Say hello to Barratt Homes' 'Brixton Square' on Coldharbour Lane (old Cooltan site)

[teuchter]

It was a true co-operative squat that served the local community, offering art space, a café, office space for campaign groups, rehearsals rooms, darkrooms, and - of course - some of the best techno parties we've ever been to!

^ I'd like to apologise to all members of urban75 for making the extremely controversial suggestion that a significant portion of them might associate with or approve of this kind of thing. It was a vicious attack on the membership that will probably have caused trauma for many and we can only hope that any damage to the reputation of the boards can be healed over time, perhaps with a concerted PR effort to distance posters from the kinds of activities described above.

 

[editor]

^ I'd like to apologise to all members of urban75 for making the extremely controversial suggestion that a significant portion of them might associate with or approve of this kind of thing. It was a vicious attack on the membership that will probably have caused trauma for many and we can only hope that any damage to the reputation of the boards can be healed over time, perhaps with a concerted PR effort to distance posters from the kinds of activities described above.

You really are getting weirder. Everyone knows exactly what you said and it bears no relation to your latest bizarre attempt to wriggle out of the deep hole you've dug for yourself.

Please give it up now because it's not fooling anyone and it's just needlessly disrupting what was an interesting thread.

You just need to remember that Brixton through the lens of U75 does not necessarily represent the view of all or even most Brixton residents, long term or otherwise. Especially if you're telling people off for not knowing about or being interested in the history of Cooltan or the nuclear dawn mural. You'll find plenty of very long-term residents of Brixton in whose life and Brixton experience Cooltan played no significant role. It so happens that U75 is largely populated by a demographic who went to all-night parties there in their youth, which is why you'll hear a lot about it on here.

 

[Gramsci]

^ I'd like to apologise to all members of urban75 for making the extremely controversial suggestion that a significant portion of them might associate with or approve of this kind of thing. It was a vicious attack on the membership that will probably have caused trauma for many and we can only hope that any damage to the reputation of the boards can be healed over time, perhaps with a concerted PR effort to distance posters from the kinds of activities described above.

Right so its not being at all night parties in ones youth in Brixton its instead whether one "might associate" or "approve" "of this kind of thing".

You moved a long way in this thread. Like the "might". Good catch all.

 

[teuchter]

Obviously I'd also like to apologise to anyone who felt that there was a suggestion they personally went to any all night parties in Brixton in their youth, when in fact they did not go to any all night parties in Brixton in their youth. It was a seriously serious accusation and I shouldn't have been throwing such dangerous words around so carelessly.

 

[Mr Bim of Bar]

You could die reading his endless, droning, self-important drivel.

Anyone know how to ignore on tapatalk? I'm already near self-harm.

Ohhhh self harm eh, you could start by battering yourself to death rather than me

 

[shifting gears]

Ohhhh self harm eh, you could start by battering yourself to death rather than me

Do fuck off now you odious plum. Ta

 

[leanderman]

*Puts flat on the market*

Brixton's reputation survives undimmed in some quarters.

A window fitter and electrician renewed acquaintance across the road just now, one saying: 'What are you doing in fucking Brixton with all these crackheads and Muslims?'

 

[teuchter]

Brixton's reputation survives undimmed in some quarters.

A window fitter and electrician renewed acquaintance across the road just now, one saying: 'What are you doing in fucking Brixton with all these crackheads and Muslims?'

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

 

[Crispy]

Brixton's reputation survives undimmed in some quarters.

A window fitter and electrician renewed acquaintance across the road just now, one saying: 'What are you doing in fucking Brixton with all these crackheads and Muslims?'

Smoking crack and taking friday afternoons off work. It's great

 

[TruXta]

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

"Lambeth had most new cases of syphilis, with 216."



Good thing I moved out then.

 

[Badgers]

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

We are winning then?

 

[Chilavert]

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

*takes flat off the market*

 

[Rushy]

"Lambeth had most new cases of syphilis, with 216."



Good thing I moved out then.

Too late. It would seem the damage was already done.

 

[TruXta]

Too late. It would seem the damage was already done.

Cheeky monkey! Unless you're on about teuchter of course.

 

[Rushy]

Smoking crack and taking friday afternoons off work. It's great

Just Fridays? That's sooo nu-Brixton.

 

[Rushy]

Cheeky monkey! Unless you're on about teuchter of course.

You gave Teuchter ...? That doesn't bear thinking about.

 

[Manter]

"Lambeth had most new cases of syphilis, with 216."



Good thing I moved out then.

Er, you have to do more than live here to get Syphilis!


(Don't you?!)

 

[TruXta]

bear

This could be your answer, but you'd have to ask teuchter really.

 

[snowy_again]

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

Nothing to do with there being a young person free sexual health drop in centre in the middle of Brixton then, and YP coming from across the three local boroughs to access it, and not tending to give their parents postcode at all, no, no not at all.

 

[TruXta]

Nothing to do with there being a young person free sexual health drop in centre in the middle of Brixton then, and YP coming from across the three local boroughs to access it, and not tending to give their parents postcode at all, no, no not at all.

That's very good point, and it'd be amazing if whoever made these stats weren't (made) aware of it.

 

[cuppa tee]

Er, you have to do more than live here to get Syphilis!


(Don't you?!)

Yes but carry antiseptic wipes for the toilet seat in case you have to go in the pub.

 

[editor]

Yes but carry antiseptic wipes for the toilet seat in case you have to go in the pub.

And a spray can if you're popping in the Albert.

 

[teuchter]

This could be your answer, but you'd have to ask teuchter really.

I don't remember anything

 

[ViolentPanda]

Lambeth is also now STD capital of the UK too, which should help

Has been, on and off, since the '90s, along with Southwark.

 

[ViolentPanda]

We are winning then?

The fucking comments on that article!

 

[Winot]

Smoking crack and taking friday afternoons off work. It's great

Crispy: straddling the overlap of the Muslim/crackhead Venn.

 

[indigolove]

Obviously I'd also like to apologise to anyone who felt that there was a suggestion they personally went to any all night parties in Brixton in their youth, when in fact they did not go to any all night parties in Brixton in their youth. It was a seriously serious accusation and I shouldn't have been throwing such dangerous words around so carelessly.

Nutter, with too much time to waste

 

[CH1]

As if things weren't bad enough Eric Pickles put a leaflet out today to all addresses in the SW9 part of Coldharbour Lane (and maybe more generally). The discount on exercising the right to buy has now been increased to £100,000 (subject to eligibility).
Do they really think that encouraging even more social housing tenants to sell their homes to buy to let speculators is goings to do something good for Brixton? More social cleansing, and ultimately most likely more state subsidy for rich landlords.

 

[leanderman]

As if things weren't bad enough Eric Pickles put a leaflet out today to all addresses in the SW9 part of Coldharbour Lane (and maybe more generally). The discount on exercising the right to buy has now been increased to £100,000 (subject to eligibility).
Do they really think that encouraging even more social housing tenants to sell their homes to buy to let speculators is goings to do something good for Brixton? More social cleansing, and ultimately most likely more state subsidy for rich landlords.View attachment 33525

The family of Ian Gow, the Tory minister who pioneered right-to-buy, owns more than 100 former council homes across London.

 

[cuppa tee]

The family of Ian Gow, the Tory minister who pioneered right-to-buy, owns more than 100 former council homes across London.

A self serving politician, whatever next ?