The best solution is to ensure legal pitches are available to travellers, thereby allowing the police to take a tougher line on those camping illegally

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:05, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Surely we can build some kind of island off the coast and they can all park their Rorywagons there?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:08, Reply)

They can have the Isle of Wight, that's pretty shit

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:09, Reply)

Good plan
We could then charge £5 a go to mortar bomb them from Portsmouth.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:10, Reply)

Im In

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:46, Reply)

why should local people have to pay for services for those that pay no taxes, riddle the area with crime and destroy any area they stay at

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:10, Reply)

presumably tangles is happy for them to have his garden

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:11, Reply)

garden lawnmower out of the shed, TV and iPad
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:12, Reply)

however in exchange he'll get some poor tarmaccing and a burnt out matress

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:13, Reply)

+malnourished horse

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:14, Reply)

THAT'S A CULTURAL THING STOP BEING RACIST

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:15, Reply)

They aren't a race unless they're genuine Romany
the Irish ones are "travellers", avoiding tax, so should be put in the same tax avoidance category as the self employed and anyone who employs an accountant, all the way up to the chairman of Tescos.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:18, Reply)

all self employed people and al people with an accountant...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:18, Reply)

Yup, all avoiding tax
which is, of course, entirely legal in this country at the moment
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:21, Reply)

tax avoidance is really just another way of saying "sound financial planning"

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:23, Reply)

ergo, travellers are a good example of sound financial planning.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:25, Reply)

that's tax evasion, which is different
do pay attention
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:32, Reply)

Explain how, and show your working.....

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:36, Reply)

avoidance is the legal practice of minimising your tax bill
Evasion is not paying the tax that you owe.

Simple
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:38, Reply)

I was quoting someone from the Taxpayer's Alliance there
You know, from that article you just linked to.
You did read it, didn't you?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 11 Mar 2014, 11:26, Reply)