November 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Brixton Big Boy's got a lot to show off
November 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Brixton Big Boy's got a lot to show off
October 31, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I've belatedly read the Economist piece on Brixton as a symbol of "de-gentrification" & I don't 100% agree. Brixton is by no means unique, even in S London, in visible signs of a fraying urban & social fabric. I'm also not convinced the Zone of Chaos near the tube is notably more feral than before.
November 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I've belatedly read the Economist piece on Brixton as a symbol of "de-gentrification" & I don't 100% agree. Brixton is by no means unique, even in S London, in visible signs of a fraying urban & social fabric. I'm also not convinced the Zone of Chaos near the tube is notably more feral than before.
Guns of Brixton - The Clash “No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun”
Goodbye to the Brixton sun”
October 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Guns of Brixton - The Clash “No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun”
Goodbye to the Brixton sun”
October 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Brixton Academy, The Smiths last ever gig
October 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Brixton Academy, The Smiths last ever gig
Philosophical debate on a Brixton pavement.
November 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Philosophical debate on a Brixton pavement.
Guns of Brixton?
Guns of Nixon.
Guns of Nixon.
November 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Guns of Brixton?
Guns of Nixon.
Guns of Nixon.
It sounds as if Brixton has gone to the dogs since @susanrwright.bsky.social and I moved out on August 19.
Thats said, there are some excellent rental properties about to become available in Brixton Hill and no one should worry about paying premium prices to live in them.
Thats said, there are some excellent rental properties about to become available in Brixton Hill and no one should worry about paying premium prices to live in them.
November 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It sounds as if Brixton has gone to the dogs since @susanrwright.bsky.social and I moved out on August 19.
Thats said, there are some excellent rental properties about to become available in Brixton Hill and no one should worry about paying premium prices to live in them.
Thats said, there are some excellent rental properties about to become available in Brixton Hill and no one should worry about paying premium prices to live in them.
The busiest bus stop in London is in Brixton and Europe's busiest bus corridor is Brixton Hill - Streatham and other areas south are so poorly connected people flood into Brixton for the tube (also why the Overgroundisation of Southern is long overdue)
October 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The busiest bus stop in London is in Brixton and Europe's busiest bus corridor is Brixton Hill - Streatham and other areas south are so poorly connected people flood into Brixton for the tube (also why the Overgroundisation of Southern is long overdue)
Think the “it’s just Brixton” attitude from authorities is one reason it has got bad
October 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Think the “it’s just Brixton” attitude from authorities is one reason it has got bad
The other slightly obvious point I forgot is that central Brixton always suffers in liveability/calmness terms by having a whooping great A road going down the middle of it. Always makes an area less civilised.
November 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The other slightly obvious point I forgot is that central Brixton always suffers in liveability/calmness terms by having a whooping great A road going down the middle of it. Always makes an area less civilised.
Gerald Vanderpuye is founder of Impact Brixton and one of the driving forces behind the Buy Back Brixton campaign, seeking to bring Brixton Village and Market Row into community ownership
buybackbrixton.org
buybackbrixton.org
November 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Gerald Vanderpuye is founder of Impact Brixton and one of the driving forces behind the Buy Back Brixton campaign, seeking to bring Brixton Village and Market Row into community ownership
buybackbrixton.org
buybackbrixton.org
One of my fave things about yesterday was running through the streets of Brixton in my wedding dress 😂
November 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
One of my fave things about yesterday was running through the streets of Brixton in my wedding dress 😂
#MusicChallenge
#MusicalQ&A
3|Q: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
A: (because) I Hate You
youtu.be/vCaplw6pvRg?...
#MusicalQ&A
3|Q: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
A: (because) I Hate You
youtu.be/vCaplw6pvRg?...
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - I Hate You (Live at Brixton Academy)
YouTube video by FCATRVEVO
youtu.be
November 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
#MusicChallenge
#MusicalQ&A
3|Q: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
A: (because) I Hate You
youtu.be/vCaplw6pvRg?...
#MusicalQ&A
3|Q: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
A: (because) I Hate You
youtu.be/vCaplw6pvRg?...
"Brixton is blessed with, by all accounts, Michelin-grade crack cocaine"
Wrote about Brixton: What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
It says a lot about the state of the British state
economist.com
October 30, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"Brixton is blessed with, by all accounts, Michelin-grade crack cocaine"
I've lived in Brixton for 25 years. Sure, it's gentrified, but it is still Brixton. In my experience the people who complain about gentrification are mainly white middle class folk.
Wrote about Brixton: What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
It says a lot about the state of the British state
economist.com
October 31, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I've lived in Brixton for 25 years. Sure, it's gentrified, but it is still Brixton. In my experience the people who complain about gentrification are mainly white middle class folk.
youtube.com/watch?v=G-n3...
Nov 1 - Connections day 1
We’ll start with my favorite band and see where we can go from here??
#musicsky
#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
Nov 1 - Connections day 1
We’ll start with my favorite band and see where we can go from here??
#musicsky
#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
The Guns of Brixton
YouTube video by The Clash - Topic
youtube.com
November 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=G-n3...
Nov 1 - Connections day 1
We’ll start with my favorite band and see where we can go from here??
#musicsky
#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
Nov 1 - Connections day 1
We’ll start with my favorite band and see where we can go from here??
#musicsky
#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
Exactly. Whereas in Brixton the answer for who is responsible is usually a quick curt “not us!”
State has lost the capacity to care about relatively small stuff, which then becomes very big stuff
State has lost the capacity to care about relatively small stuff, which then becomes very big stuff
I would say broadly speaking the difference is just that Kings Cross has a lot more state capacity because central government/St Pancras Ltd/Eurostar pays for the policing around the station and Coal Drops Yard Inc or w/e it's called pays for the security around the station.
October 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Exactly. Whereas in Brixton the answer for who is responsible is usually a quick curt “not us!”
State has lost the capacity to care about relatively small stuff, which then becomes very big stuff
State has lost the capacity to care about relatively small stuff, which then becomes very big stuff
Frank Sinatra always introduced The Guns of Brixton as "that terrific song by the first class songwriting team of Strummer and Jones."
November 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Frank Sinatra always introduced The Guns of Brixton as "that terrific song by the first class songwriting team of Strummer and Jones."
Wrote about Brixton: What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
It says a lot about the state of the British state
economist.com
October 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Wrote about Brixton: What happens when a place degenerates and gentrifies all at once?
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...