Re: The Message of Hate Thread
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:00 pm
I'm speaking specifically about my immediate area in terms of housing, I live on the edge of town were there are lots of fields, the area has a pretty tight knit community where everyone knows each other, from experience I know the vast majority of Travellers in the area are caravan based so it's not an assumption it's living in the area for 25+ years and witnessing first hand.Tsi wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:23 amDon Sholeone wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:20 am
With regards to those terms I think the big issue is how divided the communitys have become, people don't understand the offence caused because there is barely any mingling between people, if people were more accepting and respectful on both sides and bridges were built the terms would become less used imo as there would be more mutual understanding.
Also a big issue for my area is that the vast majority of Travellers are caravan based and are actually travelling, there isn't much available housing so there are barely any housed travellers if any so there is little to none within the community, also going back to bridge building there has been sites set up for the travellers but they have rarely used them and instead opted to set up wherever they please.
YES people should be more understanding and accepting but on the flip side I think people also need to see it's not a minority problem, to see it like that I think is a little naive and ignoring the problems is never going to solve them.Do you actually know how many live in housing or did you just assume that the ones in caravans are the only gypsies/travellers in your area?At the 2011 Census, the majority
(76%) of Gypsies and Irish Travellers in England and Wales lived in
bricks-and-mortar accommodation, and 24% lived in a caravan or other
mobile or temporary structure.
The total number of Traveller caravans in England in July 2017 was
22,792, an increase of 33% since July 2007. The majority (54%) of
caravans were on private sites, 29% were on sites operated by local
authorities and registered providers of social housing, and 16% were on
unauthorised sites. Gov source
I think it's naive thinking it's a majority problem.Sure it's a problem that needs sorting out but lumping a whole community into the mix on the actions of a few is not the way.