Firebox run by Counterfire: Champagne socialism.

[butchersapron]

Mild has always been shit

What time you and hillers booked in for?

 

[Cornetto]

How long before the EDL/ Far right casuals do it over pissed and pull John Rees beard off?

 

[Cornetto]

Mass rally to defend the coffee machine against fascist assault...

 

[chilango]

Fascism produced good coffee.

 

[Plumdaff]

Thinking about why Counterfire decided why now to open a cafe, sorry media space in central London, has anyone noticed what Clare Solomon used to do before she became the great revolutionary student hope?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Indeed.

They could.ve been wearing flat caps and drinking mild ant it'd be just as shit.

Flat cappuccinos for all?

 

[butchersapron]

Thinking about why Counterfire decided why now to open a cafe, sorry media space in central London, has anyone noticed what Clare Solomon used to do before she became the great revolutionary student hope?

Wonder if she'll allow religious and sexual segregation this time round? Ooh look, tariq is in with the girls.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

if I have time I will pop in today and report back

 

[butchersapron]

Does tariq still oversee his parents tea plantation btw?

 

[barney_pig]

Depends where when and why. Not here. Ooh look tariq is serving!

that toff has never served in his life, apart from at tennis.

 

[butchersapron]

that toff has never served in his life, apart from at tennis.

How dare you, he is the class' servant and has been these last 5 decades.

 

[SaskiaJayne]

Ooh look tariq is serving!

Tariq is ok & he done good in the '68 anti 'Nam war demos at Grosvenor Sq.

 

[butchersapron]

Tariq is ok & he done good in the '68 anti 'Nam war demos at Grosvenor Sq.

Well done on reading the guardian '68 pullout.

 

[stuff_it]

Effectively a personal tax on on the london stupids but with the chance to network. Not some crap cafe on an estate where parents can come and have a natter about stuff and see what needs doing.

Why does a cafe on an estate have to be crap?

 

[SaskiaJayne]

...and whilst it's obviously a crock of shite, I'd still rather pop in somewhere nicely done out for a cappuccino than a badly lit, dark slightly damp "social centre" to eat vegan slop with a bunch of juggling hippies.

I'm with the 'juggling hippies' on this.

 

[emanymton]

I read Tariq Ali's book on the 60's, expect it's really a book about him in the 60's and how important he was.

 

[butchersapron]

Why does a cafe on an estate have to be crap?

It doesn't. The point was that this is how these people would view such an initiative. The scum from the estates - this was these people's view.

 

[SaskiaJayne]

Well done on reading the guardian '68 pullout.

Ha! Ha! I was there you cunt, before you were born.

 

[butchersapron]

I read Tariq Ali's book on the 60's, expect it's really a book about him in the 60's and how important he was.

If only other privately educated oxbridge types had such opportunities.

 

[butchersapron]

Ha! Ha! I was there you cunt, before you were born.

How old were you in '68 then jane?

 

[kavenism]

Thinking about why Counterfire decided why now to open a cafe, sorry media space in central London, has anyone noticed what Clare Solomon used to do before she became the great revolutionary student hope?

Remembering a conversation I had with her a couple of years ago I think there may be a lot of truth in that. Not that it would invalidate it as an idea though, I'll reserve judgment until I visit.

 

[butchersapron]

Remembering a conversation I had with her a couple of years ago I think there may be a lot of truth in that. Not that it would invalidate it as an idea though, I'll reserve judgment until I visit.

Why?

 

[editor]

I had to look the place up to see where it was. It's here:
Firebox London
108 Cromer St
WC1H Camden Town

Firebox is a cafe, an events space and media centre. It is a political project, initiated by Counterfire, following in the footsteps of the Chartists’ meeting halls, Sylvia Pankhurst’s International Club, right down to Eric Hobsbawm’s and E P Thompson’s involvement in the Partisan cafe.

We want to be a showcase for all that is best on the left. This project’s name, design, decor, menu and programme of events should all reflect this aim. We will put on a whole range of readings, book launches, exhibitions, films and talks designed to build the movements, raise awareness and strengthen the left.

The space will be a permanent Festival of Dangerous !deas with a rota of ongoing events.

Grand opening 6 October with Tony Benn, Sanum Ghafoor, Lindsey German, Clare Solomon and more. Watch this space and this Facebook one for more details.

http://fireboxlondon.net/

|I'll probably pop in if I'm passing.

 

[redsquirrel]

Nowt wrong with wearing a suit or drinking champagne.

http://workerdandy.blogspot.co.uk
Love the Saturday 8th entry on grammar

 

[butchersapron]

Eric Hobsbawm’s and E P Thompson’s involvement in the Partisan cafe.

Callinicos: That's not my role (don't) in the party.

 

[DotCommunist]

Thunderbox more like

 

[kavenism]

Why?

Just that she was talking about how much of a wrench it was having to close down her original place. At the time there had been some plans to open a community centre round Kings X/St Pancras way but that was shelved as she was about to take up the ULU presidency. Basically I think it’s been in the pipeline for a while. Can’t say it’s that attractive to me as a place to hang around in compared say to a quiet pub by the river or something. The thought of getting constantly harassed by newbie student uber-trots from SOAS is enough to keep me away.
I wonder if Counterfire subs are going into the running of it and how any profits are used?

 

[butchersapron]

Have you heard of a man called Laura?

 

[Voley]

The space will be a permanent Festival of Dangerous !deas with a rota of ongoing events.

!deas <cringe>

 

[butchersapron]

Good luck to them and all that but it sounds absolutely banksy.