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Local Conflict Flashcards

1
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Define local conflict

A

A conflict on a small scale; restricted to region or part of a country

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Where is Dale Farm?

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Located in Southern England, Essex. It is found in Cray’s Hill, near Basildon and North of the A127

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What is Greenbelt land and what is its purpose?

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Land that is under legal protection that cannot be built or settled upon. It tends to be located around cities and settlements. The purpose of the Greenbelt land is to avoid urbanising all of the land and to protect the countryside.

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What is a Brown field site?

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A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment

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What was the Dale Farm conflict about?

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  • Illegal settlement of 80 traveller families on an area of greenbelt land
  • Travellers believed they had the right to settle on the land as they’d bought it in 2001 (£120,000)
  • Travellers development plans were rejected due to greenbelt status
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Who are the stakeholders (11)?

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  • Travellers
  • Supporters and action groups
  • Neighbours and local residents
  • Basildon council
  • Racial equality committee
  • National Government
  • Courts and Judges
  • Police
  • Bailiffs
  • EU
  • Media
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What happened in the 1960s?

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Travellers began to settle alongside the Dale Farm site, part of which was an authorised scrap yard. By 1990s, the site grew to over 37 plots authorised by Basildon council

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What happened in 2001?

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Traveller families began setting up illegal pitches on greenbelt land

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What happened in 2005?

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May- Travellers ordered to leave after planning inspector deems settlement illegal

June- Basildon council meeting discussing the future of Dale Farm

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Who is Corin Redgrave and what did he say about the travellers?

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They’re the most deprived community in the country

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What happened in 2006?

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Dale Farm travellers hold a vigil outside Westminster as government discusses new guidance on Gypsy and Traveller sites

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What happened in 2007?

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Save Dale Farm campaign appeals for re-think following the council ruling to hire eviction specialists and bulldoze the site

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What happened in 2009?

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The appeal court rules that an earlier judgement that prevented eviction was flawed and Lord Justice Pill said that the decision to clear the site was lawful

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What happened in March 2011?

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March- Council votes for a resolution to clear Dale Farm. Officials estimate it will cost over £18m. Government agrees to part-fund the council and police operations

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What happened in July 2011?

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Eviction notices served by the council giving the 51 unauthorised pitch holders 28 days to leave

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What happened in August 2011?

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The campaign to stop the eviction begins . Activists begin to set up “Camp Constant” to help defend travellers. Lawyers fall in high court bid to halt the eviction.

17
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What happened 5th-18th September 2011?

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5th- The date for the clearance is announced as the 19th September. Travellers criticise the council after the date was leaked by the media before they were informed.

16th- Elderly resident Mary Flynn given a final chance to challenge the clearance of the site

18th- Supporters and Travellers resisting the clearance lock down the site as they prepare for the arrival of the Bailiffs

18
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What happened 19th September?

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Proposed eviction date. Bailiffs arrive at the main gate of Dale Farm to start the eviction. Later on a last-gasp injunction prevents the council from clearing structures from the site, pending a further court hearing. Mary Flynn loses her appeal to the courts.

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What happened 21st and 26th September?

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21st- Travellers flee fearing eviction. A group of travellers claiming to be from Dale Farm relocate to a public park in Luton

26th- Residents win a temporary reprieve in their long term battle to save their homes. A judge rules that residents are entitled to an extension of an injunction stopping the eviction until courts have ruled legality

20
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What happened on 17th and 19th of October?

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17th- Residents refused permission to appeal against a high court ruling that gave Basildon council the go-ahead to evict them

19th- Supporters clash with bailiffs and riot Police as the planned eviction gets underway

21
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Stakeholders: Travellers

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

A

Against
Facing eviction
They believe they have the right to stay and are willing to fight
With them being allowed to remain on their site

22
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Stakeholders: Supporters and action groups

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

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Against
To support and back the travellers campaign
Claim to be supporting the travellers, want to protect them as they believe the eviction is wrong
With the travellers being allowed to remain on their site

23
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Stakeholders: Locals

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

A

For
Want travellers to leave site and their town
Believe the travellers are violating their privacy and way of life
With travellers being evicted and moving away from their town and homes

24
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Stakeholders: Basildon Council

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

A

For
Want to keep the members of the community happy and need to take action against the travellers
They have a duty to look after the residents needs and opinions; the travellers have no right to settle on the site
With the travellers being moved on from the illegal site and greenbelt

25
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Stakeholders: Government, Police and Judges

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

A

For
Backing the local council and providing support; enforcing the law
Enforcing the law and having the travellers moved on “It is an illegal development and so those people should move away”- David Cameron
With the travellers abiding by the law and moving off the greenbelt, but also without the travellers settling illegally elsewhere

26
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Stakeholders: Bailiffs

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

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For
To evict and clear the site
The travellers have no right to be there and must be evicted
With the site being cleared of all possessions

27
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Stakeholders: The Media

For/Against
Role in dispute
Argument
How do they want it to end?

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For and Against depending on journalist and broadcaster/publisher
To inform the public and spread knowledge of the eviction
Involved to observe and report however some media members voice their own views and opinions on the matter
To end in such a way that allows them to make interesting stories

28
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What was the final outcome of the dispute?

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The travellers were evicted, by force, in October 2011. The locals and Basildon council finally won their battle as a result of the eviction being deemed lawful and the travellers appeal being refused. Police and Bailiffs entered the site and cleared it.

29
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Who were the winners?

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Council: Finally evicted and cleared the site; although it wasn’t 100% successful as some families remain in the lane surrounding Dale farm. Also cost £18m.

Locals: Travellers expelled from community; as above not 100% successful

Media: Sold stories and made profits but were made unwelcome by the travellers

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Who were the losers?

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Travellers: Evicted from their site and were forced to live in unsanitary conditions, without running water. Maltreatment and attitudes have lead to rising awareness of their communities.

Tax payer: Eviction cost £8m of tax payers money

Len Gridley: Local who fought publicly with the travellers, house still worth £700,000 less than the original price due to traveller presence at end of garden

Action groups and supporters: Ended in violence and the arrests of some members, but they did raise awareness

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