A group of eastern european men gathered at the east end of the railway arch. One man distributes small black plastic bags to each member of the party. These are duly wrapped over cans of lager that are also being passed out. A kind of weekend lunchtime ritual in lieu of ‘street drinking’. Alcoholic camouflage, but as with the ubiquitous brown paper bag, strangely revealing.

‘Now Is The Season’ – Hercules Road, SE1 (1315)

Walking past The Pineapple and hearing the first sounds of a new campaign. ‘Yes, yes…come on!’ followed by a ripple of applause. The good news filtering back down south from Salford?