Squatters plan weekend protest in Brighton and Hove (From The Argus)

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
I'm going to be in a TINY minority here, but I support them 100%.

Fairfax Sakes wrote:
About time someone made a protest, capitalism is in ruins and property rights abused by the greedy middle classes, who have had it too good for too long. Everyone should have a right to decent accomodation and if the state can't provide it, I say take it for yourself!

Fairfax Sakes wrote:
About time someone made a protest, capitalism is in ruins and property rights abused by the greedy middle classes, who have had it too good for too long. Everyone should have a right to decent accomodation and if the state can't provide it, I say take it for yourself!

dawind wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote: I'm going to be in a TINY minority here, but I support them 100%.

I'm with you on this one...Does anyone remember Bruno Crosby. The Argus once called him the King of the squatters (http://www.theargus .co.uk/archive/2002/ 02/09/Brighton+Hove+ Archive/5136601.Big_ Bruno_to_the_very_en d/). What people forget is that Squatting is ALSO a political act, a form of protest and that squatting was "a big issue in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 and again for the Diggers in the 17th Century were peasants who cultivated waste and common land, claiming it as their rightful due". Learn more about Brightons squat history here...http://www.sq uashcampaign.org/201 1/07/brightons-squat ted-past-2-the-1970s -80s/

Fairfax Sakes wrote:
About time someone made a protest, capitalism is in ruins and property rights abused by the greedy middle classes, who have had it too good for too long. Everyone should have a right to decent accomodation and if the state can't provide it, I say take it for yourself!

baron Von Skidmark wrote:
"What do we want".......?
The right to break into someone else's home and trash it......

"When do we want it".........?
Once I've signed on

Fairfax Sakes wrote:
About time someone made a protest, capitalism is in ruins and property rights abused by the greedy middle classes, who have had it too good for too long. Everyone should have a right to decent accomodation and if the state can't provide it, I say take it for yourself!

Mark63 wrote:
They're doing it at the weekend? Does that mean some of them actually have jobs?

suspolplo wrote:
Sussex police have put into place a dedicated Protest Liaison Officer team in Brighton & Hove.
This team’s primary role is to engage with protest groups prior to, during and after any event.
As seen last Saturday PLO’s will facilitate the rights of protestors whilst balancing the needs of the community as a whole and seek to achieve a safe and peaceful outcome to any protest.

We would be pleased to speak to anyone who maybe participating in the event.

The team can be contacted on:
Phone: 101 extension 50800
Email: brightonand.hoveplo@

sussex.pnn.police.uk


Twitter: @SusPolPLO
Facebook: Sussex Police Brighton & Hove Protest Liaison Officer

We want to use communication to police protests rather than confrontation. Conversation between protesters and liaison officers is the key to making this happen.

gaz scott wrote:

Mark63 wrote:
They're doing it at the weekend? Does that mean some of them actually have jobs?

The poor kid who was imprisoned last week for 3 months for squatting was an apprentice bricklayer. Guess what? he doesn't have a job any more thanks to slimy Weatherley's criminalising legislation. The sooner he's gone the better.

Fairfax Sakes wrote:
About time someone made a protest, capitalism is in ruins and property rights abused by the greedy middle classes, who have had it too good for too long. Everyone should have a right to decent accomodation and if the state can't provide it, I say take it for yourself!

gaz scott wrote:
Imagine being married to a prostitute. If he wasn't paying her rent isn't it the same as squatting?

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

gaz scott wrote:
Imagine being married to a prostitute. If he wasn't paying her rent isn't it the same as squatting?

Another ludicrous comment.

The net on free loading, workshy, benefit grabbers is closing and as this minority group gets closer to capitulation we should stand back and enjoy the fun.

Remember Occupy Brighton, the first Occupy protest in the world to fail and fold and its the same old same old caught up in this.

The vast majority of >99.9% of Brighton people have grown to detest the

gaz scott wrote: Imagine being married to a prostitute. If he wasn't paying her rent isn't it the same as squatting?

gaz scott wrote:

Mark63 wrote:
They're doing it at the weekend? Does that mean some of them actually have jobs?

The poor kid who was imprisoned last week for 3 months for squatting was an apprentice bricklayer. Guess what? he doesn't have a job any more thanks to slimy Weatherley's criminalising legislation. The sooner he's gone the better.

Cyril Bolleaux wrote:

gaz scott wrote:

Mark63 wrote:
They're doing it at the weekend? Does that mean some of them actually have jobs?

The poor kid who was imprisoned last week for 3 months for squatting was an apprentice bricklayer. Guess what? he doesn't have a job any more thanks to slimy Weatherley's criminalising legislation. The sooner he's gone the better.

Aren't you the bloke who supports mob violence to force people to lose their jobs at people EDO?

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

Cyril Bolleaux wrote:

gaz scott wrote:

Mark63 wrote:
They're doing it at the weekend? Does that mean some of them actually have jobs?

The poor kid who was imprisoned last week for 3 months for squatting was an apprentice bricklayer. Guess what? he doesn't have a job any more thanks to slimy Weatherley's criminalising legislation. The sooner he's gone the better.

Aren't you the bloke who supports mob violence to force people to lose their jobs at people EDO?

You are correct

Nathan_Adler wrote:
Squatters are filthy, malingering, heroin taking, AIDS infested, fecal smelling, animal molesting, urine drinking, alcoholic criminals who have no respect for anything.

In the hierarchy of disgustingness they are on par with Gary Glitter and Veronica Moser.

They should be shackled on a wooden boat, doused in petrol and launched off to France. En route we should fire flare guns towards the vessel, and watch them burn in agonizing, scalding pain.

Ruddy squatters. Filthy beasts.

Somethingsarejustwro
ng wrote:

gaz scott wrote:
Imagine being married to a prostitute. If he wasn't paying her rent isn't it the same as squatting?

Another ludicrous comment.

The net on free loading, workshy, benefit grabbers is closing and as this minority group gets closer to capitulation we should stand back and enjoy the fun.

Remember Occupy Brighton, the first Occupy protest in the world to fail and fold and its the same old same old caught up in this.

The vast majority of >99.9% of Brighton people have grown to detest the

a person wrote:
The problem is there is a difference between a house being empty because the owner buys, it just to keep it empty until it is worth more.
Then there is the owner who has it empty while they are doing it up so they can live in it themselves.
If squatters never tried to take the homes that people were going to live in this law might never have been passed.

lorrie1 wrote:
I know a few people that pay for the accomadation they live in .£650 a month. these places are filthy, mould growing on the walls,electrics hanging out of the walls etc etc, these flats are WORSE than squats. As someone else said above the council dont want to know, the landlord dont care and will throw you out in the street if you say anything about it, these kind off flats are just LEGALIZED squats, Wouldnt let a dog live in there and yet the council still does nothing!

Nitrous_McBread wrote:
I have no problem with squatting as practised by Harry Cowley who moved desperately poor families into empty properties between the wars in Brighton, which they would tend and repair. But yes, trashing someone's house is a weak and pathetic thing to do. But so is leaving a house empty for no good reason when low-paid nurses and teachers who we rely on as a society have only the choice of scummy or scummier properties owned by slum landlords who turn a blind eye to repairs and tenant safety and seem to be legally untouchable. Me and my current housemates have direct experience of being treated like crap by a landlady who was dealing drugs, smuggling animals into the country and ignoring all legal safety requirements - and the council just didn't want to know about it. And she's still doing it. I fear Mike Wetherley is yer average 'nasty party' member of Parliament, just acting for the interests of the typical homophobic, moneyed-up, right wing Tories - without compassion, without proposing an alternative, and with the unfortunate mandate of the people of Hove - many of whom seem to be trotting out the same hateful dogma here today.

theleftygiraffe wrote:
People are so angry on this **** website, stop **** about a few squatters and go back to your wine and cheese you numpties. At least they're trying to make the world a better place, regardless of their tactics, most of you are whining for next to no reason. Probably because you're annoyed you didn't think of squatting when you were younger. Go home, at least you have one.

Ihopenoonehasthisuse
rname wrote:

a person wrote: The problem is there is a difference between a house being empty because the owner buys, it just to keep it empty until it is worth more. Then there is the owner who has it empty while they are doing it up so they can live in it themselves. If squatters never tried to take the homes that people were going to live in this law might never have been passed.

If I buy a house and want to leave it empty that's my business - it's my house. It doesn't matter what I bought if for or why it's empty.

rolivan wrote:

Nitrous_McBread wrote:
I have no problem with squatting as practised by Harry Cowley who moved desperately poor families into empty properties between the wars in Brighton, which they would tend and repair. But yes, trashing someone's house is a weak and pathetic thing to do. But so is leaving a house empty for no good reason when low-paid nurses and teachers who we rely on as a society have only the choice of scummy or scummier properties owned by slum landlords who turn a blind eye to repairs and tenant safety and seem to be legally untouchable. Me and my current housemates have direct experience of being treated like crap by a landlady who was dealing drugs, smuggling animals into the country and ignoring all legal safety requirements - and the council just didn't want to know about it. And she's still doing it. I fear Mike Wetherley is yer average 'nasty party' member of Parliament, just acting for the interests of the typical homophobic, moneyed-up, right wing Tories - without compassion, without proposing an alternative, and with the unfortunate mandate of the people of Hove - many of whom seem to be trotting out the same hateful dogma here today.

Then go to the Police.

suspolplo wrote:
Sussex police have put into place a dedicated Protest Liaison Officer team in Brighton & Hove.
This team’s primary role is to engage with protest groups prior to, during and after any event.
As seen last Saturday PLO’s will facilitate the rights of protestors whilst balancing the needs of the community as a whole and seek to achieve a safe and peaceful outcome to any protest.

We would be pleased to speak to anyone who maybe participating in the event.

The team can be contacted on:
Phone: 101 extension 50800
Email: brightonand.hoveplo@

sussex.pnn.police.uk


Twitter: @SusPolPLO
Facebook: Sussex Police Brighton & Hove Protest Liaison Officer

We want to use communication to police protests rather than confrontation. Conversation between protesters and liaison officers is the key to making this happen.

DSummers wrote:
Seems to me AmboGuy that you live in cloud cuckcoo land! Where are these palaces that cost less that £650? £650 in Brighton will get you a scruffy bedsit.

AmboGuy wrote:

DSummers wrote:
Seems to me AmboGuy that you live in cloud cuckcoo land! Where are these palaces that cost less that £650? £650 in Brighton will get you a scruffy bedsit.

Nope why don't you look on Rightmove. Yeah you might have to live in a studio flat (as I did years ago). It was not scruffy as i kept it nice and I was happy there. Or how about - sit down this could be a shock for you - they actually don't live in Brighton but move along the coast to Saltdean or Rottingdean. So looking at Rightmove today there are plenty of places for under £650 a month in places like 1st Avenue, St Aubyns and Regency Square so great areas. Did you actually look on Rightmove before submitted your post? Nope thought not. Basically what you're saying is that a studio flat isn't good enough so people should just break into somewhere and pay nothing instead. What a responsible attitude you have.

gaz scott wrote:

AmboGuy wrote:

DSummers wrote:
Seems to me AmboGuy that you live in cloud cuckcoo land! Where are these palaces that cost less that £650? £650 in Brighton will get you a scruffy bedsit.

Nope why don't you look on Rightmove. Yeah you might have to live in a studio flat (as I did years ago). It was not scruffy as i kept it nice and I was happy there. Or how about - sit down this could be a shock for you - they actually don't live in Brighton but move along the coast to Saltdean or Rottingdean. So looking at Rightmove today there are plenty of places for under £650 a month in places like 1st Avenue, St Aubyns and Regency Square so great areas. Did you actually look on Rightmove before submitted your post? Nope thought not. Basically what you're saying is that a studio flat isn't good enough so people should just break into somewhere and pay nothing instead. What a responsible attitude you have.

I think Amboguy might work for "Rightmove" or have a stake in them. Other property websites are available.

gaz scott wrote:

AmboGuy wrote:

DSummers wrote:
Seems to me AmboGuy that you live in cloud cuckcoo land! Where are these palaces that cost less that £650? £650 in Brighton will get you a scruffy bedsit.

Nope why don't you look on Rightmove. Yeah you might have to live in a studio flat (as I did years ago). It was not scruffy as i kept it nice and I was happy there. Or how about - sit down this could be a shock for you - they actually don't live in Brighton but move along the coast to Saltdean or Rottingdean. So looking at Rightmove today there are plenty of places for under £650 a month in places like 1st Avenue, St Aubyns and Regency Square so great areas. Did you actually look on Rightmove before submitted your post? Nope thought not. Basically what you're saying is that a studio flat isn't good enough so people should just break into somewhere and pay nothing instead. What a responsible attitude you have.

I think Amboguy might work for "Rightmove" or have a stake in them. Other property websites are available.

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
I'm going to be in a TINY minority here, but I support them 100%.

Tamiriki wrote:

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit wrote:
I'm going to be in a TINY minority here, but I support them 100%.

About ten years ago I lived in central Brighton Struggled to get a home. Squatters moved into the flat below. It was winter it was cold, they were quiet so I said nothing. Until they smashed the windows broke the toilet and shat everywhere. What gives people the right to take something for nothing when others have to work their arses off. The World does not owe you anything you owe the world to make a difference!

gaz scott wrote:
Has anyone heard? Mike Weatherley's worse fears have happened. The Squatters have taken control of Brighton. Oh my God Brighton is burning. Please Mike come and save us now.

KarenT wrote:
Why is it whenever there's a squatters march there always seems to be a huge proliferation of pink hair, face piercings and dreadlocks? I dont care what people look like, but surely if one wants to have enough money to rent/buy a flat one needs a job, and I would've thought that this sort of appearance is going to make that prospect rather difficult? Rightly or wrongly, it's called reality. We all have to conform to some degree whether we like it or not. Who wants to help anyone that clearly isn't trying to help themselves? Also if the rents are so extortionately high in B&H then move somewhere more affordable. I wouldn't mind living in Hyde Park or Knightsbridge but it ain't gonna happen! Nor do I expect that I should be able to, some areas are just priced out for many, so you go to where you can afford. Wake up, take responsibility and make things happen for yourself instead of griping about the fact that you can't get something for nothing. And instead of wasting all that time protesting over a law that is NEVER going to change, given that the vast majority of the public want squatting illegalised, concentrate on doing it the hard way like the rest of us have had to. You've got about as much chance of re-legalising squatting in residential property as you've got of travelling to Mars on a skateboard.

mictrix wrote:

KarenT wrote: Why is it whenever there's a squatters march there always seems to be a huge proliferation of pink hair, face piercings and dreadlocks? I dont care what people look like, but surely if one wants to have enough money to rent/buy a flat one needs a job, and I would've thought that this sort of appearance is going to make that prospect rather difficult? Rightly or wrongly, it's called reality. We all have to conform to some degree whether we like it or not. Who wants to help anyone that clearly isn't trying to help themselves? Also if the rents are so extortionately high in B&H then move somewhere more affordable. I wouldn't mind living in Hyde Park or Knightsbridge but it ain't gonna happen! Nor do I expect that I should be able to, some areas are just priced out for many, so you go to where you can afford. Wake up, take responsibility and make things happen for yourself instead of griping about the fact that you can't get something for nothing. And instead of wasting all that time protesting over a law that is NEVER going to change, given that the vast majority of the public want squatting illegalised, concentrate on doing it the hard way like the rest of us have had to. You've got about as much chance of re-legalising squatting in residential property as you've got of travelling to Mars on a skateboard.

excellent couldn't have put it better myself

Plantpot wrote:
There's no point debating this at all. Squatting in residential properties is over. It's not coming back.