tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post1215572735485834649..comments2024-03-13T10:28:38.211+00:00Comments on OPEN Dalston: Hackney bean-counters go bananas in Dalston's marketAbout OPEN Dalstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209133949209769082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-28115759499528131992008-03-15T20:30:00.000+00:002008-03-15T20:30:00.000+00:00The good news, since this post was written, is tha...The good news, since this post was written, is that Larry Julian's protests have caused the Council to back down. The traders right to appear and speak at their own appeal hearing has now been restored.About OPEN Dalstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209133949209769082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-40965491731349267252008-03-14T12:49:00.000+00:002008-03-14T12:49:00.000+00:00Why is it that at a time when Farmers Markets are ...Why is it that at a time when Farmers Markets are growing in popularity in middle-class areas good honest to-goodness fruit and veg markets in working-class areas are being run down to the point of dereliction?<BR/><BR/>Markets are good for everyone. They offer a good range of food that most people are unlikely to see elsewhere in mainstream shops.<BR/><BR/>This is also a time when people are being encouraged to eat more fruit and veg. So what happens? Markets where people can easily, and cheaply, obtain fresh fruit and veg are closing down because councils think they can get more money from property developers.<BR/><BR/>Markets are important for the wellbeing of local communities.<BR/><BR/>Cracking post, by the way.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910624268801327202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-60520301404959997572008-03-13T12:48:00.000+00:002008-03-13T12:48:00.000+00:00I wonder if Mayor Jules Pipe was inspired by the w...I wonder if Mayor Jules Pipe was inspired by the work of President Robert Mugabe? Pipe's underhand tactics in Ridley Road appears unnervingly similar to the crackdown "Operation Murambatsvina" or "Restore Order" that destroyed the livelihood of thousands of market traders in Zimbabwe a few years ago. Ah! Plus ça change ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com