Last night’s Panorama saw journalist and reporter Ben Anderson going undercover in the millionaires’ playground of Dubai to look at what goes on behind the scenes of the luxury developments that are endorsed by celebrities such as Jamie Oliver, Michael Owen, Freddie Flintoff, Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and Sam Torrance.

In a country that penalises journalists who report stories that negatively reflect the economy, or insult the government, with massive fines and in the past, even imprisonment, Ben had to maintain a low profile, hence his undercover filming and posing as a potential buyer. And what he discovered there were migrant workers in their thousands living in conditions that we wouldn’t keep a dog in, and if we did, we’d be fined. Read more & comment »