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She said: “I’ve confronted them before and they’re well spoken. They take the train to the station and they say that people come from all over because it’s the only place they can do it and they don’t get stopped. They say ‘we come here to add our imprint’. One of them had his cans of spray paint in a Selfridges tote bag. It’s not local people who are doing it. I’m not suggesting that the target demographic for the new series of Posh Pawn (Channel 4) is dead-eyed subhumans without two brain cells to rub together, but I would like to see a species breakdown of its viewing figures. It’s also possible that Britain’s obesity epidemic is skewed by including benefits-cheat stuffed toys who come here, Ukip nightmares turned real, to be waited on hand and foot and watch telly at the taxpayers’ expense. Rosie, an impecunious heiress, was one of the needy posh, pawning high-end nonsense to a London firm. The company, whose name will not sully this review, thrives from others’ misfortunes in austerity Britain, helped, you might think, by Channel 4 offering what amounts to a weekly, hour-long advertisement for its services. In the Paris Commune, Clay noted, there were so many political lithographs that a Swiss visitor said it was as if the walls were screaming, and screaming with revolutionary fervour. Clay’s history – which speeds from Stone Age cave handprints to the era in which street art has become collectible – was a eulogy to countercultural artistic expression. The best of it, he argued, deserved its place in the museum where it need not be co-opted by the art-world Man. In A Brief History of Graffiti (BBC4), art historian Richard Clay traced the means by which the people have subverted the yawnsome dictates of capitalism. You may think that graffiti is vandalism, but Clay’s thesis was that a blank wall is a provocation to those who don’t own it. Think of it this way: an untagged, virgin wall expresses its class allegiance – it is under the deadening control of the powers that be, particularly when there’s a sign on it saying “No posters or graffiti”.

They get up to the second floor and so high on the wall. We have delivery vans that park outside and even they have got it on them now.” Graffiti covering van and walls near Rye Lane Market. Photo by Robert Firth Councillor James McAsh, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for the climate emergency, clean air and streets, said: “We are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for our residents and visitors to the borough.We welcome the Council’s recent decision to waive charges for graffiti removal on privately owned buildings – up to now only for Council-owned assets. Despite this, Mr Lo said he didn’t support the council spending money on cleaning up graffiti when it had less cash to go around due to government budget cuts.

Southwark Council aims to remove 98 per cent of graffiti within 24 hours, a target it claims to have “historically” met. Others include working with police to identify and prosecute graffiti vandals, community protection notices and the use of community art initiatives including murals. The group did however express concern that no extra money was being used to fund the policy change.While not just confined to Rye Lane, we ask the Council to be proactive, approaching building owners to agree to cleaning as well as taking action to deter and prosecute offenders.”

Our responsive cleansing team ensures that reports of graffiti to council buildings and street furniture are dealt with within 24 hours, achieving a 98% success rate. But Joe Lo, 32, who lives in nearby Nunhead, said he thought the street art complimented the area, although he was less keen on the tags.

Graffiti clean-up teams will focus on erasing graffiti in close proximity to council buildings, which they would normally clear up anyway. We regularly engage with business leaders to reinforce this message and offer advice and support to help fulfil their obligations. As we continue to invest in this service area, we hope to boost support for businesses in the coming months.