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Hi all, just thought I'd advise you not to come through Shepton Mallet at the moment. A large group of Irish travellers are blocking the roads and no-one can get through. I'll try and keep you posted.

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Just now, gmb1992 said:

Do we think it will be the same tomorrow? 

Was going to be the way I was going to go. 

Loads of police are over there trying to sort it, so hopefully they'll be gone by tomorrow. They'd better be as I need to get to Tescos before then!

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27 minutes ago, Dave_c said:

Travellers aren't a race. Calm down.

They must be if they're covered against race discrimination in UK law.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/protected-characteristics/gypsies-and-travellers-race-discrimination/

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Just now, tharris5 said:

Slightly aggressive tone but thefatherofgeorge is correct. Fly tipping aside Romany gypsies and Irish travellers are recognised ethnic groups under the equality act so therefore any derogatory term used towards them is indeed racist.

It was a meme from a well known English film. That is all, if people wanna get their knickers in a twist over it let them 

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