“Asylum accommodation is a disgrace” was the conclusion of the Home Affairs Select Committee’s report on privatised asylum housing on 30th January. The same day the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show was also due to hear evidence of a culture of intimidation in G4S asylum housing in Yorkshire. They had invited Violet, a leading asylum housing rights activist and member of SYMAAG to take part in the discussion. And to show the newly-released film The Asylum Market about G4S asylum housing in Yorkshire. After pressure from G4S the BBC caved in. Violet’s invitation was withdrawn, the film was not shown and there was no discussion of the evidence of intimidation in G4S asylum houses.

You can see The Asylum Market here

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