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Will the State look after you?

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Disobedient Buildings
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Inge daniels talks to Jacky Peacock from Advice to Renters on the housing challenges faced by vulnerable people in London.
In this episode Inge Daniels talks to Jacky Peacock, director of London-based charity Advice for Renters. Based in the London borough of Brent the organisation provides private tenants in crisis legal advice, financial services and mentoring to help them improve their living conditions. London is a city of extremes. Its reputation as a tax haven has attracted investors buying luxury housing that remains empty for much of the year. Yet simultaneously, poverty is rampant and poor-quality housing and rough sleeping is increasing. How has COVID-19 impacted society’s most vulnerable? What hopes are there for change in the future?

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Disobedient Buildings
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Inge Daniels
Jack Peacock
Keywords
Disobedient Buildings
anthropology
london
Advice for Renters
inequality
Department: Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Date Added: 04/05/2022
Duration: 00:21:17

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