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	Chavs	21 February 2005

Image: Matt Lucas as Vicky Pollard from Little Britain

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Why has the chav been demonised?

Vicky Pollard of Little Britain is a chav, the latest object of middle-class derision.

But, writer, Julie Burchill, thinks that the sneering reveals more about their detractors than the chavs.

She talks to Jenni about the new documentary she has made on the subject.

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