Job Vacancy: Butternut Squash Picker

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
by Jon Mace

It may be worth setting your video recorders this evening at 9pm, BB2. As you may well be aware the BBC is running a series of programs under the heading of The White Season, Is white working class Britain becoming invisible? The title of the program tonight being The Poles are Coming:

According to some of the locals, Peterborough is being stretched to breaking point by the influx of Eastern Europeans, attracted to the area by the promise of high wages and decent living conditions in exchange for manual labour. Employers are delighted with their Polish recruits, but some residents want the Poles to go home.

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