Little Lisbon loses patience with Portugal’s left

Feature discusses the challenges facing the new left-leaning Portuguese government of Antonio Costa in the context of Portuguese people who have moved to other European countries looking for work. Writer talks with Portuguese people who have moved to Thetford in East Anglia in England, which is sometimes called 'Little Portugal', as it is estimated that a third of the 28,000 population are now Portuguese.

ESO: Background information: Portuguese legislative election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/portuguese-legislative-election-2015/

ESO: Background information: Socialist Costa to head Portuguese government with uneasy far-left backing http://www.europeansources.info/record/socialist-costa-to-head-portuguese-government-with-uneasy-far-left-backing/

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