Bournville Village has compiled a short video showing some of the debate at last night’s BBC Radio WM Cadbury debate at Rowheath Pavilion. Although the debate saw a packed audience tackle wider issues such as the decline in British manufacturing and the impact on Birmingham’s economy most were worried about the impact on the Bournville suburb itself.

Included in the video is 88 year old Stanley Holland who argued against legislation to curb future takeovers of this kind and Paul Clarke, who leads the Rowheath Pavilion Christian Community, who drew on his experience of having worked at Cadbury’s to talk about the passion the community has for the firm. Former Birmingham Evening Mail editor Steve Dyson spoke up to warn that “we’re in danger of sounding like trouble makers.”

Talking to Bournville Village before the debate Professor Carl Chinn told us he thought people would be angry about what was happening to manufacturing in the West Midlands:

You’ll be able to hear the full debate on BBC Radio WM this Friday (29th January) at 9am, repeated on Sunday (31st Janaury) at 1pm.