"but not pass judgement on each other."
But you feel free to pass judgement on my contribution....
"Jim why is it so important to you that you be allowed to label people "racist" on this forum. Why can you not just expose weaknesses and flaws in members' arguments?"
.... why not on somebody's statements that are designed to promote race hatred? The fact that you refuse to comment speaks volumes and has nothing whatever to do with "Max's rules".
"Thank you for making my point so succinctly Jim."
Not making your point at all Don; just pointing out that without planned official sites further Dale Farms or unofficial pull-ons are the inevitable consequence. I described what has been successful in the past and could have been the answer for the future if it had not been abandoned by a Tory government.
I have never urged the ignoring of planning rules - I've seen enough of the green belt disappear to be concerned about preserving it.
We are talking about an ex-scrapyard being used to house people who otherwise would be homeless thanks to the inadequacy of the present laws.
The only alterntive being offered here is eviction, leaving those evicted to continue breaking the law.   
The present laws on this issue are totally unworkable and contradictory and leave no aternative but to ignore them until they are changed - or what?
Do you have a proposal on what should happen to those due to be evicted?
As for "Little Englander" being racist - no more racist than describing people as Xenophobic - a mindset that always emerges when the question of Travellers is raised.
Jim Carroll