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Why should we protest about a branch
of Starbucks in St James's Street
(Letters, May 3 and 6)? The street is a
shambles - a haven for drunks and
drug addicts, a mish-mash of cheap gay
bars, charity shops, a couple of downat-
heel overpriced supermarkets and
numerous alcohol outlets.
Let's have Starbucks, Tesco and the
like to breathe some commercial life
into a street which is often a nightmare
to walk up or down. Firms like this will
have the influence to get the police to
finally attend and sort out the street.
Let's also have it pedestrianised to
make it safer and somewhere worth
visiting. This will also help all those
whingeing traders, fearful of anything
"corporate" treading on their sensitive toes.
Brighton should be a "yes" place,
looking forward. Not governed by
small-minded minority groups who
wish to dictate to the rest of us. We look
forward to one of the first coffees in Starbucks.
St James's Street just isn't the fantastic
place all these protesters would
have you believe. It's a foul, unpleasant
place. Surely Starbucks will make
it better, not worse?
Tom Geary, Brian Snow
and George McColl,
Upper Rock Gardens,
Brighton
1:56pm Thursday 8th May 2008
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