From Frestonia To Belgravia - The History Of Squatting

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20111122

Against a backdrop of high unemployment and a reported million empty properties former squatter Robert Elms charts the history of squatting. He assesses the ideology and mythology that has surrounded this subversive search for a home. As the Government consider new legislation to further criminalise squatting, could it soon be a thing of the past?

Producer: Jim Frank.

Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting

20111122

Against a backdrop of high unemployment and a reported million empty properties former squatter Robert Elms charts the history of squatting. He assesses the ideology and mythology that has surrounded this subversive search for a home. As the Government consider new legislation to further criminalise squatting, could it soon be a thing of the past?

Producer: Jim Frank.

Robert Elms charts the history, ideology and culture of squatting.

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