British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

[splonkydoo]

the article notes than some of the names on the list are well represented within the traveller community: so some aren't.

Yeah and half the names are spelled wrong too, I don't think Pontins are experts on matters irish - even in terms of being racist!

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'm barred from Pontins

Do tell, but perhaps on the main Pontins thread -

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/24-hours-at-pontins.360476/page-21#post-16991450

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I'm barred from Pontins (yes I appreciate the seriousness of the anti Irish and anti Traveller prejudice but I am quite amused to be barred from fucking Pontins)

 

[tim]

Already a thread -

British holiday park identified ‘people with Irish accents’ as ‘undesirable guests’

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/british-holiday-park-identified-people-with-irish-accents-as-undesirable-guests-1.4499133?mode=amp The Pontins memo said: “Please be aware that several guests are unwelcome at Pontins. However, some of these will still try and book – especially...

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Also, on the main Pontins thread -

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/24-hours-at-pontins.360476/page-21#post-16991450

And, why is this posted in the WORLD politics forum?

I was aiming for British politics, but these things happen.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Pontins are cunts, but even I was surprised at how low this was, when I posted about it this morning on the main Pontins hellhole watch thread.

 

[editor]

I was aiming for British politics, but these things happen.

Merged

 

[Aladdin]

A bit sneaky really.

A bit??

 

[Aladdin]

the article notes than some of the names on the list are well represented within the traveller community: so some aren't.

They're ordinary Irish names though.

 

[Pickman's model]

They're ordinary Irish names though.

i was repeating what was in the article, i thought i'd made clear what i thought of the matter earlier in the thread

 

[tim]

They're ordinary Irish names though.

Yes, because they are targetting ordinary people with Irish names.

 

[Orang Utan]

They're ordinary Irish names though.

They were specifically trying to keep Irish Travellers out though

 

[Aladdin]

i was repeating what was in the article, i thought i'd made clear what i thought of the matter earlier in the thread

Yes.

 

[Pickman's model]

They were specifically trying to keep Irish Travellers out though

and people with irish accents. with your 'though' you make it sound like you think it quite a reasonable enterprise.

 

[Aladdin]

They were specifically trying to keep Irish Travellers out though

I know that.

I'm saying the list of names are names not limited to the Irish traveller community.
A few are...but many are not.

 

[A380]

Brush off your CVS a few senior middle management positions will soon be opening at Pontins...

 

[Orang Utan]

Ok, but that’s not the issue

 

[Idris2002]

I just googled Cornelius Horan.

Jeezus. Fucking. Christ.

Ripped off the idea. Don't like talking about it.

 

[weepiper]

It is both specifically discriminating against Irish Travellers as an ethnic group and indirectly discriminating against the Irish. HTH.

 

[marty21]

Bit put out that my family didn't make the top 40

 

[Ground Elder]

It's directly aimed at Travellers. The employees were told to listen for accents and check addresses. There's also English Romany names on the list. It has been going on for ages - Butlins also. Many campsites also have discriminatory policies banning Travellers, sometimes worded to avoid prosecution, for example not accepting certain makes of caravan favoured by Travellers, and sometimes just blatant No Traveller signs.

 

[mx wcfc]

Half of the country has those surnames though.
And probably a fair few English born people do too.

Yep, I’m on the list!

 

[danny la rouge]

Many campsites also have discriminatory policies banning Travellers, sometimes worded to avoid prosecution, for example not accepting certain makes of caravan favoured by Travellers, and sometimes just blatant No Traveller signs.

It used to be done by banning caravans over a certain age, but then other people got into vintage vans and it’s no longer a reliable indicator.

 

[Orang Utan]

It's directly aimed at Travellers. The employees were told to listen for accents and check addresses. There's also English Romany names on the list. It has been going on for ages - Butlins also. Many campsites also have discriminatory policies banning Travellers, sometimes worded to avoid prosecution, for example not accepting certain makes of caravan favoured by Travellers, and sometimes just blatant No Traveller signs.

Yeah, I’ve seen pubs in South East London with those signs on the door

 

[brogdale]

It's directly aimed at Travellers. The employees were told to listen for accents and check addresses. There's also English Romany names on the list. It has been going on for ages - Butlins also. Many campsites also have discriminatory policies banning Travellers, sometimes worded to avoid prosecution, for example not accepting certain makes of caravan favoured by Travellers, and sometimes just blatant No Traveller signs.

No double axles.

 

[splonkydoo]

A bit??

Yeah, the really stupid kind of sneaky. Often highly concentrated in mid-level management due to very mysterious reasons.

 

[Glitter]

Don’t get me wrong, it’s utterly disgusting.

BUT, being a keen follower of the Pontins thread, I am kind of wondering how I get my name on that list.

 

[Ground Elder]

Yeah, I’ve seen pubs in South East London with those signs on the door

Pubs and other businesses with discriminatory policies are being increasingly challenged by activists from Gypsy and Traveller communities, who could do with a bit of solidarity tbh.



That last one is a petrol bomb launched a caravan with a child asleep inside. This stuff happens everyday. The suicide rate for Irish Traveller men is seven times higher than the general Irish population. Statistics aren't available in the UK, but are likely to be similar. Just about every Gypsy or Traveller family I know has lost someone and a good part of that is down to the relentless torrent of hate speech and discrimination they've been subjected to throughout their lives

 

[emanymton]

Yeah, I’ve seen pubs in South East London with those signs on the door

I have been told there used to be one in a pub in Manchester called the Travelers Rest.

 

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