Old Brixton Cycles building on Coldharbour Lane set to be demolished
Long term Brixtonites will fondly remember the days when the Brixton Cycles co-op traded from a large shop in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, conveniently located directly opposite the Prince Albert pub....
View ArticleSquatting now made a criminal offence in the UK – notes and advice
From Saturday 1st Sept 2012, new laws will make squatting a residential building in England and Wales a criminal offence, with the maximum penalty six months in jail, a £5,000 […] Related posts:...
View ArticleFormer job centre in Josephine Avenue, Brixton is squatted
I’m hearing news that perhaps Brixton’s long and rich culture of squatting isn’t quite over yet – despite recent legislation – with the old Job Centre Plus in Josephine Avenue, SW2 being taken over […]...
View ArticleBrixton Square marketing day: the awful truth
I’ll be honest: I walked right past Brixton Square tonight when Barratt Homes were holding their marketing day event. I couldn’t bring myself to walk in when I saw the […] Related posts: National...
View ArticleThe Heygate Estate and the Hotel Elephant arts gallery and project space,...
Established in late 2009, Hotel Elephant is a creative space located around the back of the notorious Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, south London. Hotel Elephant is located by the derelict […]...
View ArticleAnti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City
The gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been...
View ArticleAll out for the workers at Brixton Square!
This was the scene outside the ghastly Brixton Square gated development on Coldharbour Lane yesterday morning, with all the workers out on the street. My first hope was that this was […] Related posts:...
View ArticleThe lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction
Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction. The most […]...
View ArticleThe changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more...
While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent […] Related...
View ArticleSQUASH campaign calls for repeal of Section 144 anti-squatting laws
Housing rights group Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) have launched a campaign to repeal the Section 144 anti-squatting laws introduced in September last year. ‘The Case Against Section 144’,...
View ArticleDerelict house on Coldharbour Lane. Is this Brixton’s longest abandoned house?
Slowly rotting away on Coldharbour Lane (by Barrington Road) is this four-floored Victorian terraced house. It’s looked like this for getting on for two decades and now seems to be in a […] Related...
View ArticleBrixton’s Carlton Mansions housing co-op fights for its future
There is growing concern about the future of one of Brixton’s longest housing co-ops as the council appear to be conspiring to evict residents from Carlton Mansions on Coldharbour Lane. Run by […]...
View ArticleA sad day for Brixton as Rushcroft Road squatters are evicted
Another large chunk of what made Brixton so unique was lost today, as a masses of police officers and High Court Enforcement Officers evicted 75 residents out of their homes in […] Related posts:...
View ArticleThe A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is...
Compiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs […] Related posts:...
View ArticleMade Possible by Squatting exhibition, 15 Dock Street, London E1
Held in a rather stunning squatted building in East London, the excellent Made Possible by Squatting exhibition sets out to challenge the common media myths and misconceptions of squatters. The three...
View ArticleFrom the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […] Related posts: Punk vs...
View ArticleThe Hand and Racquet pub in London disgracefully rots away, three years after...
I first wrote about this disused pub in central London back in January 2010, when it was already closed and boarded up. Some thirteen months later, the long-empty space was brought back […] Related...
View ArticleFarewell to SchNEWS, Britain’s best activist newsletter
I’m saddened to hear that Brighton’s SchNEWS crew have decided to call it a day, after two decades of producing hard-hitting direct action newsletters. Starting life in the squatted Brighton Court […]...
View ArticleEviction order served on Soho’s 12 Bar Club – bailiffs due tomorrow, street...
Last week, activists calling themselves Bohemians 4 Soho occupied and reopened the legendary 12 Bar in central London, shortly after it had been closed in the wake of a huge redevelopment. […] Related...
View ArticleSquatters take over Soho offices to create a hub for London’s growing homeless
Squatters have occupied a former office block in the heart of trendy Soho, and have said that they intend to turn it into a hub for the capital’s growing army of homeless people. […] Related posts:...
View ArticleBerlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification
I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […] Related posts: Photos of graffiti and artwork...
View ArticleIn photos: Freetown Christiania, a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood...
A self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, Christiania was created in 1971 when squatters and hippies took over the former Bådsmandsstræde barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, which...
View ArticleIn photos: Ruin – an abandoned imaginary disco nightclub in the Store...
A collaboration between Ben Kelly – who was behind the legendary Manchester nightclub Hacienda – and architectural designer Virgil Abloh, Ruin is a large-scale installation that recreates a mythical...
View ArticleTate Modern photos: Huge chairs, a crying room, the Clock, a heat sensitive...
There’s a cracking selection of installations and exhibitions that you can currently see for free in the Tate Modern on Bankside. Created by Cuban artist and activist Tania Bruguera, the main...
View ArticleIn photos: Street art, slogans and anarchist graffiti in Exarchia, central...
Following on from my set of photos taken around Exarchia at night, here’s a selection of images showing off some of the abundant street art in the area: Here’s how […] Related posts: In photos:...
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