While Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott claims that the solution to the South East's problem of overcrowding is to build more homes, critics fear that this will lead to both a lower quality of life in the region and a greater disparity in prosperity between north and south. The Money Programme investigates the government's proposals, and looks at
Kent Council's enterprising scheme for Britons to relocate to France and commute to work via the Channel Tunnel.
Producer Charles Miller ; Series editor Clive Edwards