Undocumented and Unseen

In a classic tale of rags to riches, Dick Whittington dreamt as a boy that the streets of London were paved with gold. Having made his way to the capital, this young immigrant found himself labouring as a scullion, underpaid, exploited and almost enslaved. The church bells, however, tolled and promised him that he would, one day, be Lord Mayor of the city, which, indeed, he went on to be. This is a tale of inequality and dreams of material empowerment. This is a tale of London – of urban promise, of immigration and of the dream of a better life. ¹