Great article Mollie, a beautifully written portrayal of the kind of discrimination and persecution faced by gypsies and travellers in the UK and elsewhere. Why should they be held responsible for their neighbours' anti social behaviour when the rest of us are not? It is a very old and community driven way of living and it would be a tragedy if all camp-sites were to be closed with the only alternative accommodation a flat above a chip shop.
Thanks very much Kath. I believe there will be attempts to find alternative Gypsy and Traveller sites for the tenants, but the challenge is finding the land for it.
In England's myriad societal Venn diagrams, where the overlaps are usually simply 'crime!,' or bureaucratic civic paperwork, the rest of the picture is often invisible. This is brilliant work.
Great article Mollie, a beautifully written portrayal of the kind of discrimination and persecution faced by gypsies and travellers in the UK and elsewhere. Why should they be held responsible for their neighbours' anti social behaviour when the rest of us are not? It is a very old and community driven way of living and it would be a tragedy if all camp-sites were to be closed with the only alternative accommodation a flat above a chip shop.
Thanks very much Kath. I believe there will be attempts to find alternative Gypsy and Traveller sites for the tenants, but the challenge is finding the land for it.
In England's myriad societal Venn diagrams, where the overlaps are usually simply 'crime!,' or bureaucratic civic paperwork, the rest of the picture is often invisible. This is brilliant work.