I'm one of the few (perhaps only?) Palace fans that live in Farringdon. I'm just guessing but I suspect the motivation to close the venue is connected to the fact that Farringon is about to undergo massive redevelopment. First of all they are developing Smithfield market and moving The Museum of London there; then Crossrail is opening and Farringdon will become one of London's busiest rail interchanges (Crossrail, new Thameslink, Hammersmith and City, Circle). They predict a comparable number will pass through Farringdon as Victoria and Waterloo etc. So I suspect this is wider than concerns about the property that Fabric occupied and more about the tone of an area being redeveloped.

You should be in bed with your cocoa by 10, you alcoholic bender.

My favourite nightclub of all time, always guaranteed a quality night in there, Friday was always better than a Saturday though, better DJ on a Friday.

But isn't that exactly the point? Fabric is being booted out to make way for other gentrified interests, it's got absolutely nothing to do with drugs deaths. For the council to shut down a successful business employing 250 people because they want to make way for the above is scandalous. Fabric was there long before any of these plans came along, what right do the council have to revoke their license when the evidence is so sparse, unverified and the reasons so flimsy? It's absolutely disgusting.

The city of London has completely lost its soul.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

Incorrect. The police recommended 51 new measures for fabric to introduce and this was the only one they disputed, and this was upheld by the court on the basis that it would encourage kids to neck all their gear before the dogs found it.

None of the evidence provided by the police has even been verified. They said there was clear evidence people were on drugs because they saw lots of people "sweating and staring into space". Sweating whilst dancing in a packed club, never heard of that before in any other club so we must shut fabric down

It is not about drugs. That's an excuse so that the council can shut the club down and have nice luxury flats and a shiny new museum for the bores that move in there to enjoy.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

Its remarkably easy to get drugs into a club, even when you search everyone. Practicality wise, with the numbers of people wanting to get in, the security can really only implement a few rudimentary searches. It takes confidence when its a sniffer dog, but if you've done your homework, they're easier than a search to dodge.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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