a wall and would have been out of reach if the boys had been trying to get her just with their hands. They must have used some sort of implement. She could easily have lost an eye.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I would suggest these - but they have a very distinctive flash logo
Platanos College - School Uniform
GarveyLives
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Please try and get the police in Brixton to assist you ...
... when they are not busy dealing with 'book sellers' five minutes away from you.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
He's not selling the books.....
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
They should bring back National Service....
...and hanging....
.....and the cane!!!!
...and hanging....
.....and the cane!!!!
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