The Black Cap’s shock closure inspired a large, rousing protest with a range of voices defending the venue’s importance
EXCLUSIVE: Black Cap regains protective community-asset status
conic LGBT pub and cabaret venue the Black Cap has had its status as an asset of community value restored by Camden council, giving some protection against redevelopment
Guardian feature about closure of LGBT venues
A link to an article published in the Guardian on Wednesday February 4 2015 about the closure of a quarter of London’s LGBT venues, and other spaces around the UK. for reasons including the property investment boom
2015 set to be year of the fightback as squatters reopen iconic 12 Bar
2014 left us reeling as independent London venues dropped like flies. But the reopening of Denmark Street’s 12 Bar heralds 2015 as the year we fight back.
Not Television’s top 10 posts of 2014
A round-up of 10 favourite blog posts from Not Television’s first year, 2014, on subjects including Mat Fraser, Alternative Miss World, Leake St graffiti tunnel and the threat of luxury redevelopment
Time to fight back: six ways to defend London culture from property development
London’s independent cultural spaces are dropping like flies. But we can start to fight back if we come together to inform, inspire and take action
Death by luxury: the threat to culture and the power of coffins in the street
Lately, it seems that barely a week goes by without news of one of London’s seminal underground, alternative or queer venues being closed or threatened with closure…
Nine questions the property developer buying the RVT won’t answer
James Lindsay has confirmed that Austrian property development company Immovate “has invested in the RVT”. But Immovate, which specialises in residential and commercial renovations of historic properties, refuses to discuss its plans for one of London’s oldest and most iconic LGBTQ venues. Lindsay bought the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 2005 in partnership with Paul Oxley. In September, Lindsay […]
