Once again we see the dangers of market forces on small food producers.

In recent years Borough Market in Southwark, London, has not always been attracting the right sort of press. Wrangles over leaseholds, rent increases and a climate of fear among traders have all had an airing in the national media. More recently still, seven long-term traders, myself included, were told they could no longer trade at the market. But what exactly had been our crime?