Image caption Polish shops are a regular sight on Erdington High Street In the immediate aftermath of the momentous vote that signalled the end of Britain"s membership of the EU, the BBC visited Erdington, which has been described as a “Little Poland”. The voters of the Birmingham suburb emphatically rejected the status quo, causing Poles to react with shock and fear for what the future might hold. Six months on from that surprise victory for Brexit, how does the expat community feel now?
“They"re here purely for money. They"re not here for the social aspects of life. They don"t contribute to the community spirit.”
Gerard Goshawk, a minister of Erdington Six Ways Baptist Church for over 10 years, was watching TV at home when he heard this withering verdict given by a Leave voter from Erdington to the BBC"s Panorama programme.
He was incensed.
“It really made me angry,” he said. “To suggest that people from Poland and other communities do not add to the commun..
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