Fact
There is not one of those scams that have not been carried out 100 times over by settled people.
Fact - politicians have been operating scams over the last ten years by dishonestly claiming expenses they were not entitled to.
Along with the bankers and corporate speculators, political incompetence and corruption has driven Britain to the brink of bancruopcy.
In order to avoid the consequences of their actions, the lower paid are having to pay with loss of pensions, the closure of hospitals, massive cut-backs in education, loss of jobs.. and an all=-round lowering of living standard.
Any scams a handful of Travellers may have carried out is small-time compared to the behaviour of 'the great and good' of Britain.
For any criminal Traveller you could name, I could name you a hundred Myra Hyndleys, or Fred Wests, or Neilsens - killers, rapists, paedophiles, drug dealers, muggers, thieves, torturers, tax-evaders....... Haven't we just been reading about a care-nurse who was systematically killing off her patients?
There are criminals in every community - what's your point - settled community good - travelling community bad? I don't think so.
Jim Carroll