Gentrification

Bright and early last Saturday, Tina Daley set up her stall at East Street Market in London. She stood for 12 hours in the cold drizzle, only to come home ...

“A lot of people look forward to coming down and having a little chat,” said Tina. “You need competition to keep the big boys at bay.” Even before the cost of living began to bite, it was the [sixth worst borough for child poverty](https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/southwark-is-sixth-worst-borough-in-uk-for-child-poverty-study/) in Britain. London claims it is a global city for minorities and yet we’re being used as fodder for someone’s financial gain.” “If managed well, it can work in certain areas,” he told Euronews. “It's a land grab,” he told Euronews. “We’ve got an extremely successful market that currently feeds thousands of families across London that is being deliberately destroyed so nobody feels any attachment to it.” “If I went on the street begging, I would earn much much more,” she told Euronews. East Street Market is one of London's oldest, largest and busiest markets. Traders are willing to work but they just can't afford to… “We can't afford it. You have to keep battling on.”