I ******* hate pikeys!

[EternalOptimist]

It was better in the old days when they sold pegs and stole your children and stuff

[eek]

i think the point is that the travellers are suddenly interested in getting their kids to school as this is another reason why they can't be evicted.

We are in a different area entirely. The fact is that the families have upped sticks and moved to another area. What is left there is 100 or so people after a fight which helped the families in their decision to move away.

[minestrone]

I noticed one of the crusties had chained his hands inside an oil drum, probably though it was clever at the time but the lentil bake he had last night will eventually want to go out and that might prove difficult.

[doodab]

I do have some sympathy for them as they are actually being evicted from land that they own.

[MarillionFan]

I do have some sympathy for them as they are actually being evicted from land that they own.

If they're allowed to stay then I'm going to knock my house down and build a medieval castle with a moat and tell the council to feck off.

[doodab]

If they're allowed to stay then I'm going to knock my house down and build a medieval castle with a moat and tell the council to feck off.

I'm pretty sure they can't stop you putting a moat in.

[minestrone]

I do have some sympathy for them as they are actually being evicted from land that they own.

I do not, you just cannot pitch up on land and build what you want when you want and how you want.

THey can batter on all they like about ooman rights, arguing how some law prevents the law being used.

There is a pikey camp about 5 miles away from me and they drive past my house once a day looking for scrap from the skips outside houses in the street. Most of the farm entrances are blocked up with boulders to stop them getting into the land.

[eek]

I do have some sympathy for them as they are actually being evicted from land that they own.

But never had any right to live on at any time.

I'm phrasing that carefully as the land doesn't even have the right for events to be held on it for 28 days a year (which you can do on most land).

[Born2BSlow]

I noticed one of the crusties had chained his hands inside an oil drum, probably though it was clever at the time but the lentil bake he had last night will eventually want to go out and that might prove difficult.

Two of the muppets have actually cemented their hands in the drum, actually the muppets were cool and funny. These idiots declaring "we have roights, like everybody else!"

They've probably never paid any taxes.... (might edit that out lol) their only contribution is to threaten and generally annoy the locals. Cats know better than to tulip in their own garden.

[DodgyAgent]

But never had any right to live on at any time.

I'm phrasing that carefully as the land doesn't even have the right for events to be held on it for 28 days a year (which you can do on most land).

It also creates an unfair situation. if they are allowed to stay then the will be allowed to obtain planning permission thus making the land worth considerably more than they paid for it.

it is all about money