Forbidden Britain

Steve Humphries uncovers via oral testimony the hidden history of Britain's pre-war homeless

There is a widespread and often unquestioned assumption that many of the major social problems in Britain today are far worse than they were before the 1950s. In fact there is a growing body of evidence which suggests that juvenile crime, riots, child sexual abuse, government work schemes for the unemployed, extra marital affairs and homelessness were all part of the British way of life long before the last war. They often have a secret past and were much more common than has previously been thought. Much has remained hidden because of government censorship of information and ideas considered to be damaging or dangerous.

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