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@MultiGrooves
I was talking to the door men about three months back when some bloke riding past shouts fucking wankers. I caught up with and asked what it was all about. Sadly he didn't relay his message as well as that Guardian article. I was unaware of the feeling surrounding the centers closure but I question how successful it was in it's former life...a terrible place to sign on.
In my mind I thought it'd be nice to have somewhere local open for a drink, I just don't buy into the outrage about the naming of the business being that bad...esp as it was an art space for some time in between the two job centers.
More reading:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/09/job-centre-bar-gentrification-ironically-deptford
http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2011/04/claptons-gentrification-at-what-cost/
http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2014/04/hackney-heart-gentrification-narrow-way-social-cleansing-and-lies/