Irish travellers rounded up in Manchester.

[Citizen of Legoland]

I’ve had two cars nicked off my drive and written off over the years and both times it was from the (now shut down) nearby travellers camp. If there are any decent travellers on these types of places they’re hardly forthcoming with evidence as to who the culprits actually were.

Kudos to the police for protecting tax paying businesses.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The police spent several decades treating all football supporters like shit. Why not treat other large groups the same?

Because two wrongs don’t make a right?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

That's really shit. Bastards

So fucking low.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

What the difference between me, a middle class male speaking in pejorative terms about working class people and a working class male speaking in pejorative terms about a traveler?

Which is the most acceptable?

Answers on a postcard…

 

[mackenzie]

What the difference between me, a middle class male speaking in pejorative terms about working class people and a working class male speaking in pejorative terms about a traveler?

Which is the most acceptable?

Answers on a postcard…

It's "traveller"
We aren't all American yet ;-)

 

[mexico1970]

It's "traveller"
We aren't all American yet ;-)

Well color me blue.

 

[Kippaxpete]

It's "traveller"
We aren't all American yet ;-)

Hats off to you from PA (Pedants Anonymous).
; )

 

[mackenzie]

Well color me blue.

Sod off with your "color" shite ;-)

 

[Kippaxpete]

What the difference between me, a middle class male speaking in pejorative terms about working class people and a working class male speaking in pejorative terms about a traveler?

Which is the most acceptable?

Answers on a postcard…

I'll reserve judgement on what's considered 'acceptable'. However, in legal terms, Irish Travellers are defined as an ethnic group and, as such, receive protection against race discrimination, race being one of the nine protected characteristics in the UK under the Equality Act 2010 (excepting NI where the DDA 1995 still applies, albeit with some supplementary legislation). That same protection is not afforded to the 'working class' (whatever that means these days) given that class is not a protected characteristic under said legislation. To paraphrase, we might think the law is an ass but it's still the law.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It's "traveller"
We aren't all American yet ;-)

Too many fuckin' yanks on here these days.....