shifting gears
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Ah fuck'ssake!!
Grrrrrrr
Grrrrrrr
Roti van on Brixton Station Road 'given 21 days to go' - petition started
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shifting gears
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Does anyone have any more info? Sad to say my input consisted only of signing the petition and popping down for a roti here and there...
Fuck man I love that lady
Fuck man I love that lady
Sad times. Walked past the empty spot today, the blue caravan marker gone, and felt a little sadness. Folks know how much I've recommended the place on here. She'll be missed, even if her disorganisation meant I've feared the worse and come to terms with the loss for a while.
Somebody now needs to convince Umana Yana to move down from their inconvenient spot in Herne Hill to full a roti shaped hole in my life. They're excellent, worth the journey. The Bush Man's Kitchen does some ok roti too, if not freshly cooked to order,
Somebody now needs to convince Umana Yana to move down from their inconvenient spot in Herne Hill to full a roti shaped hole in my life. They're excellent, worth the journey. The Bush Man's Kitchen does some ok roti too, if not freshly cooked to order,
TruXta
tired
Have you got a point or are you just stirring shit?you'd think someone just passed away from the last two posts
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
you'd think someone just passed away from the last two posts
Sometimes things like this are more than the sum of their parts.
For me, that roti caravan was a little bit of what I'd like the world to be more like - an example of someone being able to make a living by offering an honest, home-made product, while, seemingly, being themself - sometimes happy, sometimes grumpy, sometimes agreeable, other times less so. The contrast to the rather brutal emotional labour (ie, constant simulation of a sunny, agreeable disposition) demanded of employees in much of the service industry could not be greater.
And the removal of that roti van is more than just the loss of my favourite ultra-budget lunch option in Brixton - it feels like a reminder that gentrification of the type going on in that area, even if it brings things that I like in themselves, can never really peacefully coexist with the existing economy and community.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Except the reason it was removed was due to the immigration status of the owner.
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
I didn't know what the reason - or perhaps a better word is 'reasoning' - which is why I said it 'feels like' a reminder, rather than 'is' one.
If it was to do with her immigration status, then the fact such a turn of events has occurred now could be a complete coincidence, or not - the information could have been passed to UKBA or whoever by someone who wanted her gone, or it could have come to their knowledge on account of the increased attention the area's receiving. I've got no evidence for either of these things, but I think it's reasonable to wonder if there's more to the situation than meets the eye.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
You're bestowing UKBA with levels of planning and forethought well beyond their ability. I don't disagree with what you say in terms of a reminder, particularly given everything else that's going on, but I think this is one case where it's a perception rather than real.
Fwiw I feel genuinely upset and sad that this has happened. She's a lovely lady and I feel terribly sad that this is happening to her. But, at the same time, Lambeth are stuck. All the petitions in the world won't do any good. They can't renew her licence whilst her immigration status is up in the air (because, just on a practical basis, all her paperwork and her passport will be with UKBA, and I would think they need it to do so). And also, in terms of leaving the van there, there's just no way of knowing how long it will take for her status to be sorted, and also any guarantee that it will come down in her favour. I know a couple of people dealing with immigration status stuff at the moment and it's been going back and forth for months and months.
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
I'm not bestowing them with any power beyond that of following up information that's put their way. It's not unimaginable that others with commercial interests in that spot could have brought her to UKBA's attention.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Maybe. Unlikely, but maybe.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I believe the paperwork now required to do anything makes some fall at the first hurdle. I expect Lambeth asked for her passport and she couldn't provide it.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
...this is a problem our household has with providing proof of identity...they won't accept Braille bills....in fact we've been asked sometimes to produce driving licences instead 
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
...this is a problem our household has with providing proof of identity...they won't accept Braille bills....in fact we've been asked sometimes to produce driving licences instead
Sorry but
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Innit?
He was having a falafel.
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
I suppose what I'm wanting to say, rather than positing any specific conspiracy, is that the more covetable space in a given area becomes, the more likely it becomes that smaller, less well resourced and organised concerns fall by the wayside.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
George & Bill
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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
you'd think someone just passed away from the last two posts
Do one.
Saw the roti woman around yesterday,having a chat with one of the stallholders in the strip of concessions underneath the railway station. And today she seems to have taken up in partnership with him, offering rotis from one half of the stall, There's even a little sign where the blue caravan used to be, tagged "Roti Woman is back"
shifting gears
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Yep just to confirm she is in the covered underpass for Brixton station, sharing a tiny space with the guy who does the cup-a-corn type things.
Went and got my lunch today and heartbreakingly, as she told me she'd been forced to give the van away, her eyes welled up with tears. Bless her, it was really sad
She did mention that Brixton Blog had been down taking pictures and offering support; she's clearly glad of the community rallying around her.
So get down there for lunch! I had my usual mixed veg roti with her fearsome hot sauce, as delicious as ever and a snip compared to some of the overpriced crud served up round the Village.
Went and got my lunch today and heartbreakingly, as she told me she'd been forced to give the van away, her eyes welled up with tears. Bless her, it was really sad
She did mention that Brixton Blog had been down taking pictures and offering support; she's clearly glad of the community rallying around her.
So get down there for lunch! I had my usual mixed veg roti with her fearsome hot sauce, as delicious as ever and a snip compared to some of the overpriced crud served up round the Village.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Will pop in for lunch some time soon.Yep just to confirm she is in the covered underpass for Brixton station, sharing a tiny space with the guy who does the cup-a-corn type things.
Went and got my lunch today and heartbreakingly, as she told me she'd been forced to give the van away, her eyes welled up with tears. Bless her, it was really sad
She did mention that Brixton Blog had been down taking pictures and offering support; she's clearly glad of the community rallying around her.
So get down there for lunch! I had my usual mixed veg roti with her fearsome hot sauce, as delicious as ever and a snip compared to some of the overpriced crud served up round the Village.
Given her current immigration status is she not still entirely vulnerable to prosecution for licence / employment irregularities?
If so, all the well intended publicity might not be an entirely Good Thing.
shifting gears
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Fair point and one which had occurred to me.
However, there seems to be an opinion that she is getting help with her immigration status, and in fact she seemed keen for me to let people know where she now was. It wouldn't take the most eagle eyed of council worker to spot her a mere stones throw from her old spot.
However, if anyone strongly feels like my above post is perhaps gonna do more harm than good, I'm happy to delete/edit it?
However, there seems to be an opinion that she is getting help with her immigration status, and in fact she seemed keen for me to let people know where she now was. It wouldn't take the most eagle eyed of council worker to spot her a mere stones throw from her old spot.
However, if anyone strongly feels like my above post is perhaps gonna do more harm than good, I'm happy to delete/edit it?
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Not on my account - I don't even know whether she is working illegally now. I was just putting the question out there.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I don't think anyone is speculating about her immigration status. It's public knowledge that Lambeth stopped her trading from the van because she is not a UK resident and is not entitled to work here (although she is applying for relevant permissions). Hence the question as to whether publicising that she has set up around the corner is really a good idea.
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Yep just to confirm she is in the covered underpass for Brixton station, sharing a tiny space with the guy who does the cup-a-corn type things.
Went and got my lunch today and heartbreakingly, as she told me she'd been forced to give the van away, her eyes welled up with tears. Bless her, it was really sad
She did mention that Brixton Blog had been down taking pictures and offering support; she's clearly glad of the community rallying around her.
So get down there for lunch! I had my usual mixed veg roti with her fearsome hot sauce, as delicious as ever and a snip compared to some of the overpriced crud served up round the Village.
Went by there a few evenings ago and she was busy.
I must try the veg roti.
I wish the immigration people would just leave people alone.
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