Andrew Heenan wrote:

Neither gets much out of the markets; most Camden residents loathe the
filth, congestion and disruption and crime associated with the market.

Most of the 'customers', who throng in to buy tat at inflated prices, buy
drugs and shoplift, are not camden residents or council tax payers; few
spend much money in local shops (though the pubs do OK).

Very few of the stallholders have any local connection at all.

Camden council makes sympathetic noises because they daren't do anything
else, now that the market is part of "Ye Olde London", and has been for
about 15 years. But they'd probably be as pleased as the residents if they
didn't have to clean up after it, financed only in small part by the
business council tax the market yields.

I suspect Amy Whinehouse would be upset, but most things upset our Amy,
don't they?

In that case, if the people of Camden don't care about what they have
then they should demolish the whole place and build a Westfield
there.... a huge glass bland shopping mall full of all identikit shops.
Then replace all the bars and pubs with Wetherspoons and Slug and
Lettuces. It'll be boring as hell

The problem with London in the last few years is that anything with
character is being removed and replaced by offices and Starbucks and
plain blandity