Is there a hidden agenda concerning the Gypsies in the United Kingdom?
In broad terms, one might write off the treatment of Gypsies in the United Kingdom as bureaucratic bungling, perhaps the fact that they dont seem to have effective representation, that perhaps they are uneducated, or that there is some paranoid fantasy shared by the whole of the British public, that there is something wrong with Gypsies. But if one seeks an answer to this question, it is worth looking at the definite acts taken by those with the power to help improve the status of Gypsies. It is no good looking at the short term but rather at the medium past. In a recent forum in Wiltshire, the issue of the ineffectiveness of government policy with respect to Gypsies was raised. The most senior participant, a town and regional planner, calmly responded that the government’s policy has been completely effective in achieving its objectives. When asked to elaborate, he said: ” Since the conclusion to the second world war successive British governments have carried on a consistent policy t
