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Thinking Allowed: Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination

27/03/2013

Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination

Industrial ruination - a global study into urban decline. Also, gang labour in the UK.

Laurie Taylor discusses a ground-breaking study of urban decline in three different communities. Also, the rise of gang labour in the UK.

Industrial Ruination - the landscapes and legacies of post Industrial decline. Laurie Taylor talks to Alice Mah about her comparative study into urban dereliction in 3 contrasting contexts - Newcastle, Uk; Niagara Falls, Canada; and Ivanova, Russia. Also, the geographer, Kendra Strauss, discusses her research into the origins and rise of gang labour in the UK. She's joined by Ben Rogaly who has done extensive research into forced labour and exploitation in British horticulture.


Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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