Disease Proof

It seems some bureaucratic red tape might be closing this fruit and veggie stand in Croydon England. Healthy Eating & Nutrition News is on it:

"Most council's would be delighted at a healthy eating project like this that is not only saving them money but paying them for the priveledge!" she says Kurdish Jawher Ahmad Mohammed and Salam Hassan have worked hard over the years to start a fruit and veg stall at East Croydon Station after finding a businessman to lend them the thousands of pounds they needed to start up. Then they had to find more thousands to pay Croydon Council for planning permission, council tax, business rates, and street traders licences. Then there's solicitors fees.

"Croydon Council are obviously trying get themselves nominated for the Christmas Carol Ebineezer Scrooge Bah Humbug award for callousness. They plan to ruin Jawher Ahmad Mohammed and Salam Hassan's business making them unemployed 2 weeks before Christmas. Because they are self employed they probably won't even be entitled to benefit!" says a horrified Yvonne.

Instead, how about giving these dudes a tax break!