There are two or three factors involved here.
1 There is the fact that a certain section of the traveller/gypsy population are flouting the law of the land.

2 They are trying to make use of European Human Rights legislation to get round the laws of this country.

3 There are not enough gypsy sites being built by local authorities

4 The law compelling them to build these sites was repealed several years ago

5 Where sites are provided they are not used, because they have to pay toward the services provided.

6 Where they have established sites illegally, and used the human rights laws to legitimise them, will they be paying council tax?

You see we all believe in the rights of man, and agree that they should have somewhere to stay. We also resent the fact that they seem to pay no taxes, council, income whatever, they also appear to live by their wits, and not to work except for their own interests. While you or I do the commute, the hours at work, and come home to utility bills, and home repairs, they appear feckless. I daresay there is a touch of jealousy of the freedom they seem to enjoy, and many of us would like to do it, but lack the courage. Then there is the unanswerable statement of fact, you or I would not get away with some of the things they do. They will always be regarded with suspicion and even hatred, because they are different, and people from Adolf Hitler onwards have recognised this fact, and used it to their advantage.
Giok