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

I think Joe's point is that, since Tesco in Brixton has a large car park, people who would previously have parked in Pope's road and done some of their shopping with the independents, now park at Tesco and do all of their shopping there. I've no idea if there are any stats to support this.

It is perfectly possible that some people do this, but the numbers won't be very large and there's no way that this is the reason why traders may have suffered a 40% drop in takings/business. I don't necessarily doubt the latter, but there will be other factors in play if it's true.

I believe the ice rink is temporary, while the one in Streatham is rebuilt, which would explain the dull design. It is, however, a cracking place to have on the doorstep to take the kids.

That's a relief. I hope the site gets developed properly later. They should continue the frontage along with general environmental improvements.