Hi Bunny, I believe the term "chav" did originate as a word for a child of very poor parents, however this term has been expanded into a derogatory term now based on the acronym I mentioned.
This conflict took place between two private individuals on Priory Lane, and we would not be discussing it now had the video been posted out, unnecessarily in my opinion, to a wider public. Those who have chosen public life have to take this on the chin, but I can't help remembering the Indian nurse, tending the Duchess of Cambridge, who was unwittingly humiliated in public, and committed suicide.
Mr Wells is a private individual, who as a businessman espouses the Tory values of private enterprise that the majority of Putney recently voted for. Andrew (Thrasher) Mitchell was a Tory public figure with enormous power and influence. He verbally abused Policemen outside Downing Street, and after a lot of fuss, media analysis, an expensive court case, and eventually, gave a grudging acknowledgement that he was wrong.
Surely we cannot be surprised at the appalling outburst in Priory Lane, mirrored all over London, when after 9pm the airwaves are full of conflict-based "drama" and celebrities swearing to applause. Most stand-up comedians make Mr Wells sound like the Dalai Lama, and even national treasure Helen Mirren rushed into a public street and swore long and hard at a bunch of drummers who had unwittingly drowned out her theatrical performance indoors. She was publicly admired for this shabby behaviour.
So, rather than funding celebrity pockets, and voting for politicians who fiddle expenses, and cover up horrendous crimes against children, should we not just take Mr Wells' non-violent outburst on the chin and accept his apology? Another poster has suggested that coffee be sought at two large American outlets in the High St, one a FIFA sponsor, and the other who fails to pay corporate tax.
Of course, Mr W is the boss at Brew, and should have known better, but should we take it out on innocent staff at a local independent start-up that seems to be very popular elsewhere, employing and training increasing numbers of people? We are governed from the top by those who exhibited far worse behaviour in their student days. Boris loves a bike, but has invested in a couple of menacing water cannons, just in case the natives get restless.
A lot of mixed messages here: one rule for those already in the public eye, and another for those who inadvertently get caught in its field of vision, sometimes with dire consequences.
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| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 19:27:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 20:04:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 20:07:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 20:10:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 20:26:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 21:19:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 22:03:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 01/06/15 23:33:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 00:38:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 13:20:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 13:26:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 13:43:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 20:50:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 05/06/15 02:01:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 05/06/15 12:11:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 09:42:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 02/06/15 07:03:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 08:44:00 | Clive Vickers |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 10:18:00 | Adam Tripp |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 11:51:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 10:20:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 11:05:00 | David Parker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 11:32:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 14:32:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 11:00:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 14:38:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 02/06/15 19:25:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 05/06/15 11:45:00 | Alastair Brown |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 07/06/15 13:13:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane/ Jason Wells, owner of Brew | 07/06/15 18:57:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 11:45:00 | Tim Lorimer |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 11:52:00 | Dave Roberts |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 14:32:00 | John Cameron |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 14:36:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 14:55:00 | Simon Knight |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 15:02:00 | Dave Robertson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 02/06/15 15:05:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 15:11:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 15:51:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 16:38:00 | Simon Knight |
| Re:Re:Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 16:40:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 16:43:00 | Simon Knight |
| Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 19:29:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 20:48:00 | Ian Everley |
| Re:Re:Re:Leave Brew alone | 02/06/15 23:04:00 | Mairi Anne Bowen |
| Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 02/06/15 23:22:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 02/06/15 23:51:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 03/06/15 08:53:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 03/06/15 09:12:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 03/06/15 12:23:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 03/06/15 12:50:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Consideration for others, and colossal fails | 03/06/15 12:51:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 12:52:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 13:57:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 14:07:00 | Dave Roberts |
| the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 04/06/15 20:05:00 | Clive Vickers |
| Re: the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 04/06/15 20:59:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Re: the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 05/06/15 00:13:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Re:Re: the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 05/06/15 02:02:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Re: the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 05/06/15 07:43:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: the real victims? come off it Chantal, you reap what you sow | 05/06/15 16:37:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 21:16:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 21:35:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 04/06/15 22:43:00 | Mark Smith |
| Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 02:03:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 11:56:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 12:43:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 16:45:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 07/06/15 08:54:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 12:34:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 14:08:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 14:25:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 14:54:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 15:04:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 17:10:00 | Alastair Brown |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 18:00:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 05/06/15 21:45:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:So who are the real victims now? | 06/06/15 10:06:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane - Brew; vote with your feet | 10/06/15 01:40:00 | John Hoskins |
| Up market 'white van man' ?! | 06/06/15 14:32:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Up market 'white van man' ?! | 06/06/15 19:45:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Up market 'white van man' ?! | 06/06/15 21:56:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Up market 'white van man' ?! | 07/06/15 00:07:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Up market 'white van man' ?! | 07/06/15 11:00:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 11:35:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 12:46:00 | Alastair Brown |
| Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 12:57:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 13:15:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 14:25:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 07/06/15 14:48:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 08/06/15 10:30:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 07:43:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 09:43:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 09:49:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 12:43:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 13:59:00 | Caroline Whitehead |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 14:55:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 16:10:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 16:58:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 14:36:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 15:30:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 15:47:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 16:11:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 16:33:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 16:49:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 17:34:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 08/06/15 08:59:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 07:51:00 | Chantal Blake-Milton |
| Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 10:25:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 11:41:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 21:44:00 | William Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 09/06/15 22:39:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 10/06/15 08:17:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cycling on busy roads is Russian Roulette | 10/06/15 09:24:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 10/06/15 10:17:00 | Alexander MacLeod |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 10/06/15 10:29:00 | Richard Carter |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 10/06/15 10:49:00 | Stephen Walker |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 10/06/15 10:56:00 | Alex Greenbank |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 10/06/15 16:23:00 | Adam Gray |
| Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 12/06/15 13:59:00 | Alexander MacLeod |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 14/06/15 01:47:00 | John Hoskins |
| Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 14/06/15 22:45:00 | Timothy Horgan |
| Re:Re:Priory Lane Cycle Lane | 15/06/15 18:17:00 | Bunny Payne |