Variety in Brixton
From Lesley Taylor
Sir: While I agree with most of Rod Liddle's article on supermarkets ('Free market my eye!', 23 October), I must take issue with him in one respect. Ile says that London is worse than Wiltshire for local shops, and cites south London as an example. I, too, live in south London — in Brixton, as it happens — and my visits to a supermarket are few and far between. The reason? Within ten minutes' walk of my house there are a bakery, a butcher, at least half a dozen fishmongers, three delicatessens, a fruiterer, a large fruit and vegetable market, several corner shops and stalls selling household and cleaning equipment — all at a fraction of the prices found in supermarkets. There is also an organic-food delivery firm based in the area. All this makes it exceedingly easy to avoid supermarkets, if you have the time and inclination.
Lesley Taylor
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