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Inside Europe - Anti-gentrification movement grows in London

Interview: Emma WallisOctober 1, 2015

Many of London's former slums are now home to some of the most expensive real estate in Europe. A growing movement against gentrification has seen protesters complain of a class war in the UK capital. Dr Kirsteen Paton, a lecturer in sociology and social policy and the author of the book "Gentrification: A Working-Class Perspective," thinks the acrimony is likely to get worse.

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