This needs to go to the high court IMO. 1) to set a precedent to stop other police and councils being able to close venues willynilly and also to make sure individuals involved in this farce with personal agendas are brought to light in a public court.
Just under £230k raised. There was talk the council were under a lot of financial problems hence why they targeted the closure of fabric.
Could the council even afford to fight this ?
They have promised to provide bi-weekly receipts of what the donations are being spent on.
Sure they are wealthy, and Fabric is a profitable business, but they have had no money going into the business for over 4 weeks now, with a lot of outgoings. They also funded the expensive appeal 12...
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=36292
Almost heartbreaking to read that. Imagine all that work, almost lifelong business being shutdown and turned off within weeks. Mental. We know the Met are a disgrace, but they should take a long look at themselves here.
That is the sad thing about it. We'll see illegal raves grow again, where EVERYTHING is unregulated with little formal security. This will only send everything underground again.
We'll also lose a lot of our creative communities to Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Barcelona and be left with a load of...
I am sure this is just coincidental timing / news....
http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2016/09/01/museum-of-london-assembles-200m-smithfield-project-team/
Decision definitely drug related though, nothing else
I've been to Fabric 10+ times and never seen anyone 'vomiting on the dancefloor' (did see this in plenty of pubs though.) Yes people take drugs, same as they do any club in London or all over the world. But shutting these venues is not the solution is it? The police can't stop drugs going into...