Lives: Boston's Migrant Workers




Lives in a Landscape show

Summary: Alan Dein goes to Boston, Lincolnshire to explore the simmering tensions caused by a large influx of migrant workers from Eastern Europe. On arriving in this traditional market town dominated by its vast church known locally as the Stump, Alan hears rumours of escalating crime, homelessness and enforced repatriations. Alan talks to Bostonians and migrant workers alike, attempting to build up a picture of the reality behind the rumours. Producer: Laurence Grissell