We have suffered racial prejudice for thousands of years. we are the most hated race in the world. What Pip was trying to do was make a point to the ‘documentary’ makers Firecracker, that their program is doing nothing to change this. I understand why they have made the program, because gypsies are a secretive race of people and people are intrigued by us. But what you see on mbfgw is not a wel documented version of gypsy life it’s a fabrication. Which I suppose the travellers who appear in the show are as guilty of allowing this program to be aired as ch4 are for showing it. We do not all act in this way, the majority of gypsies are in the most just everyday people trying to lead a normal life but it is very difficult with the prejudice we deal with every day of our lives. The government would like to sweep us under the carpet and forget about us. Local councils no longer have to provide site’s for us to live on so where do we live ? If we buy land and apply for planning it’s an outcry in the local and national media. “Gypsies invade local village” we don’t invade anywhere we are not coming to attack you we just want to have a roof over our heads and a safe envuroment for our children to live in. We don’t want to be integrated into to the lowest ebb in society in England, social housing on run down housing estates rife with drug dealing, crime and teenage single mums who have children just to get a flat. We want to live in our own community where we can retain our identity as gypsy people.

There is some crime committed by gypsys I won’t deny that and we can come across as loud and intimidating to some people. But wer’e only loud because most of us came from big families and we had to shout to be heard lol. But there is crime in all levels if society and which causes the most damage to all of us ? Take a look withinin our own government ! We’re all guilty of name calling and prejudice on both sides gypsies and gorgers, so instead of name calling each other maybe we should just live and let live. Each to their own, don’t judge a person because of their culture and way of life we don’t want to be understood by you we want to be left to live our lives peacefully.