http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/amol-rajan-fairtrade-local-organic--the-myth-of-ethical-food-8509756.html
People are just getting real around here.
After Christmas it is always very quiet but now it should be picking up. Instead we have at least five empty shops in our shopping mall that passes for the market.
Here we have no greengrocer, no bakery,no butcher no fresh fish and if it was not for Tesco, no where to go for ordinary groceries. Loads of gift stores flogging bits that get caught up in the hoover, overpriced clothes and media savvy places like Leon posturing as wholesome. Their display of a glass milk bottle on the counter, while serving Tescos 2 pint cartons.
The market seems to be getting emptier every week- except for antiques day on Thursday when real characters turn up and it is really quite fun to look around.
I have now started taking my visitors to Walthamstow or Green street to look at real markets.
I see Spitalfields Old Market is in the news as it may be resold. And that Smithfield might go the same way as Spitalfields.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Sunday, 10 February 2013
The great Julie Burchill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/197b54c8#b01qhd0p
My idea of bliss on Sunday is a cooked breakfast, Sunday service and then catching up on Desert island discs.
Today one of my heroines, the drippy voiced, squeaky, fearless Julie Burchill. I was thinking about the reason I have not been blogging so much this year- I know it is a lack of courage
I have such strong feelings about what is happening locally and nationally- and a lot personally and if I was to write them down I would get a lot of flack and I am just not willing to take it.
Julie goes for the jugular and a lot of her passions are close to mine- especially a fascination with the Jews. She shows her dedication by trying to learn hebrew. I can only show my regard by donating my parking scratch cards to The Sandys Row Synagogue and listening like Julie to 'Exodus'
'http://sandysrow.org.uk/
My idea of bliss on Sunday is a cooked breakfast, Sunday service and then catching up on Desert island discs.
Today one of my heroines, the drippy voiced, squeaky, fearless Julie Burchill. I was thinking about the reason I have not been blogging so much this year- I know it is a lack of courage
I have such strong feelings about what is happening locally and nationally- and a lot personally and if I was to write them down I would get a lot of flack and I am just not willing to take it.
'http://sandysrow.org.uk/
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