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19 October 2010: Pam Cox in the Telegraph on the roots of 'Essex Man'

As part of a Telegraph article discussing a new Essex reality TV show Dr Pam Cox suggests that:

"The London part of the county has always been very visible, publicly and culturally.”

“The proximity to the City of London had a big influence. People would leave school in Essex and go and work in the City, often making a lot of money. It’s made it a microcosm of what is going on in the wider society. It’s like a weather vane for the whole of the UK. If the media or politicians want to sum up what is going on in the country, they jump on a train and come here. That’s how Essex Man came about.”

Pam Cox teaches and researches in the areas of criminology, youth justice, gender relations and social history. She is working on a new research project on mixed economies of justice which will build up a critical history of multi-agency and partnership work in youth justice in eastern England.