New Roots, Old Soil - Fenland Lives In Transition.
Rotting apples in an orchard, Friday Bridge, Cambs. Fruit remained unpicked in the autumn of 2021 when thousands of migrant workers left the UK after the Government threatened to make the Covid 19 jab a condition of employment.One of the deliberate outcomes of the European Union’s expansion in 2004 was the establishment of a subordinate class of migrant manual labourers, obliged scurry around member states acting as a mechanism to restrain the domestic workforce, suppressing wages and maintaining minimal working conditions. This dynamic was particularly pronounced in…
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Considering the impact of the EU’s A8 Accession legislation on the Fens of East Anglia, where migration has reshaped traditional industries & communities. An exploration of the effect on the population & the tension between economic growth & the idea o…