They are a BIG problem in London at the moment! It will be even more so when the Turks get into the EU - then the Syrians, Iranians and Iraquis can slip across the Turkish Border (which is as porous as a stick of chalk!) and cross Europe to get to Calais. Life will be great (for them)

There was an expose on the local Roma on TV a while back. They live in enclaves in Slough and are ferried around by gangmasters. Our local lady camps out on the doorstep of Waitrose, but I saw one last week in London sitting right next to a cash-machine! Probably keeping an eye on her card-skimmer or Lebanese loop.