Solidarty Street window bill, photo by Kev Hayes

Solidarty Street window bill, photo by Kev Hayes   (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)

Sue Atkins, Southampton Socialist Party

Due to local hostility, misnamed film company “Love Productions” has not been seen in public recently.

This follows the public meeting that angrily opposed the filming of Channel 4’s “Immigration Street” in Southampton.

The programme is their latest ‘reality’ TV attack on the poor and downtrodden after the vile “Benefit Street”.

The Socialist Party and TUSC have put forward the alternative “Solidarity Street” campaign (see previous issue). Our campaign has been well received, and has made important links with community activists.

One local resident said, “We have lived together peacefully for many years, so why are they doing this now?”

The programme will be televised shortly before the general election. Could this have something to do with it?