Fuck Parade 2 Gallery

The second London Fuck Parade took place in Camden on Saturday 11 July 2015…

The Fuck Brigade felt that London needed more fuck after the success of the first Parade. Camden, as a target of continued waves of gentrification, was facing up to the loss of the alternative markets and social spaces to faceless high-street chain store development and the sale of social housing to be replaced by new-build flats affordable only to those on £150,000 a year. So maybe Camden needed a good fucking… Continue reading “Fuck Parade 2 Gallery”

What the fuck is it about gentrification?

Why does the Fuck Brigade get so angry about gentrification? What can we do to make sure communities are protected from profit-hungry developers?

Prepare for the dissertations! What do you think about gentrification? How would you define it? How can housing development benefit the most vulnerable rather than the richest in society?

Here are some interesting articles, just the start of a broader interrogation of what is happening to our housing situation, be it in villages, towns or the biggest cities. Continue reading “What the fuck is it about gentrification?”