Larry Merrett leaves Brixton for Chelsea!

[OldSlapper]

Kenny, if you live on the other side of the world, what exactly IS your beef? You are clearly talking in vague GENERAL terms about a PARTICULAR issue you, by your own admission, know nothing about.

He's run off with his tail between his legs.

 

[OldSlapper]

Pity's sake. We live in a society where absolutely everything possible is being done for young urban professional people, where they are put at the front of the queue in every possible way, and it is really a bit much if some of them then play the oppressed victim when other people express their unhappiness.

The parallels with the Brixton Merrett experiment are acute. When Merrett first arrived in Brixton he was permitted to:

- take over an iconograpghic black pub*
- pack it with yuppies
- ram loud music into neighbouring homes late at night
- stuff £76,000 Brixton challenge money into his pocket
- drive a coach and horses through planning and licensing law

In other words Merrett was given special treatment by the then political leadership of Lambeth council - Jim Dixon's Labour Group - to attract moneyed, predominantly white, customers into a key area of Brixton.

And how Merrett moaned when this political support was withdrawn and he suddenly had to follow the rules! Result: about six of his companies suddenly went bust. He couldn't hack it in the free market. He was a very bad entrepreneur.

When Dogstar went bust it was taking a minimum of £30,000 a week. It was a gold mine, a cash-cow. Yet Merrett managed to drive it into liquidation. Maybe he's some sort of socialist?


* The old Atlantic had problems but these could have been sorted out. There was no need to Merrettise it.

 

[IntoStella]

- drive a coach and horses through planning and licensing law

Kaboom-tish!

Merrett managed to drive it into liquidation. Maybe he's some sort of socialist?

By jove! You could be on to something there!

 

[Richard Stewart]

Mr Merrett

Oh yes!
He's leaving the Living Bar and Brixton and is going to run a 'classier' place on the Kings Road...I led a Jubilant As A Newt mate who'd just heard the news down Coldharbour Lane this evening who was shouting "See ya! Don't want to be ya!"

I also had the pleasure of seeing him tell people of his exciting and edgy new plans this lunchtime who collapsed in laughter while chorusing "Wanker!" as he left their premises...

 

[Richard Stewart]

Mr Merrett

Do you happen to know hwere Mr Merret is these days?
Thanks

 

[Bob]

Do you happen to know hwere Mr Merret is these days?
Thanks

Welcome to the boards.

 

[IntoStella]

Richard Stewart, why have you bumped this ancient thread and what is your connection with Merrett? New posters don't come on to bulletin boards and dig up year-old threads.

 

[Streathamite]

or maybe your special interest in Merrett?
hmm...

 

[Streathamite]

oh look 'e's gone all quiet!

 

[DaveCinzano]

a ten-month bump - impressive

 

[ViolentPanda]

a ten-month bump - impressive

Ahhhh, he's still a piker compared to you, bristle!!

 

[Bob]

a ten-month bump - impressive

Wow. That's a recommendation from a connoiseur/

 

[DaveCinzano]

it was neither condemnation nor endorsement - merely an observation

<watches woflie watching>

 

[JohnSpacey888]

Hi guys, I have now moved to the following address; 1<editor - address removed>. Pop by and see me anytime! I am now at the P--------1. Thanks. Larry Merrett.

 

[editor]

Hi guys, I have now moved to the following address; 1<editor - address removed>. Pop by and see me anytime! I am now at the P--------1. Thanks. Larry Merrett.

Don't post up people's home address please, even when you're partaking in an epic bump.

 

[RaverDrew]

shame dat

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Err...WTF

 

[isvicthere?]

Am well pissed off. This just beats my bumped-after-six-and-a-bit-years thread on the adventures of Big Dave at Dulwich Hamlet.