22/10/2012
With defence cuts in the spotlight, Jon Cuthill asks whether the army can still fight all the nation's battles. Plus, a look at one of Britain's biggest horse-drawn drives.
With the spotlight again on defence cuts, Jon Cuthill investigates whether the army can still fight all our battles and asks whether Joanna Lumley was wrong to defend the Ghurkhas and why Scottish regiments have emerged largely unscathed. Also gypsies and coloured horses meet in the New Forest in what's claimed to be the biggest horse drawn drive in Britain.
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Dale Farm: Basildon Council considering further action
Travellers removed from the Dale Farm site in Essex have been warned the eviction process will continue over their new camp just yards away.
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It is a year since Dale Farm, Europe's largest illegal traveller site, was stormed by hundreds of riot police.
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The cost of the operation was Β£7.2m and about 80 families were moved from the land.
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Caravans were prevented from returning to the site by earth banks and a court injunction.
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However, more than 100 travellers simply camped in a private access road, just yards from their former homes.
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Others have moved on to legal plots elsewhere on the site, in breach of their licences.
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on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jon Cuthill |
| Director | Jane Goddard |
| Series Producer | Jane French |
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Oct 2012 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One South & Oxfordshire only