Last summer police arrested 37 Chinese illegal immigrants on the sands in Morecambe Bay. They were raking up cockles, bizarrely one of the very few meat stuffs unknown on a Chinese take-away menu. The story had its funny side - until now. Last week Chinese workers met a fate they were totally unprepared for. Did any of those 19 drowned Chinese cocklers have even the basics on them - a compass, map, tide timetable or mobile phone? It is a certain bet that not one of them spoke a word of English. The gang bosses who organise the labour won't...
