They have just arrived in the UK. They are thousands of my fellow countrymen and women from Poland.
All is new, different. Expectations are high, as is vulnerability.
What is it like for them?
First, everybody needs a shelter. You are grateful for a little space in a one-bedroom flat with three others (two in the bedroom, two in the living room, you wouldn’t turn away some more if they promised they would work nights and therefore only need a bed during the day…). So you need a job. This, after all, is what you came for in the first place.
