ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
He's "new Labour". You are conversing with a Tory.
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He's "new Labour". You are conversing with a Tory.
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cuppa tee
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Plenty beards on the march, and hats too
gaijingirl
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yes - I have read this information here (and other information about Barnados) before so I'm not unaware of this and it is probably a legitimate point. However, I'm fairly sure that the majority of people passing by Barnados would not be aware of this and as a result it is really not very helpful to today's cause. I say this as someone who deals with juvenile refugees in my workplace.
brixtonblade
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He's gone pretty quiet on that discussion... I'd be interested to hear his thoughts as a councilor on the suggestion that people are annoyed with his party's policy but he doesnt seem to want to talk about anything substantive
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Totally agree, which is why I was so rude about the window-breakers when it happened in 2013 - if imprisoning kids was Barnardos' primary function, breaking their windows might have been (then as now) a meaningful statement, but weighed against the social good they manage to do too, it's not meaningful or at all worthwhile.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
They seldom do. When our ward councillors (Tulse Hill) get cornered about Cressingham, the usual whine is "we didn't know what the Cabinet was planning". Chinny fucking reckon.
cuppa tee
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........if every business involved in exploitation or shady dealing was targeted there wouldn't be many windows left intact on the main drag
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
brixtonblade
Well-Known Member
In which case I'd be a lot happier if he kept his gob shut about the whole thing - if he's going to chip in with his thoughts on the day then I think it's only fair for him to explain HIS PARTY'S shitty policies.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Quite. Where do you draw the line - the greengrocer who sells dollar bananas rather than fairtrade bananas?
Barnardos justify their involvement via an "if we weren't involved, it'd be even worse" argument, and while the argument hasn't been tested, the raw numbers of complaints against detention staff have gone down. Whether that's down to Barnardos or to suppression of data, we've yet to find out.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
In an ideal world he'd stop mouthing vapid posturing shite and engage with what's going on, but frankly a lot of these wankers are so unused to being held to account - so used to operating politics on us rather than actually for us - that they have a hard time seeing why they should engage with us smelly plebs.
Would those food stalls at the Ritzy end of the Square usually be there on a Saturday or were they just opportunist leftovers?
why isn't there an anarchist glaziers?
Actually, it's "All the Hansels and All the Gretels Anarcho-Socialist Syndicalist Sugar Glass Co-operative Collective Disorganisation" not Ltd! Tsk!
ETA: They have a social and ethical policy which would prohibit them from taking on Foxtons as a client under the "why we wont do business with cunts addendum"
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FridgeMagnet
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Fuck it all the same.
299 old timer
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Fuck White Supremacy? Oh dear oh dear, clearly the agent provocatuers are on top form. Stay alert!
Fantastic coverage from all concerned. It does take an effort even in this techno age and you have to be bothered.
Urban and Buzz dovetail beautifully in this regard to form an alternative source of information.
Urban and Buzz dovetail beautifully in this regard to form an alternative source of information.
Great day. The highlight for me was the march through BV with bemused tourists looking on filming with camera phones. I enjoyed the afternoon's political entertainment. The mix of people was great.
I was dismayed when a handful of people started chucking cans of lager at the police who were trying to shut down the sound system in the middle of the st Mathews church junction, which inevitably hit innocent bystanders.
I was dismayed when a handful of people started chucking cans of lager at the police who were trying to shut down the sound system in the middle of the st Mathews church junction, which inevitably hit innocent bystanders.
David Clapson
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And finally, Sid and Nancy the remote controlled wheelie bins, equipped with air horns and water pistols
ska invita
back on the other side
whatever else is said and done it warms the cockles to see brixton out on the streets and in action....Fantastic atmosphere this afternoon. Brixton ain't dead yet
really hope this can lead to something lasting....wonder what will/can happen next? would be nice to see it spread to other boroughs... reclaim hackney next? would be great if it could turn into a london wide movement
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
It's behind you!
What the fuck this lot were going to do after the event is anybody's guess.
What the fuck this lot were going to do after the event is anybody's guess.
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