Billy Bragg warns of racial tensions in the Gateway

Everyone’s been talking about the Urban Task Force’s claim that the white middle classes are deserting the cities in droves, but this week singer Billy Bragg highlighted a new threat of racial tension lurking in the Thames Gateway.Bragg, a Barking boy born and bred, told the Thames Gateway Forum there ...

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