Summary:
Cuts are being made for the most deprived and minor ethnic groups in the UK, the gypsies and the travellers. No more money will be put into sites for gypsies and travellers to live starting next year. This will end in more unauthorized gypsy camps and more conflict within the community as well as higher taxes for local council tax payers. There are currently 3729 gypsy caravans on unauthorized soil within the UK. It is estimated that if the government allocates one square mile of land to gypsy sites, every gypsy and traveller can be legally accommodated. So the government is called upon to think again about their policies and stick to fair, progressive programmes based on civil liberties.
Opinion:
I think that the UK government should indeed think again about their policies since making cuts on the lower class people is never a good idea in my eyes. These people cannot afford to get any less than they already have. Next to that, everyone deserves a place to live peacefully, even gypsies. The gypsies will have to keep everything clean and civilised however, since they will not be the only people living in that vicinity then. Everyone should be able to live together, looking at humanity in general, this will probably stay a dream until the end of times.
Article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/04/equality-liberal-conservative-coalition
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15 years ago
Hello Leen,
ReplyDeleteGood work, interesting subject. I agree with you, how can the government do this to the gypsies? These people are so poor and they cannot live anywhere else. Everyone on the world is equal, so the gypies deserve a peaceful place to live.
Regards,
Jasper