Brixton news, rumours and general chat

[editor]

Classy. Playing party games with sexual assault. You can do better than that…..

Seriously. What the fuck are you on about? If you want a grown up discussion try answering the question put to you first rather than making an absolute dick of yourself with ludicrous claims of 'playing party games with sexual assault."

So how many tens of thousands of innocent women and children do you feel should be slaughtered in response to Hamas's horrendous original attack? Or are you all for total genocide?

 

[Gramsci]

What do you think is adequate sanction then?

If Israel state had joined up with International criminal court ( the ICC) which in end it didn't it could have referred war crime allegations to it for investigation.

But it's not part of ICC.

Secondly they could have targeted leaders of Hamas ( which they have done before). Not saying I agree with that. But it's better than collective punishment.

What IDF / Israeli government are doing now in Gaza is the Dahiya military strategy taken to extreme.

Dahiya doctrine was developed to use against armed groups by destroying infrastructure etc so in end civilian population withdraw support from armed militants. First used in Lebanon by IDF

It specifically targets areas with overwhelming force. Destroying civilian infrastructure and economy so much that it would take years to rebuild. Idea being civilian would stop any support for armed militants.

Dahiya doctrine - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The criticism of it is that it is tantamount to collective punishment of a civilian population.

Secondly as this Israeli online magazine reports in case of Gaza the guidelines for targeting armed militants like Hamas have been so reduced that those compiling targets are not all happy with this. Basically it used to be that targets of leaders of Hamas would only be agreed if civilian casualties could be minimised. This is no longer the case

As has been shown in Gaza

Report here

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an AI system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza.

www.972mag.com

There needs to be a UN ceasefire.

With investigation of war crimes on both sides

Secondly as head of UN says dealing with the context. That is the ongoing lack of state for Palestinians/ illegal settlement building in West / settler violence over the years. Etc

Head of UN got a lot of stick for saying there is a context to this. That this didn't start on 7th October.

 

[edcraw]

Article on Corpus Christi church on Brixton Hill.

See inside Brixton’s unfinished Catholic Church

On the edge of Brixton town centre is what appears to be a Cathedral sized church which is a bit like a Tardis in reverse, in that it's much larger on the outside than it is on the inside.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

 

[Casaubon]

Article on Corpus Christi church on Brixton Hill.

See inside Brixton’s unfinished Catholic Church

On the edge of Brixton town centre is what appears to be a Cathedral sized church which is a bit like a Tardis in reverse, in that it's much larger on the outside than it is on the inside.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

The only time I've ever been in there was for the funeral of Pat, landlady of the Albert.
Does anyone have any photos of that day? It was quite a gathering.

 

[editor]

The only time I've ever been in there was for the funeral of Pat, landlady of the Albert.
Does anyone have any photos of that day? It was quite a gathering.

It was a wonderful send off.

 

[friendofdorothy]

Hi all brixton locals - for those of you who don't frequent the community boards - The U75 South London Drinks festive perineum drinks will be in the Prince Regent on the same as the Tatterjacks are wassailing there on Friday 29th from 5pm.

edited to correct the day - whoops

 

[friendofdorothy]

More details of the Tatterjacks - for those who haven't seen them before they are well worth a detour.

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[nagapie]

Hi all brixton locals - for those of you who don't frequent the community boards - The U75 South London Drinks festive perineum drinks will be in the Prince Regent on the same as the Tatterjacks are wassailing there on Thursday from 5pm.

It says Friday in the Community Forum.

 

[friendofdorothy]

It says Friday in the Community Forum.

Whoops my mistake - well spotted. Correcting my post now

 

[editor]

Hi all brixton locals - for those of you who don't frequent the community boards - The U75 South London Drinks festive perineum drinks will be in the Prince Regent on the same as the Tatterjacks are wassailing there on Friday 29th from 5pm.

edited to correct the day - whoops

Ah bugger. I'm DJing that night. Oh wait - it's Thursday?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

The SLD thing is definitely Friday 29th - 5pm onwards, open to the idea of starting earlier if people are keen / want to follow the tatterjacks around a bit.

 

[T & P]

Apologies if there is a dedicated thread on this I’ve missed. Any recommendations for a small Xmas tree in Brixton or Herne Hill? Fuck Pines and Needles, obviously…

 

[nick]

Apologies if there is a dedicated thread on this I’ve missed. Any recommendations for a small Xmas tree in Brixton or Herne Hill? Fuck Pines and Needles, obviously…

Croxted Road Garden /centre maybe?

I don't think it is particularly cheap, and I am sure you could get cheaper in Tescos or somewhere (think it is £10 per foot for Nordstrom's and £8 per foot for standard) but, it is a local business and we have been buying from there for a few years.

With 1 day to go, I imagine you could start getting bargains around now, since everyone's stock will become effectively worthless tomorrow evening

 

[Meerkat]

The only time I've ever been in there was for the funeral of Pat, landlady of the Albert.
Does anyone have any photos of that day? It was quite a gathering.

I was also there and yes, it was the only time I've been in that church. No photos I'm afraid. I think people tend not to take photos at funerals as it might be construed as disrespectful. This was also long before everyone carried a camera around in their pocket at all times.

 

[BusLanes]

Croxted Road Garden /centre maybe?

I don't think it is particularly cheap, and I am sure you could get cheaper in Tescos or somewhere (think it is £10 per foot for Nordstrom's and £8 per foot for standard) but, it is a local business and we have been buying from there for a few years.

With 1 day to go, I imagine you could start getting bargains around now, since everyone's stock will become effectively worthless tomorrow evening

Croxted apparently was cheaper than Brockwell Park and some other local providers

 

[editor]

The SLD thing is definitely Friday 29th - 5pm onwards, open to the idea of starting earlier if people are keen / want to follow the tatterjacks around a bit.

Ah bugger. I'm DJing so can't make it. Feel free to come along to the Effra Social later!

 

[Mr paulee]

At the time Owusu was on free school meals and living on a Brixton council estate where he and his sister were being raised by their single mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.

‘Sliding door’: Man who questioned Thatcher as boy says it changed his life’s path

Ernest Owusu says encounter with Iron Lady on TV in 1980 gave him confidence to ascend class ladder

www.theguardian.com

 

[sparkybird]

Thanks editor for the article on Brixton Buzz about the work of Lambeth Mutual Aid

Lambeth Mutual Aid gets ready to celebrate their 4th anniversary with new community plans

Far from a pandemic fad, the Lambeth Mutual Aid collective (LMA) are approaching their four-year anniversary and are as committed as ever to looking out for people in the borough who are being igno…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[GarveyLives]

Anyone heard of Wilfred Emmanuel Jones (The Black Farmer) opening a farm shop in Brixton? I think I heard him mention it in passing on the Bottom Line chatting to Evan Davies.

He certainly did not mention it in this interview two years ago:

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[editor]

He certainly did not mention it in this interview two years ago:

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[edcraw]

Hardly watch ITVX but watching it for Mr Bates vs the Post Office (which is fantastic & glad the scandal’s getting public recognition finally) and EVERY ad break has an advert for the new Admiral slot machine place in Brixton - along with all the ads in the tube station & at bus stops it’s really depressing how much they’re pushing this.

 

[BusLanes]

Hardly watch ITVX but watching it for Mr Bates vs the Post Office (which is fantastic & glad the scandal’s getting public recognition finally) and EVERY ad break has an advert for the new Admiral slot machine place in Brixton - along with all the ads in the tube station & at bus stops it’s really depressing how much they’re pushing this.

Saw that ad on buses today in Streatham

 

[edcraw]

I’d really like to understand the legal justification for such places - presumably it’s around tax and if they didn’t exist people would do similar illegally or online. Weak whatever it is and it shouldn’t be up to each locality to argue against them - they just shouldn’t be a thing. They just give a licence to exploit people.

 

[CH1]

I’d really like to understand the legal justification for such places - presumably it’s around tax and if they didn’t exist people would do similar illegally or online. Weak whatever it is and it shouldn’t be up to each locality to argue against them - they just shouldn’t be a thing. They just give a licence to exploit people.

That's what we got Brexit for - dodgy Austrian gambling companies.
I haven't been to Austria since 2003 - but it struck me as an uptight sort of place. You couldn't get in a Gay Bar without a suit and a bow tie.
I bet they don't have Admiral Slots in Linz and Vienna!

 

[alex_]

That's what we got Brexit for - dodgy Austrian gambling companies.
I haven't been to Austria since 2003 - but it struck me as an uptight sort of place. You couldn't get in a Gay Bar without a suit and a bow tie.
I bet they don't have Admiral Slots in Linz and Vienna!

Kapitan slots ?

 

[CH1]

Kapitan slots ?

Surely it's this lot Novomatic - Wikipedia
Unsavoury lot - corruption in Poland and Italy, money laundering in Guernsey and links to Putin.
What more could Lambeth want in Brixton?

 

[Smick]

I’d really like to understand the legal justification for such places - presumably it’s around tax and if they didn’t exist people would do similar illegally or online. Weak whatever it is and it shouldn’t be up to each locality to argue against them - they just shouldn’t be a thing. They just give a licence to exploit people.

I think it’s because bookie shops were forced to reduce the maximum amount bettable on FOBT machines, Admiral and Merkur have stepped up as some form of halfway house between bookies and casinos.

It’s really grim, but they’re everywhere nowadays so people must enjoy putting all their money into machines which guarantee that they will pay back less than they take.

 

[Crispy]

Kapitan slots ?

Schlötz

 

[alex_]

It’s really grim, but they’re everywhere nowadays so people must enjoy putting all their money into machines which guarantee that they will pay back less than they take.

Money laundering is a key aim.

 

[Smick]

Money laundering is a key aim.

Do you get a receipt or can you get a cheque for winnings?

If I’ve got £10k nicked, stick it into a machine, get £9k out, could I get some form of a receipt to make it look like I put a fiver in and happened to win £9k?