BossCat Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 BBC Radio 4 . Tuesday 11th 20:00. The Fraud Capital of Britain Thamesmead was one of the most exciting new towns to be built in the 1960s, intended as a vibrant, riverside community of 60,000 people in south east London. Forty years on, the area is perhaps best known as a notorious hub of fraud, dubbed 'Little Lagos' because of its association with west African criminal gangs.Phil Kemp investigates how this reputation has stuck. He talks to a former fraudster and meets residents fighting to turn the community around and shake off its crime-ridden image. I know Thamesmead has been the source of some debate and not a little mirth on this site so this should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPC001 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I've been in the Lewisham\Greenwich boroughs quite a few times. Not the nicest part of London, to put it mildly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Parry aka GOD Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 BBC Radio 4 . Tuesday 11th 20:00.The Fraud Capital of Britain I know Thamesmead has been the source of some debate and not a little mirth on this site so this should be interesting. It's also got one of the UK's few hazardous waste landfills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prescience Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ooh dear me no! Can't broadcast stuff like this! It's Racist, Nazi, Facist and etc. Call out the UAF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsgate Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Another example of the benefits of "diversity", eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissy_fit Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 The criminals in the City are the ones to go after - this lot are only taking advantage of the situation created by the banksters and their friends the politicos. Instead they're getting more bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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