with Roger Cook and Nick Ross Anywhere bat Next to us
The ratepayers in the West Midlands have a grievance and the travellers, or gypsies, have very few places to go, despite legislation designed to provide official sites throughout the country. This is regarded by many as The Solution to a persistent problem.
But now, eight years on, that problem has not gone away and the gulf between local residents and the itinerant traveller is as wide as ever. ROGER cook (for the travellers) and NICK ross (on behalf of aU local protest) investigate in the West Midlands area, and look at the national implications.
Production assistance
SALLY DIPLOCK. Producer ISABEL JAMES (Repeated: Thursday 11.5 am)