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Sep 4, 2021Liked by Mollie Simpson, Dani Cole

This is a welcome article and one that is objective in its portrayal of the lives of the gypsies living in Bolton. Distrust of gypsies seems to be very deep-rooted and most of it based on hearsay rather than direct experience. No doubt, gypsies have their bad'uns in their community, just as we have in ours - yet somehow they are expected to be angelic and even then they still won't be accepted.

I was deeply shocked by Parris' article - being gay himself, he must have been confronted with anti gay prejudice during his life and ought to have fellow feeling with other minority groups - so why the hostility towards gypsies?

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great article. Bolton council could learn something from this article and start by reviewing chains of communication with travellers.

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