Tag Archives: Travellers

David Munro is pretending we need changes to the law


The role of a Police and Crime Commissioner is one that can make a significant difference in our communities to improve the Criminal Justice System. A system which Nick Herbert claimed 10 years ago was incoherent and yet in that … Continue reading

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A poor alternative to a BBQ


According to the lesser known US poet, John Godfrey Saxe (or if you don’t check your facts) Otto Von Bismarck, there are two things that people shouldn’t see – the making of laws and sausages. Last night around 200 residents of Patcham (Patchamites as one claimed) exchanged … Continue reading

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The truth Cults – doesn’t it


An imperfect storm has just blown up in Brighton and Hove, caused by the careless use of a term which is much misunderstood. The term ‘cult’ was penned by a leading councillor in the city in a tweet about a free school which … Continue reading

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How Green was their Valley?


The aerial photograph below is said to show the travellers site at Dale Farm in Essex before the travellers began to remove the scrap cars and develop part of the site without planning permission. Something of the back story is contained in the BBC … Continue reading

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Two problems – Two solutions


This week, the papers and our TV screens are focused on two very different problems involving small groups of people. The problems have no obvious link but the likely outcomes show the great gulf that exists in our unequal society. In Essex a group … Continue reading

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