Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Residents were shocked after a caravan with effigies of Gypsies was burnt at a village bonfire party. In a clear example of example of digging oneself deeper:
Richard Gravett, chairman of Firle Bonfire Society, said: "There was no racist slant towards anyone from the Travelling community. If anything, it's actually completely the other way.
"It is to try to make people sit up and listen and realise that these people obviously - as all of us do - need somewhere to live."
And, of course, when people burned effigies of Guy Fawkes on bonfires they were really saying "He had some valid criticisms to make of the current Parliamentary system."
Richard Gravett, chairman of Firle Bonfire Society, said: "There was no racist slant towards anyone from the Travelling community. If anything, it's actually completely the other way.
"It is to try to make people sit up and listen and realise that these people obviously - as all of us do - need somewhere to live."
And, of course, when people burned effigies of Guy Fawkes on bonfires they were really saying "He had some valid criticisms to make of the current Parliamentary system."
