Traveller's tales

A mantle of human rights has been drapped around Dale Farm and politicised a planning row into a battle of ethinicity says Tony Ball.

By Tony Ball | 06 October 2011

A mantle of human rights has been drapped around Dale Farm and politicised a planning row into a battle over ethnicity and lifestyle choice, says Tony Ball

Dale Farm is Europe's largest illegal traveller settlement. After almost 10 years of legal wrangling, Basildon DC has resolved to clear the site once and for all.

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