Gypsies under British pressure

The BBC has an article (with its usual unbloggable video, sorry) about Gypsies in England:

Gypsies and travellers say English government policy is threatening to destroy their way of life. Changes to planning rules, which came in a year ago, mean those who stop traveling are unlikely to be granted permission for a new site.
Billy Welch (photo, top) explains the significance of Appleby, an important event in the Romani (Gypsy) calendar.

More than two hundred people staged a protest on Saturday about plans for a Gypsy and traveller site in Conwy county.
Residents in St. George, near Bodelwyddan, are opposing plans at Smithy Layby, off St. Asaph Road.
The council has also earmarked a second site at Bangor Road in Conwy, saying it is obliged to provide land for Gypsy and traveller communities. It has started a consultation on the plans. Tim Rowlands, chairman of the St. George Gypsy Traveller Group, said this area is not the right location. 

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