What's it like to live in Brixton / Brixton Borders

I seriously don't get this. Is it your intention to move around London in search of areas that don't have a TK Max or a Starbucks? You were in Brixton for a couple of years and bemoan a bit of inward investment and shops that offer jobs for local people. My girlfriend's kids were born and grew up in Brixton and they quite like having amenities on their doorstep, rather than having to trek to Clapham Junction or Oxford Circus. We musn't upset the tourists looking for something more edgy though...

I much prefer today's Brixton to that of the riots back in the 80s. Look at the architecture in Brixton, The Academy, The Town Hall, The Ritzy, and it's plain to see that Brixton was proper posh back in the day.

The only aspect of so called 'gentrification' that got my back up a bit was a pub on Coldharbour Lane near the Albert that used to be nothing but old West Indian geezers playing dominoes and drinking Guinness until the pub closed down and was done up. It then became a sort of faux cocktail bar for students and bright young things looking for something 'authentic' and of course the old boys trickled away. But that was years ago.