People's Republic of Stokes Croft launch mugs and Banksy posters to pay Tesco riot court fees

“The only mugs on Stoke's Croft are the sheep that listen to Chalkley....”

“Sick to death of PRSC & their completely false assertions as to what those of us who have lived and/or worked in the area for years - in my case since 1971 want. Do the crime pay the fine I say & shut the f*** up. As for the fool going under the name corncups well when did s/he last talk or better still listen to genuine residents. Tired of the hectoring from these self-referential greedy idiots - who are I believe are just as capitalist in attitude as Tesco who at least are up front. As for Banksy shamelessly jumping on the bandwagon.......he too should talk to real people & hear what they have to say about the hassle PRSC cause to the majority. And don't get me started on the lot at Hamilton House but feel they won't last too long if they eat any of the fruit they've planted along the frontage - it'll be served with a good dollop of exhaust emissions.”

“@ badladdy

You forgot the Mercedes 600 Pullman with PRSC flags on the wings.”

“I think if you work and spend a large amount of time in an area, you are entitled to feel part of that community. Maybe not be the self-styled leader of it.... but still. My point about a village parish council still stands.”

“If the PRSC are to be taken seriously then Chris needs to swap his organic beenie for a proper high-peaked military style cap befitting of a leader of a People's Republic. Some mirrored sunglasses wouldn't go a miss either.

Also ditch the live music, poetry and street theatre & go for something with a bit more edge - like unarmed combat displays and marching.

£12.00? What mug would buy that mug?”

“Well its not actually misleading is it, its record fact. please publish your address so people can come round spray paint stencils all over it.

Also as @BCCisaJoke stated;

by BCCisaJoke Thursday, April 5 2012, 11:34PM
.""Chris Chalkley, chairman of the PRSC, said: 'our community'. etc, etc"

Just a few points:
1) Chris Chalkley doesn't even live in Stokes Croft, he lives in east Bristol. So stop dictating were ordinary residents are allowed to shop.
2) Chris Chalkey was convicted of vandalizing the homes of local residents. Why is the EP promoting a criminal?
3) As pointed out by many people, Chris Chalkey constantly parks his van illegally on Jamaica street. Blocking the road for local residents, and forcing cyclists off the cycle lane.
4) Chris Chalkey appointed himself as chairman of the PRSC, its a totally anti-democratic position.

The words complete and utter hypocrite comes to mind.
~"”

“My point is that it is a bit misleading and tiresome trotting out the "ooooh... he is a convicted criminal" line at every opportunity. As if it will elicit shock and outrage at the very mention of it. There are better ways of putting him down, that is for sure. He stuck a stencil up on that massive horrible office building / flats that spans the roundabout and it was painted over. Not particularly exciting is it. It is the kind of thing that wouldn't even ruffle that many feathers in a village parish council meeting if someone put a sign on a wall saying "welcome to X".”

“FACT: Chris chalkey is a convicted criminal.

FACT: He was found guility of criminal damage.

FACT: The damage was to flats, the homes of local people.

Yes, some upper class white people are very good at weasly words. But these are undisputed facts recorded in court.

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“Honestly, you really haven't got anything on Chris if all you can come up with are false claims of 'vandalising peoples homes'

What actually happened is that he painted a sign onto a piece of concrete at the St James Barton end of Stoke's Croft that said 'Welcome to Stoke's Croft'

No homes were vandalised.

Your desperate exaggerations serve only to weaken your already flimsy arguments.”

“@BBCisaJoke, yes Chris Chalkey is a convicted criminal. He carried out criminal damage on the homes of local residents, and was caught red-handed by the police. When sentencing him the judge said he displayed amazing arrogance. Something residents of the stokes croft area know only too well. I was chatting with a local shop keeper who said he was fed up with the violence, crime, criminal damage, and disturbance the prsc have wrought on the area. The anti-tesco campaign not only destroyed tescos, but smashed the windows of dozens of local shops. Damaged the cars of local people, including one owned by an elderly disabled man. Broke down resident's garden walls. And kept families with small children, older residents, terrified and awake until past dawn. And this happen 4 times! Crime has gone through the roof in the last couple of years.

Until a few years ago this was a working class area with a sizable large west-Indian population. It was genuine and quiet. Now a few white upper-class twits are trying to take over. 'Recreational slumming' I heard one of these Farquhar-ponsingby-smyths calling it. Their arrogance is quiet breath-taking they have no respect for other people or their property. Sad little fake posers. The area is in danger of becoming a bad scene from Nathan Barley.


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