Mile End - Newham Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
NE to London
Next to Canary Wharf
2
Q
Population makeup
A
28000
54% white British
20.7% Bangladeshi
1.6% Somali
4
Q
Economic
A
Poor education
Low employment opportunities
50% have no formal qualifications
5
Q
Environmental
A
Marshland - inaccessible
Unsafe council housing - hard to navigate
6
Q
Social
A
Migration meant job competition
Black-Caribbean moved in
41% in relative poverty + 55% children in poor households
7
Q
Technological
A
Poor infrastructure- sewage/transport
Not improved - Jubilee, DLR
8
Q
Change?
A
Queen Mary’s University
St Katherine’s dock redevelopment
10
Q
Political
A
People mistrust state
Fear police
Forced to leave Canary Wharf
