Migrant 'underclass' to be probed

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Bizarre headline - but interesting story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6594577.stm

― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 26 April 2007 08:52 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe people are acting as if this is in any way surprising

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 09:16 (nineteen years ago)

"are migrant workers underpaid and exploited?" is the new "does the pope shit in the woods?"

― Mark C, Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:05 (nineteen years ago)

"Does anyone in Britain care that migrant workers underpaid and exploited as long as they don't have to pay an extra two pence on a bag of spuds?" is the "does the pope shit in the woods?"

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:10 (nineteen years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42847000/jpg/_42847687_dickenson_203.jpg
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― The Wayward Johnny B, Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:25 (nineteen years ago)

"They come over here, packing our Turkey Twizzlers, picking our cockles..."

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

I just wonder why the beeb has put some effort into it now? There was a bit of stuff around the time of the morecombe bay tragedy and even some legislation but this is obviously an ongoing story, so why now?

― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:00 (nineteen years ago)

The Beeb obv. think they only way they can get people (i.e. young people - the only people who matter) to watch the news is to go down the Channel 4 route of "exclusive undercover damning/shocking reports/investigations".

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:03 (nineteen years ago)

Paul Whitehouse, who chairs the Gangmasters' Licensing Authority, told BBC 2's Newsnight: "It's two hundred years since slavery was abolished. We mustn't allow it to continue now."

Did he do this as Ron Manager or the 13th Duke of Winbourne?

― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:04 (nineteen years ago)

"It's two hundred years since slavery was abolished... enduring image, hmmmmmmm?" Foof!"

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

Supposedly exclusive, explosive reports are the only way any news organisation has ever been able get people to watch the news. I don't see why this particular instance deserves scorn.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:08 (nineteen years ago)

BBC (Evening) News has never relied on "supposedly exclusive, explosive reports"

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:10 (nineteen years ago)

[i]Gangmasters' Licensing Authority[i/]?

I'm not scorning it - I think it's good that they're doing something. I'm just curious.

― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

Oops.

― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

And I don't think any other British news programmes did till Channel 4 started doing it - they just, errrrrrrrrrrr, told you the news before

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:11 (nineteen years ago)

There was that spaghetti expose on Nationwide...

― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:12 (nineteen years ago)

Tom are you serious??

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Yes

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

I mean, if Panorama or some other programme, had come up with something interesting it might get mentioned in the news, along the lines of "The BBC programme Panorama has uncovered blah blah blah..." but it wouldn't be presented (as lead story invariably) as "An exclusive investigation for BBC News has revealed blah blah blah..." or whatever

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:02 (nineteen years ago)

OK, I see. I'm surprised by that!

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:09 (nineteen years ago)

It's not a very British way to present the news, dontcha know

― Tom D., Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:11 (nineteen years ago)

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