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Vining Street was sold out so I've booked Brixton Housing Co-op 90 Railton Road on 28th November.
Will add to the buildings I've been in in that area. South Thames Gas do my CH, and of course Pearl's was almost opposite.
 
Seems that Jennifer Brathwaite failed to get nominated for Streatham by 32 votes.
I can't remember the name of her opponent who won. Let's hope that is true of the electorate too!:p
 
Really good result in Streatham.

Briaithwite and Marcia - two New Labour Cllrs failed to get the seat.


We just can’t afford to end up with another austerity-implementing Chuka clone and there’s a real risk of that. Bell has a consistent track record of fighting for Jeremy Corbyn and his team and we need every Labour member in Streatham to come to the vote on Saturday and vote for her.
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Local left candidate squares off 2 Nov in Streatham selection v two councillors from Blairite-dominated Lambeth
 
CH1 said:
I would have thought the Green Party would target Streatham - particularly as they have heavyweights well known there already.
Time will tell.
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They have stood everywhere in Lambeth in recent elections (or sofar as I can see from a quick google) so I would imagine they'll do so again this year.
 
CH1 said:
I would have thought the Green Party would target Streatham - particularly as they have heavyweights well known there already.
Time will tell.
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As much as I like the Lambeth Greens the strategy they used in Lambeth was to be the party for Labour voters who could no longer stomach voting for a New Labour Lambeth Council.

They attracted people like Rashid ( who would make a good Cllr) who would have been in the Labour party ( imo) if it was not so right wing here.

I know Labour party members who have voted Green at Lambeth Council elections and Labour for national election.

As they couldn't bring themselves to vote for the Blairite lot.

Its difficult to get through the hoops that the New Labour lot have set to be a candidate for Cllr. New Labour in Lambeth have a tightly run bureaucracy that candidates have to go through.

Its relatively easier to put oneself forward as a parliamentary candidate.

So what I'm saying as now Streatham has a big enough membership now that hates Blairism there is not such an incentive to vote Green.
 
Every council needs to have a viable opposition though and if that has to be the Greens (in absence of the other parties), then so be it. 5 or 6 opposition councilors is not enough either
 
Gramsci said:
As much as I like the Lambeth Greens the strategy they used in Lambeth was to be the party for Labour voters who could no longer stomach voting for a New Labour Lambeth Council.

They attracted people like Rashid ( who would make a good Cllr) who would have been in the Labour party ( imo) if it was not so right wing here.
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I think it's going to be a dirty 4 way battle.
Helen Thompson (who I've never seen or met) looks a quite credible centre ground Lib Dem candidate for Streatham.

From what I hear the Green Party are selecting on Tuesday November 5th (how appropriate - I'm sure there are militant Greens who have more than a passing empathy for Guy Fawkes!).

I appreciate that there are a lot of left wing Labour supporters around - but I left the Labour Party in 1971 primarily because their hompophobia put me off. I've never been tempted back, because I prefer my politics in a form which does not involve being accused of some form of political heresy.

The Greens and Lib Dems are both good on that score - though if things spin out of control they don't know what to do, as they have a humanist attitude, assuming that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds (Voltaire/Pangloss).
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The Brixton Bid November newsletter reports that "The change in footfall for Brixton Town Centre over the last 52 weeks is 10.8% up on the previous year and the number of visitors counted for the month of October was 1,364,984." I don't know how they count the numbers or even what the number really says, but this seems a quite remarkable increase.
 
happyshopper said:
The Brixton Bid November newsletter reports that "The change in footfall for Brixton Town Centre over the last 52 weeks is 10.8% up on the previous year and the number of visitors counted for the month of October was 1,364,984." I don't know how they count the numbers or even what the number really says, but this seems a quite remarkable increase.
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And the increase in toilets? 0%. While the increase in pissing up people and people pissing on the streets will be hugely up.

Could you post up the newsletter please? I'd be interested in reading more.
 
happyshopper said:
The Brixton Bid November newsletter reports that "The change in footfall for Brixton Town Centre over the last 52 weeks is 10.8% up on the previous year and the number of visitors counted for the month of October was 1,364,984." I don't know how they count the numbers or even what the number really says, but this seems a quite remarkable increase.
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I'd be very surprised if that was increased foot fall around the shops and market. I wonder if its up because they are counting all the people who pour out the tube late at night.
 
friendofdorothy said:
I'd be very surprised if that was increased foot fall around the shops and market. I wonder if its up because they are counting all the people who pour out the tube late at night.
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If you have the misfortune to walk through the centre of Brixton at any time from around 10pm till 3am, you'll notice that there are now vast hordes of people, usually in different states of drunkenness, milling around. I've never seen the place so full of people. Even Sunday nights are busier than a Saturday night in Brixton would have been 10-15 years ago.
 
editor said:
If you have the misfortune to walk through the centre of Brixton at any time from around 10pm till 3am, you'll notice that there are now vast hordes of people, usually in different states of drunkenness, milling around. I've never seen the place so full of people. Even Sunday nights are busier than a Saturday night in Brixton would have been 10-15 years ago.
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Yes but not often lately - it's horrible. They won't let me in anywhere with out ID so I still avoid it.
I'm at a loss as to why the council favours the nightime economy over the existing shops etc. I think they have ruined the outside market.
 
friendofdorothy said:
I'd be very surprised if that was increased foot fall around the shops and market. I wonder if its up because they are counting all the people who pour out the tube late at night.
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That crossed my mind as well.

Brixton BID are very upbeat about the nighttime economy. Also the eaterie / restaurant economy.

The market traders are a bit separate from Brixton BID. Brixton BID covers all business rate payers. From the Brixton police station to Morley's.

The street market has a say but only on a secondary level.
 
Gramsci said:
That crossed my mind as well.

Brixton BID are very upbeat about the nighttime economy. Also the eaterie / restaurant economy.

The market traders are a bit separate from Brixton BID. Brixton BID covers all business rate payers. From the Brixton police station to Morley's.

The street market has a say but only on a secondary level.
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I wonder if the level of business rates paid has an impact on what the council sees as important? A lot of the smaller market traders would be exempt due to the level of rent paid
 
Here's some photos from our Friday night free party at the Effra Social. We're back on Fri 15th Nov - it's free, so pop in if you fancy it!

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In photos: Brixton Buzz pop party night at the Effra Social, Fri 1st November 2019
 
shakespearegirl said:
I wonder if the level of business rates paid has an impact on what the council sees as important? A lot of the smaller market traders would be exempt due to the level of rent paid
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I get your point but this reminded me of how this longstanding New Labour Council saw how Brixton should be "regenerated".

This goes back to the days of Brixton Challenge. Grant money from central government to help deal with what at the time was termed the "Inner City" problem.

The Council guided the grant money to build up Brixton as a entertainment centre. Ritzy was rebuilt and what was then the Atlantic got building work done on it.

The Atlantic ( an Afro Carribbean pub) got transformed into the Dogstar. The owner "Dogstar Larry". Those on this forum years back will remember the threads.

Larry once told me people like me in central Brixton were "finished" ( the old short life) . Thrusting Entrepreneurs like Larry were the way forward.

The New Labour Cllrs loved Larry. Saw him as the kind of risk taking business man that they liked.

Larry empire in Brixton failed. He was to early. But he was right.

So I think what the Council sees as important goes deeper than business rates its how they ideologically see the bar/ restaurant/ entertainment sector as progressive. Forget the working class. In New Labour terms they are finished.

Entrepreneurship is much more sexy.
 
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A free community firework display. Like we used to have in Brockwell Park before Lambeth fucked it up.

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In photos: Brixton Soup Kitchen put on a fantastic free firework display, Tues 5th Nov 2019
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I hadn’t even thought of the Lambeth display this year. I gather there was no official display in Brockwell Park at all?

So that means that not only they claim they can no longer afford to offer a free display, but they can’t even make a ticketed paid display like what we had the last two years work?
 
T & P said:
I hadn’t even thought of the Lambeth display this year. I gather there was no official display in Brockwell Park at all?

So that means that not only they claim they can no longer afford to offer a free display, but they can’t even make a ticketed paid display like what we had the last two years work?
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Correct. There was absolutely nothing on in Brockwell Park but the commercial event organisers said that they'll be back next year. They gave no reason for not showing up this year.
 
editor said:
A free community firework display. Like we used to have in Brockwell Park before Lambeth fucked it up.

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In photos: Brixton Soup Kitchen put on a fantastic free firework display, Tues 5th Nov 2019
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Indeed they did: a most enjoyable evening. A wonderful display that put Lambeth Council to shame so a big round of applause for Brixton Soup Kitchen. If you wish to donate then click on link: Support Brixton Soup Kitchen to help homeless and vulnerable people | Charity Fundraising Page with GoGetFunding
 
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