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Radio 4,22 Nov 2011,40 mins
From Frestonia to Belgravia: The History of Squatting
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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.
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