Once a month in my immediate area I go round the green utility boxes, post-boxes, lamposts, and walls and scrub the tags off (brillo pads are great for non-enamel paint) or paint over them. I encourage any of you that get p1ssed-off with tagging to do the same, as it gives you a great feeling...
Well don't get too insanely happy mate... social media and Instagram in particular is awash with proud taggers posting their latest scribble. The psychosodimisation has already happened...
This is the problem; Brighton Council have ring-fenced a tiny remit for grafitti removal which doesn't barely scratch the surface of the problem. It's obvious that the Council needs to take a muscular lead on this and equip several teams to remove tags quickly. When tags are left they...