The Big Issue

[darmstadt]

The Roma have cornered all the decent patches round here through intimidation and violence, it is how the females and older blokes fit into the criminal gang hierarchy, you would have to be an absolute idiot to purchase anything from them.

Same here, mind you when I did buy from them I paid in Romanian and Bulgarian money :-)

[DodgyAgent]

The Roma have cornered all the decent patches round here through intimidation and violence, it is how the females and older blokes fit into the criminal gang hierarchy, you would have to be an absolute idiot to purchase anything from them.

Why do you assume he is of Roma origin?

[darmstadt]

Indeed.

All the sellers are self employed in effect.

This is something that the Big Issue needs to come to terms with as this is one of the ways, in fact the major way, in which unemployed 'visitors' use to claim benefits...

[minestrone]

Why do you assume he is of Roma origin?

I quite clearly never made any such assumption nor even commented on any individual in your story.

Your comprehension abilities are terrible.

[DodgyAgent]

I quite clearly never made any such assumption nor even commented on any individual in your story.

Your comprehension abilities are terrible.

The Roma have cornered all the decent patches round here through intimidation and violence, it is how the females and older blokes fit into the criminal gang hierarchy, you would have to be an absolute idiot to purchase anything from them.

So what has this got do with anything?

[mudskipper]

Why do you assume he is of Roma origin?

Is he?

[vetran]

The Roma have cornered all the decent patches round here through intimidation and violence, it is how the females and older blokes fit into the criminal gang hierarchy, you would have to be an absolute idiot to purchase anything from them.

So what has this got do with anything?

Dodgy I think that his personal experience is that the Big issue sellers are no longer desperate unemployed but dedicated Roma as part of a criminal enterprise. I have seen a similar pattern.

[DodgyAgent]

Is he?

No

[DodgyAgent]

Dodgy I think that his personal experience is that the Big issue sellers are no longer desperate unemployed but dedicated Roma as part of a criminal enterprise. I have seen a similar pattern.

They have to account for all their big issue sales. if they fail to add up they have their license withdrawn.

[petergriffin]

he gives me a credit line(only person that does)

I think I know that lad. Is that Zoldan Wonga?