This from The Harald:
So, finally a transit site is proposed, after years of local politicians being told that this was required, and some underhanded statements from our local MP, pretending to support this measure and I note that has now even deleted the discriminatory statements from his website, maybe someone had words? Anyway back to the transit site.
Looks like Timbo's claims that a site "need not be luxurious" has definitely been borne out, as this is on an industrial estate on the outskirts of Chichester, and a whole nine pitches? Nine, for the whole of West Sussex. How exactly is that going to make a substantial difference? Whilst I accept that it is a step in the right direction, and may well be suitable for Chichester, what about Adur? As the main problem seems to be that the local councillors and Timbo are repeatedly going on about only objecting to "illegal encampments" in Adur, and all the while they are claiming community integration by making sure that any groups of travellers visiting Adur will continue to be using "illegal" sites. So Tim's hotline will still be in place, as will his "welcoming committee" and abusive anti-traveller rhetoric.
I can't recall a travelling community of less that nine, visiting Adur in the last couple of years, so this will not work as a transit site for Adur, the site in Brighton is more than twice the size, and half the distance from Adur, maybe ADC could work with Brighton Council instead, after all, they regularly seem to want to work out of the area more than they do within it's borders.
Integration by means of exclusion will not help anyone, but that's the Adur Tory way, and until we vote them out, nothing will change.
ATAB
K
