Should Windrush Square be renamed Ritzy Square?
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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
And speaking of having nothing to do but moan, here's some muppet giving a prime example...
By the way, a realist, if you'd pulled your thumb out of your arse and read the thread, you'd see that people aren't "slagging off the Ritzy", they're mostly questioning what sort of deal was done between the Ritzy and the council, and whether it entitles the Ritzy to retain such a large section of a public square for what is essentially private use, you muppet.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Yeah, because that's what the poster you're replying to did, isn't it, they took the piss out of you having been mugged! The bastard!
Oh, wait, they didn't do that at all, they pointed up your connection of the arrival of tables and chairs in Windrush Square with a new crime-free Windrush Square!
So, not the same thing at all!
Been through worse, and I've just got on with my life, so have many other Brixton residents I know. Perhaps you're one of those naturally-sensitive people who takes everything personally?
She is. She's also probably done more for Brixton than any gross of whiny incomers.
But they don't. They substitute one crime issue (anti-social behaviour and occasional street robbery) with another. If you're wondering what I'm talking about, mosey on over to the Ritzy and ask them about the rate of bag-snatching and other street robbery in the immediate vicinity. The tables and chairs make a lovely open-air pick-your-own enclosure for the local ne'er-do-wells.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I'll answer the question about Oxford Street first: Concentration allied to local geography - All those purveyors of consumer goods cheek-by-jowl make Oxford Street perfect for the jobbing shoplifter, and the many side roads/back alleys/mews in the area, as well as public transport, mean that a getaway is easier than from a standard High Street. Oxford Street is catnip for tea-leafs.
Bustling commercial premises: You hear this one trotted out a lot, but it only really applies to premises where the layout has been designed with minimising crime in mind. This happens a lot more now (saw some excellent examples in Berlin last year, with clear sight-lines in all directions from every cash desk and from atrategic shopfloor vantage points), but an old Woolworths-style layout actually suffered if busy, because the movement of so many people masked shoplifting.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Evem then the daft sod had to virtually beg someone to rob him.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I got a black eye from an aggressive beggar dressed in military fatigues at the Lambeth Accord pelican crossing near where Macintyre was complaining about - would have been around 2009 I think.
There were 3 CCTVs trained on the spot, and when the police eventually "investigated" about 2 weeks later they said the cameras were turned off.
Maybe the culprit was the son of Paul Boateng or something like that - that would make a good "story" wouldn't it!
BTW the beggar was just punching me for the disrespect (or impertinence) of saying NO!
He did NOT rob me oddly enough.
Then again p'raps he just stopped taking his medication - happens to a lot of us these days.
Nice gear he was wearing though - someone on the boards here was requesting such an outfit the other day.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I know/knew him. He tried to get me to work for him. His chambers used to be next door to my workplace in Chancery Lane. Told him he couldn't pay his rent on time so why would I want to work for him and risk not getting paid
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Not - the guy was tall as me - or taller 6 foot- 6 ft 2.
And half or more Afro caribbean
Lean and muscular - not roly poly.
No sign of being drunk either.
Sorry
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Ah, but ghosts are often shaped as the deceased saw themselves, you see!
And one thing Rudy had in spades was a fine self-image!
And Rudy wasn't a drunk, he was obviously just "high on life" most of the time after midday. Pure coincidence that he appeared drunk from the time the boozers opened!
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Ah, but ghosts are often shaped as the deceased saw themselves, you see!
And one thing Rudy had in spades was a fine self-image!
And Rudy wasn't a drunk, he was obviously just "high on life" most of the time after midday. Pure coincidence that he appeared drunk from the time the boozers opened!
He did seem to like to do the rounds of the Brixton pubs. I met him in the White Horse, George Canning, Coach and Horses etc.
Maybe that says something about me
(Must have been on annual leave)
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
He did seem to like to do the rounds of the Brixton pubs. I met him in the White Horse, George Canning, Coach and Horses etc.
Maybe that says something about me
(Must have been on annual leave)
Nah, he did love his sauce, and he did a lot of his political "networking" in the boozers and shebeens.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
NOT Pearl's (again!)
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
He took his whole chambers out for a birthday dinner at a curry house once (I was invited as well) and it was all going swimmingly until a rather loud conversation went mental and he threw a glass down on the floor and started ranting at a junior barrister who had bought their dog into chambers at some stage, left and Rudy had arrived to find dog shit on the floor and had to clear it up. All the waiters were rushing over and trying to calm him down. I got the impression he was a regular there as they seemed to know him
Think he had had quite a few glasses of wine by the time this all kicked off
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Not on the 12 step programme then
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Before or after he was "disbarred"?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Although I remember him giving me a copy of his book, Barrister for the Defence and that was obviously after, so maybe he was coming back to visit chambers or something 
Don't remember much about the book though so can't have been that interesting. Then I think he went on to do that series based on himself: Black Silk. I remember that being a bit of a disappointment as well
Don't remember much about the book though so can't have been that interesting. Then I think he went on to do that series based on himself: Black Silk. I remember that being a bit of a disappointment as well
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
hm, Barrister for the Defence was 1986. Maybe he couldn't flog the book so carried spares to give away
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BARRISTER-FOR-THE-DEFENCE-Survive/dp/0950666424
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BARRISTER-FOR-THE-DEFENCE-Survive/dp/0950666424
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
He took his whole chambers out for a birthday dinner at a curry house once (I was invited as well) and it was all going swimmingly until a rather loud conversation went mental and he threw a glass down on the floor and started ranting at a junior barrister who had bought their dog into chambers at some stage, left and Rudy had arrived to find dog shit on the floor and had to clear it up. All the waiters were rushing over and trying to calm him down. I got the impression he was a regular there as they seemed to know him
Think he had had quite a few glasses of wine by the time this all kicked off
He called me a racist in the George Canning once, after I said "people like you should be shot, Mr. Narayan".
He choked on his drink laughing when I said "no, not black people, lawyers".
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
He called me a racist in the George Canning once, after I said "people like you should be shot, Mr. Narayan".
He choked on his drink laughing when I said "no, not black people, lawyers".
I've got no beef with him. He was alright in a different sort of way
I think he signed my first passport photos as well
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I've got no beef with him. He was alright in a different sort of way
I think he signed my first passport photos as well
I had a few issues with his bandwagon-jumping, but to be fair, he worked hard for the people he represented.
The only member of his "circle" I didn't like was Paul Boateng, who always came across like he was on the make.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I wrote his wife Janet a letter when Lambeth wanted to stop paying my rent when I was due to leave care and got a 6-month extension
Seems they've been involved in a bit of controversy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...gated-for-allegedly-bullying-black-staff.html
Seems they've been involved in a bit of controversy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...gated-for-allegedly-bullying-black-staff.html
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
I totally missed the fact that the Ritzy rebuilt the square - fairplay to them. I didn't realise they were property developers as well. Thanks for the info.
snowy_again
Slush
I was going to ask about the missing chairs too... must be a quite recent removal; they've just gone and the holes filled with unmatching tarmac.
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