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aka said:
Jane's unfortunately a bit 'what did Lib say?'. I honestly think the entire council should just be 3 people and a big spreadsheet.
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She was actually worse. I met her at meetings when she was Cabinet member. In Brixton a lot of the older people who work in community groups are old Labour. The gulf in understanding and complete lack of anything in common between Jane, a full on advocate of the centre ground/ Third Way and my older community minded friends was something to behold.

As friend of mine said she doesn't even treat these people with respect. I agree.

Corbyn phenomenon has been given a lot of stick recently. Latest is anti semitism. I see from some of the new Labour Cllrs Twitter they are banging on about that now. Having unsuccessfully tried to get rid of Corbyn once. Because he supports Palestinians.

Jane didn't look to see what Lib said. From what I saw she was true believer in Third Way.

To be frank people like her are just right wing.

The Corbyn phenomenon isn't about him. Its about a lot of people of all ages who have been excluded and ignored for years finally maybe becoming the mainstream.

Not having a go at Jane personally but her politics imo have nothing to offer to ordinary people.
 
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alex_ said:
Sure they didn’t.

Whoever could have imagined the nationwide impact of a Lambeth councillor List of withdrawn libraries

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So because other councils closed libraries it wasn’t Lambeth’s decision? And yet many councils haven’t closed any. And the meeting I was at where Lambeth’s oversight committee examined its own decision to close libraries? I must have dreamt it. You need to school yourself
 
lefteri said:
So because other councils closed libraries it wasn’t Lambeth’s decision? And yet many councils haven’t closed any. And the meeting I was at where Lambeth’s oversight committee examined its own decision to close libraries? I must have dreamt it. You need to school yourself
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I’m not sure what any of this means.

Are you saying I think Lambeth didn’t close any libraries ?

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alex_ said:
Sure they didn’t.

Whoever could have imagined the nationwide impact of a Lambeth councillor List of withdrawn libraries

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How many popular and flourishing libraries have been handed over, rent-free, to private commercial gym companies without any consultation or competitive bidding? How many have had vast sums of money spent on them to facilitate the aforementioned private gym? And how many library closures have been fought so hard with lengthy occupations and huge marches through the centre of town?

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Not all councils have closed libraries. Not all councils are throwing millions at a vanity New Town Hall, while trying to undemocratically flatten long standing communities either, come to think of it.
 
Yay! An equality-fighting gym! Or something. For £200+ membership.

This September will see the opening of an F45 fitness studio in Brixton by a woman dedicated to bringing women from Brixton out into the open to remedy the fact that they are often excluded from health and fitness activities. Yemi is particularly interested in targeting women of colour as she feels they are underrepresented by advertising for gyms, health groups, lifestyle-based activities and much more due to predominately euro-centric advertising, assumptions and social pressures. Yemi has worked in the fitness industry for over 15 years across three different continents and knows first-hand how the racial diversity of health and fitness experts in the industry is lacking globally. This could be due to fewer media personalities of colour promoting health and fitness. This could all be changed if the fitness industry were to promote more careers to ethnic minority communities, and then there would be a greater proportion of fitness and health across the board.

Already a huge success in Australia, F45 is one of the world’s fastest growing fitness franchise concepts with over 1,150 studios across 36 countries. The F45 Brixton studio will be the cornerstone of the community and Yemi is currently seeking government funding to help her run a community outreach programme which will start by offering a number of community classes during non-peak hours every day.
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£200 a month is a lot of dosh for a gym membership. Brockwell Lido is £55 all you can eat, but if Yemi offers foc classes during the day then good for her.
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Yay! An equality-fighting gym! Or something. For £200+ membership.
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aka said:
£200 a month is a lot of dosh for a gym membership. Brockwell Lido is £55 all you can eat, but if Yemi offers foc classes during the day then good for her.
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Given all the fighting for the underclasses rhetoric, I asked if they'd be giving free classes to the poor and for those on benefits. I didn't get a straight answer.
 
technical said:
£200 a month for gym membership!!!???

I’d want to live in the chuffing gym for that price
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They haven't announced their Brixton prices yet, but a month to month contract is £220/month here, with the 'cheapest' option - a 6 month minimum membership - being £185 per month. Which at £2,200 a year still strikes me as a shitload of disposable income, with or without all the 'promoting diversity' guff.
 
lefteri said:
Is there anywhere in Brixton to buy merguez since the Moroccan deli place in station road closed?
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I don’t think so. Closest place I’ve found is opposite the Decorators Mate in Streatham. I think it’s called the Mediterranean Food Centre and there’s a separate butcher attached.
 
Ms T said:
I don’t think so. Closest place I’ve found is opposite the Decorators Mate in Streatham. I think it’s called the Mediterranean Food Centre and there’s a separate butcher attached.
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A damn I just went past there before I saw this - thanks, will know next time!
 
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