Dale Farm eviction imminent
Travellers at the largest “illegal” encampment in Europe lost their last battle in the courts on 17 October and now face eviction. On Tuesday 18th (as we go to press) Basildon Council confirmed that the eviction will begin on the 19th. Families must now rely on mobilising as many as possible and direct action if they are to resist the bailiffs. The council is evicting 83 families from 49 plots on the site because they are in breach of planning law. The former scrapyard they own and live on does not have permission for residential use. This is despite one half of the site, which the council...