The UK's asylum scandal
Nothing has made me this angry in a long time. There are thousands of people living here in one of the richest countries in the world, being treated like vermin.
Mark Haddon, author
Asylum in the UK: Sergey's story
Recently, best-selling author Mark Haddon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time) visited an Oxfam project closer to home than most people would expect – slap bang in the heart of London. But the story of poverty and powerlessness he heard there is as profound as any you might expect from sub-Saharan Africa or the Gaza strip. Here, he tells Sergey's story.
Listen: Sergey's story
As broadcast on Today, BBC Radio 4, Saturday 14 June 2008 (mp3 file)
Read: Sergey's story
As published in The Observer, Sunday 15 June 2008
