Brixton Pound launching Thursday 17th September!
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Fuck off to the Kennington forum Onket
i've got loads of random notes and coins here, when i sort my change bowl you can have the ones that aren't legal tender.
Minnie_the_Minx
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Fuck off to the Kennington forum Onket
i've got loads of random notes and coins here, when i sort my change bowl you can have the ones that aren't legal tender.
I'll give him a few ringgits, dirham and lira to fuck off
wtfftw
melting like a toastie
Minnie_the_Minx
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Minnie_the_Minx
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My comments where in between those posts that where quoted.
But that's close enough for me
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
My comments where in between those posts that where quoted.
But that's close enough for me
ah, poor you
Jonti
what the dormouse said
You'll make even more news if you go for Sky over that copyright violation they did on your wordsYay, I made Sky News
Though perhaps not on Sky
A comment from the skynews site
Can't help but agree. There's a risk of brixton getting a bit of a siege mentality. I'm sure everyone who lives here has had to defend the place when you're asked where you live. So that mentality possibly already exists - not sure this will help.
Still. We'll see. The guardian journo lives in herne hill, i see him in the park all the time. I wonder if he'll be able to use his pounds there? He's probably reading this, so out yaself leo...
Can't help but agree. There's a risk of brixton getting a bit of a siege mentality. I'm sure everyone who lives here has had to defend the place when you're asked where you live. So that mentality possibly already exists - not sure this will help.
Still. We'll see. The guardian journo lives in herne hill, i see him in the park all the time. I wonder if he'll be able to use his pounds there? He's probably reading this, so out yaself leo...
wurlycurly
diss member
This is just thinly-disguised protectionism for christ's sake. A bit like Obama trying to bar the import of Chinese tyres this week; hideously narrow-minded and backward-looking. Businesses outwith the Brixton pound catchment area are also struggling and will naturally be disatvantaged. A Buy British campaign in micro-form. Pants.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
you miserable bastards! it's really disappointing to see people queueing up to knock the Brixton pound when it hasnt even been launched yet! It reminds me of people moaning about their lot without actually getting off their arses to do anything about it.
protectionism? Bollox. Siege mentality? bollox! This is about doing our best to protect the local economy. It's a fairly poor area round here as you probably would have noticed and the point of this is to try and ensure that some of the WEALTH we create right here in Brixton, stays right here in Brixton, instead of fattening the pockets of some tesco shareholder who lives in a tax haven in the Channel Islands.
Ok, so some people like Kanda and myself might already spend most of their money in Brixton, but if that's the case then the B£ is essentially no different from real cash. So there's no reason not to use it. The real benefit comes from persuading people who don't shop so much in Brixton to use the new currency and check out some of the wicked local food and shops.
call it protectionism if you like, but we already live with a protectionism that is massively weighted in favour of the big supermarkets and chain stores. They do nothing for our community. They might provide jobs, but they provide less jobs than the businesses they replaced - and they take the money and wealth we create and give it to people who are already loaded. Hasn't anyone learnt anything from the recession?
Unless people are prepared to look after their local community, soon we wont have much left. Brixton will become yet another clone town high street and we might as well live in some fcuking bland town in surrey.
Using the Brixton pound is no hassle to you, costs nothing, and has a good local benefit. And above all it will be FUN! There's no reason not to use it (apart from apathy and sheet bloody mindednesse) So get involved and tell your mates to get involved.
ps - and yes, I will be persauding my local purveyor of "outside KFC type goods" to take the B£ too!
protectionism? Bollox. Siege mentality? bollox! This is about doing our best to protect the local economy. It's a fairly poor area round here as you probably would have noticed and the point of this is to try and ensure that some of the WEALTH we create right here in Brixton, stays right here in Brixton, instead of fattening the pockets of some tesco shareholder who lives in a tax haven in the Channel Islands.
Ok, so some people like Kanda and myself might already spend most of their money in Brixton, but if that's the case then the B£ is essentially no different from real cash. So there's no reason not to use it. The real benefit comes from persuading people who don't shop so much in Brixton to use the new currency and check out some of the wicked local food and shops.
call it protectionism if you like, but we already live with a protectionism that is massively weighted in favour of the big supermarkets and chain stores. They do nothing for our community. They might provide jobs, but they provide less jobs than the businesses they replaced - and they take the money and wealth we create and give it to people who are already loaded. Hasn't anyone learnt anything from the recession?
Unless people are prepared to look after their local community, soon we wont have much left. Brixton will become yet another clone town high street and we might as well live in some fcuking bland town in surrey.
Using the Brixton pound is no hassle to you, costs nothing, and has a good local benefit. And above all it will be FUN! There's no reason not to use it (apart from apathy and sheet bloody mindednesse) So get involved and tell your mates to get involved.
ps - and yes, I will be persauding my local purveyor of "outside KFC type goods" to take the B£ too!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
A comment from the skynews site
Can't help but agree. There's a risk of brixton getting a bit of a siege mentality. I'm sure everyone who lives here has had to defend the place when you're asked where you live. So that mentality possibly already exists - not sure this will help.
Still. We'll see. The guardian journo lives in herne hill, i see him in the park all the time. I wonder if he'll be able to use his pounds there? He's probably reading this, so out yaself leo...
We'll have our own border soon, you wait and see
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
you miserable bastards! it's really disappointing to see people queueing up to knock the Brixton pound when it hasnt even been launched yet! It reminds me of people moaning about their lot without actually getting off their arses to do anything about it.
protectionism? Bollox. Siege mentality? bollox! This is about doing our best to protect the local economy. It's a fairly poor area round here as you probably would have noticed and the point of this is to try and ensure that some of the WEALTH we create right here in Brixton, stays right here in Brixton, instead of fattening the pockets of some tesco shareholder who lives in a tax haven in the Channel Islands.
Ok, so some people like Kanda and myself might already spend most of their money in Brixton, but if that's the case then the B£ is essentially no different from real cash. So there's no reason not to use it. The real benefit comes from persuading people who don't shop so much in Brixton to use the new currency and check out some of the wicked local food and shops.
call it protectionism if you like, but we already live with a protectionism that is massively weighted in favour of the big supermarkets and chain stores. They do nothing for our community. They might provide jobs, but they provide less jobs than the businesses they replaced - and they take the money and wealth we create and give it to people who are already loaded. Hasn't anyone learnt anything from the recession?
Unless people are prepared to look after their local community, soon we wont have much left. Brixton will become yet another clone town high street and we might as well live in some fcuking bland town in surrey.
Using the Brixton pound is no hassle to you, costs nothing, and has a good local benefit. And above all it will be FUN! There's no reason not to use it (apart from apathy and sheet bloody mindednesse) So get involved and tell your mates to get involved.
ps - and yes, I will be persauding my local purveyor of "outside KFC type goods" to take the B£ too!
I think the whole concept misses the point of why brixton's so fucking cool - ie, its openness. But I'll be happy to be proven wrong.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Well you're right, it's been going that way for 10 years at least, but we still have a unique market and lots of decent independent shops. But the proposed redevelopment of the granville arcade will be another step in that direction....
Snails. Big ones.
By the way, I can guarantee that the pizza place that always has a massive queue of claphamite folk in the market will be first on the list to accept these notes. There's an indicator.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I can picture lots of little twee coffee shops but I'm not sure GA has the poseurability factor being hidden away as it is
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
The market's still the largest afro caribbean market in Brixton, I don't know anywhere that still boasts such a wide collection of yams, edos and dasheens, let alone one with such a strong latin american presence ... and it's got 2 Guyanese eateries in as well. I've never found casareep or wirries anywhere else. That's unique enough in my book
Sadly I'm not convinced that I'll be able to spend my Brixton pounds freely in the market. Anyone know the take up of the traders?
Sadly I'm not convinced that I'll be able to spend my Brixton pounds freely in the market. Anyone know the take up of the traders?
ExtraRefined
Better than you at everything you love
What's going to stop Tesco from accepting them?
Minnie_the_Minx
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According to the guardian article about 0%
Onket
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Bugger. I've given Minnie a chance to lord it up.
I mean Europe.
Please don't do it again.
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