Caravan City... Deprived and Homeless in the Heart of Bristol 'Caravan City part 1'
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In the heart of Bristol can be found the largest Homeless Encampment in the UK. An area within the centre of Bristol that is home to more people who live homeless in vehicles and caravans than anywhere else in the UK, dubbed 'Caravan City' by the national tabloids due to the huge numbers of Decaying Caravans and Abandoned vehicles that the residents of 'Caravan City' call home... In this video i spend 24 hours as a resident of 'Caravan City' to gain an insight into the difficulties faced by the homeless residents living in Caravans and vehicles. During my 24 hours on Caravan City i spent time with the residents living how they do... Cooking, Washing and sleeping in my Van. What i found in Caravan City really shocked me, the numbers of homeless people is overwhelming... With some of the worst poverty and deprivation that i have seen on my travels across the UK. In street interviews we hear from the residents of the caravans but also the home owners in the area to gain a balanced view of the Housing Crisis sweeping through Bristol currently.
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Thanks to everyone that's watched the video! Let me know what you think of the situation below in the comments!
I believe you’ve done a rather superficial job of reporting on the situation, Joe. There’s much more happening there than meets the eye, and diving into it without proper study and reporting only scratches the surface, making things worse.
I truly think you’ve missed an opportunity to both make friends and contribute in a meaningful, productive way that could improve people’s lives and the world at large.
Perhaps you could reach out to someone there, get to know the situation better, and possibly collaborate on another video with them?
@@meggysaurusrex UM...that's exactly what he's done, better job than the mass media bs
@@OCbloke
I appreciate your input and respectfully maintain my perspective.
It's crucial to delve deeper into complex issues to truly understand them. For instance, did you know that the majority of the caravans shown were owned by a single individual? This kind of detail can drastically alter understanding of the situation.
Joe's approach, while perhaps well-intentioned, fell short of even coming slightly close to capturing the complexity of the issue at that location.
Rushing into commentary without a thorough understanding can inadvertently harm those involved, many of whom are already struggling.
Regarding mainstream media, I believe it's important to acknowledge that it sets a very low bar these days.
Instead of comparing one’s work to others, striving for excellence on one’s own terms is essential. Joe whilst clearly not lacking talent could be putting his skills to much better use by taking a less superficial position and finding out more about the dynamics of the site before making a piece on it.
Even the Sun covered it better because they just did a public interest piece wandering round and complaining about the rubbish without finding out anything about why it’s there or what’s going on presents an extremely superficial take, which, judging by the comments many have run with.
In this case, it's evident that more research was needed before making any public statements.
Ultimately, spreading incomplete or inaccurate information can have serious consequences, perpetuating misunderstandings and false assumptions.
It's essential to approach these matters with care and a willingness to explore all facets of the issue, there are probably people who have lived at the site for years whose perspectives might have radically altered Joe’s perspective.
And if you're still having trouble understanding, consider the difference between long form and short form conversation. Sometimes, delving deeper is necessary to fully grasp the complexities at play.
@@meggysaurusrex And the long hand solution is....?
Lots of monologue from you, not much in the way of solutions...take in some of the people yourself...that would help out a lot.
I think you did a great job of hilighting the problems Joe. Thanks 👍🏻
These crooks in Westminster should be arrested for the damage they have caused ,so corrupt and getting away with it.
Absolutely, it's disgusting.
And as we all suffer but not the freeloader migrents, those at the top who have did this to our once great country's don't give a flying fk
Yes I agree the system is not good but these people should have benefits removed unless they keep outside the caravan clean, no excuse for dumping rubbish!!!!
No excuse for living in this disgusting mess though!!!!!!! If travellers kept their spaces clean and tidy we would have a lot more sympathy!!!!
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I’m 66 and have never seen anything like it before, how long until people wake up to what is happening, economic division getting wider
Same age and of course times were hard 70s.A law needs to end people owning 50 properties charging huge rents. Max ownership of 2 houses should be home
Blimey someone with a brain.
@@lindasharp8523 Sadly these days if the brain is used and you speak up we are called racists etc...
Don't vote cons or labour then
@@ade3628 I didn’t 😄
i work full time and last summer me and my college age son became homeless when my landlord gave us a no fault eviction notice. We looked at a number of flats but were not accepted for any of them (due to being a single income family and my income was not over the minimum £30,000 requirement ) I had to sleep on my old mums livingroom floor and my son stayed with other family. Most of us are one paycheque away from poverty. One landlord took a chance on us and now we rent a lovely 2 bed little house with a little garden area and my own parking space ! Local authorities just cant cope with the shear number of people needing decent quality homes.
Sorry to hear of your plight, Goldi. Unfortunately it's one of way too many similar stories these days. I'm very glad for you that you have somewhere for now, at least.
One perhaps could say that "Homelessness Is a lifestyle choice", except that it's a choice made for you, not by you, when you become homeless.
No Fault Evictions? Nasty! Plain nasty! As are the party of government who voted for it.🤬 Please make sure you have your voter ID sorted for the next GE.
Cheers, & all the best to you and your son.
I wonder if unfettered immigration has anything to do with this … 🤔
@@ma3stro681 🤔 Hmmm... Yes, and I wonder if the private monopolisation of property, coupled with 14 years of of Tory housing policy, austerity and deregulation, has even more to do with this ...🧐
The immigration debate is a political trojan horse, a smoke screen, and a red herring, to garner votes out emotive campaigning with the disguised aim of eventually removing all our human and civil rights, for all of us.
Go to France climb on a dinghy and cross the English channel, pretend you don't speak English, then live in 4 star luxury.
Yes in short, they can't even look after there own people
I lived in a caravan on a farm for 10 years. There was around 15 other vans there too. We payed council tax , had our rubbish collected and it was clean and friendly. the pitch rent was reasonable too. Everyone was happy.When the farm’s lease ran out, the wealthy Christian land owner wanted the farm shut down as he didn’t need the money or care for the people living there.where it remains uninhabited 7 years later. Another local farmer wanted to diversify his farm and allow us ,a limited number of residential caravans to live there and supplement his struggling farming business. The local council flatly refused and so we were left to find alternative places to live under the radar. The government and councils have brought all these problems on themselves and let thousands of people struggle and suffer. There are easy solutions to a lot of the housing problems like what I mentioned but they just don’t care or have any intellectual foresight . A roof over your head should be a basic right.We need better people in power before Britain becomes irreparable
The Christian agenda in the uk is diabolical. They're a cabal in my opinion that facilitate wealthy landowners I get where you are coming from.
They infiltrate councils and parish councils. The grass root christians are dominated by them. They originate from nicky dumbells south London alpha church. Full of bankers barristers and other wealthy groups. Its sinister. Seems to lead back to other wealthy cult groups whose scaffolding they climb on. Say no more.
Meanwhile Nero fiddles whilst Rome burns.
I would like to do b n b in my annexe. Its been vandalised twice. I repeatedly get requests to sell my home and land...to the cabal...who are monopolising my area.
Any individual trying to think outside the box say like the farmer you worked for...gets shut down..frozen out...its sinister. Creepy and downright evil. From what I've seen it has its roots in paganism and satanism more than chrjstianity.
If you say that...they send the thought police after you.
Nothing wrong with caravan life.
Lots wrong with the nutty nutjobs trying to take over the uk though.
And this is why there are no homeless in China. Mao kicked out chiang kai shek/amerika's darling boy, took back all land and portion out to all Chinese peasant families. The coward landowners escaped to little taiwan. It really was a fight between haves and haves not.
yep councils refuse planning for everything while serving enforcment notices on anyone trying to find another way
Vote em corrupt rich people out of power stop voting Tories and Labour Party
Well said,cost of council priced waste cost is prohibitive as the councils are bancrupt
UK is going downhill. Poverty everywhere.
Perhaps you would prefer to live in medieval times
@@MaroonedInDub Just a matter of time !!!!!
Just nowhere in gloucestershire🤔
Blame the Conservative Government.
@@Red-Revolution708 blame capitalism. All the money has gone the capitalists have won.
The council should at the least provide a weekly/fortnightly garbage service & porta loos, imo
With what money? Bristol city council is on the verge of bankruptcy
Agree. Still paying taxes!
@@thewaywardgrape3838 the people living in vans aren’t paying council tax though. So it would be all other residents subsidising any services there.
@@Maria7Maria Not a credible point; there's literally hundreds of thousands of people who's lives are entirely dependant on the government.
@@thewaywardgrape3838 yes and we’re just gonna create more of them if we subsidise this instead of building more and better housing, investing in homelessness services, etc. I worked in that sector for years and years, just setting things up for people to sleep/camp/park and live in an area creates massive dependence and the problems only get worse
Edit - basically local citizens will end up paying to create a huge problem area in the city which will get worse
I’m a HGV driver not from Bristol. I’ve driven passed these caravans a few times and only glanced at them and thought it was a proper caravan site. Didn’t realise the sad reality of it. Absolutely shocking!
The homeless British while the freeloaders live in our homes rent free
The place is for all intent & purposes a slum.
Houseless, not homeless
It’s deliberate, all part of ‘you will own nothing and be happy’,
Thank you, Mandy. One perhaps could say that "Homelessness Is a lifestyle choice", except that it's a choice made for you, not by you, when you become homeless.
No Fault Evictions? Nasty! Plain nasty! As are the party of government who voted for it.🤬
Top comments Mandy n George! Totally right! WEF N ALL THE SCUM ‘control’ 😡😡😡
No it's not many people own property
@@balance3201 But not for very much longer.
I agree that it’s deliberate. I think it’s for control of a population.
When you are impoverished, you are easier to manipulate and control
A sad situation, but it’s better than sleeping in shop doorways.
Totally agree! And everyone I spoke to shared the same view! Thanks for watching and the comment
All power to these people. They have to live somewhere and this is preferable to a tent! Why shouldn't they live in a nice area on a public road. I am sure Bristol City Council could provide them with a suitable site if they want to move the campers on. It cannot be an easy option living on the side of a street.
I see the apeal purely because of the money that can be saved by doing so@@amandaduggan9051
I think the only problem that most people have is litter
@amandaduggan905 But it is an easy option to get rid of your rubbish, they don't need to live in filth like that.
The lady is totally correct and speaks for most people. Keep the rubbish clear and no problem.
Yes I agree they should keep it clean. It doesn't hurt keeping the Area Nice And Clean. People would be more likely to help them out.
probably a matter of space ,chucking stuff out the caravan ,also the bins are full /no reason for trash to be all over the field but animals will open up black bin liners i don't think most people in their right mind will want to live in a tip with dirt everywhere x terrible situation worldwide being homeless x
What do you mean, no problem, what video are you watching?
The worrying thing is, why are so many Brits on the streets or in caravans in the first place.
Cos the islamists have priority. About time we stood up to them.😢
Islamist cause homelessness in the UK, oh it's got nothing to do with the government and wealthy landlords. Lol that's one dumb, weak answer.
Massive population growth since 1997. Overpriced housing issues didn't exist back then.
@@Lady_Stella - I am in no way racist and would never be that, but there is an obvious priority to house those coming into the UK as quickly as possible.
Because ISLAMIC people need the houses paid by DWP
I passed through Bristol and tents were huddled around the church. Homelessness is so common now it's stopping being a shock.
Tents around the church? Why? according to the bible the church is the house of God, so shouldn't these people be allowed to sleep in the church as God wants the best for his children.
Are we still pretending Britain is Great?
Britain hasn't been Great for a very very long time.
Maybe importing more people into the city might help things somehow?
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Innovative - I like it
I doubt it
Not for a long time now. watch '7 days at stoney cross' & 'battle of the beanfield' my mother and father took part in both.
ROYAL FAMILY is not hurting, they still enjoy their Mansions and Palaces
There needs to be a not for profit caravan park, charge a tiny amount to cover costs, offer spaces to the people who are tidy and go from there.
Yes but it might be an attractive option for many more people. Many people would like to 'opt out' of this frucked up society.
In fact everyone might want to do it because it's such a great option to have !
WHY ???? they are dross.
A rubbish lorry once a week would be too much to give to these tax paying Brits.
If this was a option I would move to such a place tomorrow. Saving the rent money would be the diffrence in me seeing a retirement or not
@@qtrax100 Yes. I think many people would too.
This is the result of years of Tory austerity, benefit cuts,low wage with terrible terms and conditions and of course Zero hour contracts. The divide between rich and poor has never been greater
This is 100% down to mass migration driving up housing prices and driving down wages
You forgot to mention the main reason; massive Islamic immigration …
Nope .... This has been a design spanning centuries if not eons ! .... Check your history .... Always the same before a reset ! Civil, economic, government, financial, social, planetary unrest ! ... All occuring!
There of levelling up. But reality living wage. Pay rise of a £1.00 gig economy /zero hours issue with U.C pay ment
Try silly Niw Zielent and injoy a luxxurry shared lifestyle garage . Best place ivver those Ki-wihs proclaim on e daily basis
Wow, this really shocked me. I remember going to Clifton many years ago, it's a really posh area, none of these caravans were there then, just acres of beautiful greenery everywhere, this is a brilliant video Joe, really opened my eyes to how bad things are getting in this country, so sad..
From what I've seen, the video shows Durdham Down, which is distinct from Clifton Down and some distance from Clifton village.
It looks like Ladies Mile to me, that road through the centre of the Durdham Downs but some of the filming looks like it's close to Westbury Park (the bit with the dog walker).
@Lookup2Wakeupthat's caused by another side of the same problem - very high commercial rents & business rates, leading to a high turnover of businesses & empty shops
My ancestors fault and died for this country. The tories have distroyed this lovely country and it's people
Did u mean 'fought'? The people in these caravans are as English as you are. Which means their forefathers fought too. The caravan dwellers helped create this mess.
Not wrong, thanks to torys giving illegal migrants everything there's nothing left for brits although they pay for everything thru taxes. Hope things change.
No Liebour too , they will do the same , both joined at the hop in the Uniparty
And labour
It's time governments started helping the current residents of UK. And held off letting more in that get the roofs these people need.
We have a shortage of suitable housing. Not a shortage of people...constantly moving them on is just sweeping it under the carpet really.
Seems if you want planning for mansions it gets approved. Our country seems more corrupt lately.
Sadly.
This is sad news. People have the right of shelter.
They have a right to a decent home, it is everybody's right, and it is a failing by Councils and Government to fill the country with illegals without first catering for the indiginous homeless first.
Plenty in Rwanda. Off they fek.....
I don’t think they do actually but being illegal seems to help
No right to shelter in the UK, unless you go to France and buy a rubber dingy then you will get shelter.
@@neilpike6758 If there is no right to Shelter, it means that Politicians must expect there to be a certain amount of homelessness. So why
Condemn people because THEY havn't done their job properly and provided enough housing, but still provide it for those who are not legally entitled to it?
According to a report, people are entitled to a home, by not providing houses they are denying people the right not only to housing, but the warmth, comfort and safety of a home. They are also denying people the right to the 'Enjoyment' of owning a home of their own, which is a UN Human Rights Violation.
Wicked ! I live in a motor home and have lived in buses, double decker,horse box, trailers etc since mid 80’s and am so glad that people are getting on with living there life. There are the same issues as any other community in society so I do get extremely frustrated when journalists etc concentrate on the very obvious problems of rubbish, drugs anti social behaviour etc as these issues arise all over.
Walking around soaking wet is just crazy, sort it out man we should be left to get on with it every human is just trying to get by the best they can .
Also people need to stop with the idea that this is the result of any one reason as some people will live in a vehicle or caravan for financial problems or housing issues or like me because I love it , being outside taking responsibility for myself. Yes those houses are architecturally beautiful but I simply don’t want one I’m drawn to old trucks etc
It worries me that pigeon holing us together will have a detrimental impact on how some of us want to live
Tread lightly
Stay free
Very sad situation. We're seeing a similar situation here in Canada but they park in Walmart parking lots instead, similar to what's happening in the US. There are also a lot of people sleeping in their cars, but nobody talks about that. Thanks Joe for showing the world what life is really like for some people.
It certainly is a sad situation for the people at the moment and unfortunately sights like this are becoming more and more normal. Thanks for watching and the comment, I hope you enjoy the content 🙏👍
And all the while the government puts others in 4 and 5 star hotels? Very odd, I just can't understand it, ummm what to think 🤔
Life's becoming unaffordable,the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.so sad to see our once beautiful country becoming a 3rd world country 😢 💔 is there a going back now or are will just on a big decline ?
The mid rich get poorer too...some oap.s in their hard-earned lifelong home are struggling as well. Beware the communism agenda...
Same thing is happening here in the States. People are getting priced out of their homes. It has gotten exponentially worse in the last 3 years. On top of our homeless we have 30 million illegals laying around our streets. Crime, is up, taxes are up, food prices up. A hell of a thing for the supposedly richest Country in the world.
So sad isn't it. I've got huge sympathy for both sides, the people were genuinely lovely and friendly. Was very peaceful as strange as it sounds... Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏👍
We are being pressured and forced out of our own towns a cities. Its in plain site whats going on but most are to scared to say anything.
America is rich on debt and has the highest debt level of any country.
@@biglinds39 well if property prices are going crazy high, you can’t expect a landlord to just give someone the property cheaper than market value, that’s the way the word has always worked.
You always have the option of moving to another area where rents are still affordable ! Most people want to live in the cities for the lifestyle etc, so that’s a choice they have made, then to complain about it is ridiculous !
@@Tony11806 Really? Last I checked there a number of countries with higher debt to GDP. Japan being #1...
What a world when this is a necessity in Britain. Thanks again for great content, Joe!
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes it's a real shame and sad on both parties involved!
This is just the start as once the financial sytem implodes people will lose everything as the pound will be worthless and Klaus Schwabs Marxist Digital slavery begins.
People being forced out of homes by crippling prices and real wages at minimum. The average person cannot afford to live here in bristol now! Its sad and disheartening for anyone who grew up here in the last 20yrs
Definitely agree 💯 thanks for watching and for watching 🙏👍
yup!
You can live in a shared house in Bristol for £600 including all bills. You could flip burgers and still afford that easily. These people are mostly drop outs who don't want to be part of mainstream society. FACT.
What has happened to make Bristol so expensive in particular?
Its like that in most of the UK
we need to support homeless so much more than we are, living in a caravan is ok but give them land and facilities
dam sr8
As someone who lived in Bristol for nearly a decade, I do sympathise with these van dwellers. The trend did start back when I was living in the city, and I was tempted to join in at one point!
When I was living in Bristol, rent prices were absurd, and now they're even worse, and when you combine that with the recent boost of the van life trend (especially in a city like Bristol) this really isn't all that surprising.
There's absolutely no excuse for the rubbish, though. It's a filthy, inconsiderate thing to do, and it's always done out of laziness. There are bins around and waste disposal yards.
Good video anyway! I'm still working on my van. There's not much to do really, as it's only a Transit Custom, but time consuming nonetheless!
I don’t care if I’m an American. My heart still breaks when I see Britain like this. 💔
I'm 51.
I'm in a small corner I manage. The pressure on me to move out and sell up never stops. But I'm not budging. Love my trees...my hedge...attacked 3x now by a local cow.farmer who didn't like me saying if subsidies fund chemical farming they need ditching...of course he works for land.owning cabals who think they own everything and everybody...I'd put a union jack on my piggery roof...but I'd get done for racism...the uk isn't done for yet.. but when my generation go I wonder what will happen.
The government are just city boys and girls.
Sadly. Not got a bloody clue.
61...not 51.
Great grandad was Churchill.s body guard and a veteran. Dad built generators by hand in Nigeria...then got out of UK when scarily got going.
Grandad a coalminer.
Good hardworking down to earth stock.
I still work hard every day. . Can't understand the way things are today.
My own mother was referred to a mental health team shewalked everywhere...big crime these days...I hear😅
That van build with the stove was fantastic 👍
There was a lot of hard graft and passion put into that and I wanted to do something similar but I can't see them allowing ownership of vehicles like this for vey much longer or even allow us to move freely from Country to County once they force
Digital ID'S and cashless carbon based social credit scores.
I visited Bristol in the 90s. This is a shock. I have very happy memories of time. What a shame.
A real shame! Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏
I remember the Tory slogan "We are all in it together".
What lies the Tories told.
The reality was the rich got richer and the poor got poorer with cuts to public services and the safety net.
With food banks opening in every community, UK men, women and children being forced to use food banks to survive.
It's always the people that suffer! Thanks for watching and the comment 👍
Oooh man inside the first van was amazing it's like n log cabin or the old Irish wagon bloody lovely n your van does the job nicely simple but practical good vid ✌
I,m getting my van this summer, fed up with taxes and utility bills.
Don't blame you at all. I have a number of friends doing the same thing. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
The rising cost of living is unsustainable, however there is no need for unsanitary conditions.
Maybe if the council would collect the rubbish it would help, I wonder what it would look like outside the settled houses if they stopped collecting their rubbish
I think the tenants of the caravans should arrange rubbish disposal as a collective. Wouldn’t cost much between them.
Devils advocate/ houses paying council tax for that service
Your right. That thought occurred to me too.
How about some responsibility for these residents to dispose of their own rubbish instead of expecting someone else to do it free of charge. Talk about entitlement 🤔
@ernieharry8798 the people in houses don't have to dispose of their own rubbish, why should these?
The old geezer talking to you about parking restrictions ''Why should they have privilege?'' Taking cognitive dissonance to a whole new level!
Older people seem to be living in a completely different reality to the rest of us, especially the ones that have done well and pulled the ladder up behind them.
Well old geezer is in for a shock.
Well the government does exactly as it wants so what's good for the goose....
The problem is the current economic climate, but also a social issue with people willing to live up to their knees in their own waste. A bit of pride in one’s home and surroundings, no matter how humble speaks volumes of the individuals who live in slovenly conditions of their own making.
Your house would look like shit without rubbish collection
Been off grid 20 years. Van life is too hard now. The canals still offer some freedom. For now.
Canals...? Do you know anyone willing to let me film on a canal boat for the day?
They will force all these people onto the street once the Digital ID is forced and the cashless slavery controls our every move.
😮 wish you the best of everything Mate...🤗🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👋🏽💯💯
@@JoefishJ iv lived on a sail boat on the thames since 2010 i love it, more feedom than freedom thou, costs at every corner going up every year!
The problem is the government and their attitude towards the british public, especially the working man. They have made it illegal to be homeless.. Yes, believe it or not. Rough sleeping, wild camping, van life, boat life the lot is totally illegal to live full time. They expect every single person to live at an address with a postcode so you are all paying council tax.
For this reason they will never provide a site for homeless people to pitch their caravan for free, if they do provide a site it will have a postal code which means each caravan will be required to pay council tax if living there more than 4 nights in a 7 day week.
I never thought I'd see the day where UK streets became like a scene from America. Its so sad to see and I have empathy for both sides. I've worked all my life, now in my fifties and I'm treading water monthly like so many others when the wages hit my bank. Its a struggle to pay my rent which is nothing compared to recent rent rises so I can only imagine how tough it is for people paying today's prices. I only hope that they find a solution to the caravans and vans that is beneficial to their owners before this mirrors the huge issue in the USA but sadly I doubt it. Thank you for taking the time to stay there overnight and give a full picture rather than brief interviews swayed to one party or another I've seen. I'm a van lifer through choice, there's a huge difference between choosing or being forced into the lifestyle 😢
Clearly you have a bucolic view of England. It has always had slums.
@@plynn136 czcams.com/video/qYzx4ZGQnc8/video.htmlsi=DOw0L0Nz7SZ8Q8_h
@@plynn136 really? I hadn’t noticed at all 🙄 Clearly you totally judged my comment without the full picture.
@@elwanderer7903 Clearly you made your comment about America before thinking. Don't be ignorant and dramatic next time.
@@plynn136 who do you think you are 🤣🤣🤣 get back in your box teacher
If the council can build about 800 flats for these people they would no longer have these caravans there, if the council cannot house these people they need somewhere to live...
The council should be going around clearing up rubbish every week, it is the council's responsibility to keep the highway ie roads clean,
Got to house the world first.
Yes but how many can pay the rent.
Thanks for taking one for the team and showing us this part of the UK.
I do it so you don't have too. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍
It's sad we have so many homeless my daughter live with me with her 2 children we are in small apartment. She can not afford a rental, my heart does go out to all homeless. But keep your area clean. I am glad they have a place to lay their heads. It's just upsetting that uk do nothing. We are headed back to victorian times
by your English you don't sound like a local. Immigrant per chance ?
@garethwilliams4467 I am just a cockney bird
@@know-your-worth7641 exactly!!! all cockney's are immigrants now aren't they ? I work in London a couple of times per month ... honestly don't think I've ever heard a London accent :)
The Victorians had industry, and despite being awful, factories also provided housing. Now you’re lucky to pi$$ in a bottle delivering Amazon packages, going home to your tent.
The caravaners should do something about their communal rubbish problem. If they did, locals and the city council would probably be ok with them there. Tragic that the UK has so many economic problems for everyday people.
Like pay council tax?
@@laurastuart3814 It’s actually illegal to pay Council Tax… no, they could, between them, pay someone to take the rubbish to the dump.
Absolutely spot on and how difficult is it to look after the country side and take responsibility for their own mess
Truth is rising rent and house prices force more people into alternatives. Rent rises are allowed at CPI +1 percent. Last 2 years I paid a 10 and 6 percent increase respectively. I'm 57 an NHS nurse and supporting one son at university and one at home. I have about a year before I get priced out of rental. I worry about this everyday, its depressing and unfair. I have worked all my life, we seem to only value financial wealth, society is dying.
My advice for homeless people in the uk is to pay for a cheap flight to France, come back to the uk on a dinghy and lose your passport on the way across and then you will be staying in a 5 star hotel and will be given money and 3 meals a day and anything else you need! I hope an undercover journalist will do this one day 🤞This country needs to put its own people first and kick out illegal freeloaders.
So True 👍
5 star hotels! Bigot alert.
It's the government and the elites that are the real problem
Okay - but that’s not what happens! They get separated from family - get put in very cheap hotels or boarding houses or hostels and get 70p a day to live on . Get it right
There’s no 5 star hotel or anything they need! Absolute tosh!
council should build a Rest room factilities , toilets , laundry + shower rooms because being that far out the only one using it would be people traveling or those Caravan people.
the Canal trust did it for the people living on the canals at every other stop there's disposal and maybe shower rooms too.
Absolutely right! That common is huge so having one or even a couple of spaced out amenities blocks would be easily done! And include bbq/ grilling areas for them to cook communally as well. Any of us could easily end up in a living situation like this, all people deserve to live with dignity despite their circumstances. The council should be providing a rubbish collection and wheelie bins too imo!
There is a law which requires councils to provide health and sanitation facilities but it's being ignored by the council
Why stop there the council could also put up a micro pub, burger van, video games room, swimming pool, jacuzzi ohh and recycling bins, the canal trust splash out as residents pay to moor, like you pay to be on a caravan park with amenities, councils through UK already struggling and closing down public toilets ect.
@@Mosel66 and?? its your taxes that goes towards cleaning up such places much more expensive in the long run than building a Rest room Factilitiy.
public green spaces are paid for by your taxes to maintain , not putting in a rest room is just more Daily Maintaince at cost that shouldn't need to be done.
Cost effective to put in Rest rooms! and considering the housing situation right now I bet you some of those people living in Caravans have jobs and are traveling to friends houses to use their showers while they work and pay taxes too.
don't be so ignorant all your life.
@@xenosscape8573 Far from ignorant, don't pay taxes anymore and don't pollute the streets, council should do what they would do with any vehicle parked illegally, much cheaper in long run.
Very bad. Bad for the poor souls in these conditions and bad for the local residents.
Sad all round isn't it. Hopefully it improves. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
Some of them are genuinely poor and suffering, because the system has let them down and others are benefiting from the corruption within the system to intentionally make it impossible for other people to live in alternative ways like this it’s a complex circumstance do not take it at face value
Give it 20 years, and it will be like that all over the country, millions of people coming into the UK every year, house prices out reach ,rents out of reach
😢two years
Not to defend or accuse any one side, I will say Councils all over the country could do with opening up more tips or provide public skips
Why we think we pay enough tax they just try an live for free they should be taken to a placement where no one goes look how they leaving rubbish taking the piss yes we blame them
WHAT!!!. That requires brains. Effort and a few pounds. Don't be silly when talking about councils.
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Absolutely correct.
@@user-xl8on7sf8odon’t you mean central government, after all they are the ones who have cut LA funding by up to 40%
People cannot go to rubbish sites without proof of residency in that area . These people don’t have any proof of residency, hence the rubbish
Interesting point..tips used to just let you queue and drop.. isn't it better to just have the rubbish dealt with rather than on the path...
And how would they get their rubbish to the recycling centre? They can't drive there because someone might take their place while they're away.
@@jackmartinleith people with vehicles could take turns or people's friends..or hire a van for the day.. you are right though it is a problem to be dealt with
Then the bin men should drive down and collect
I used to complain about my scruffy shoes…….until I met a man with no feet!
As long as the Dingy Divers are nice and warm, fed, clothed, housed 4* hotels, free medical, Dentists, NHS.😮, mobile phones, pocket money, Lawers, what a wonderful world we live in.😢😢😢
You have no idea then about how little the government gives refugees. They often arent allowed to work, sleeping on people's floors and given food vouchers. Please educate yourself.
Rubbish & drugs ruin things everywhere. Your caravan & the one with a wood-burning heater look tops! The horse trailer/float one looked very interesting too! People these days have to do what they must to get by because of corrupt governments not doing there jobs. But there's really no excuse to let rubbish pile up like that. Rats are not good to have around where you're living! Another great video Joe👍
Hey dude 👋👍 thanks for the kind words and for watching! Yes I'm sympathetic for both sides on this one and everyone I spoke with shared the same view. See you on the next one amigo 👍
The rubbish is piling up in that specific location because it’s part of a covert drug operation by the police.
The council won’t do anything about it because they’re hoping it will bring the homeless that they don’t control into disrepute whilst the police get rich off of selling drugs out of the lock up even those doing it are also just victims being used by the system because they would otherwise would end up in jail for things, they wouldn’t deserve like petty drug use…
Operations like that require oversight unfortunately such oversight is only answerable to The Home Secretary and so, without members of the public doing very specific freedom of information requests that information never becomes public.
That’s a pretty enormous loophole in the system that the police can freely exploit for criminal purposes so why wouldn’t they? ..since there’s nothing stopping them..
It’s no good, taking a surface value perspective on things and thinking that you’re contributing anything useful to the conversation, I broadly agree with your comments so I’m sorry if that seems harsh.
It’s worth bearing in mind that there is always more going on than meets the eyes!
@@meggysaurusrex the caravaners should work together to sort the rubbish situation out.
@@blazingmytrail1962 homeless people aren’t going to pick up rubbish dumped by a covert police operation. Why would they, they have more important things to do like trying to survive.
As mentioned, your tax money is supporting the police leveraging individuals that they’ve previously busted to be dealing drugs and dumping of rubbish on public land, those individuals in question are not poor, they are in fact, funded by the authority and have tens of thousands of pounds to waste, they own most of those caravans.
They dump their rubbish because they are fully aware that they cannot be prosecuted since they are working on behalf of the authorities in a ‘covert’ capacity. -that’s more the point…
Such operations are supposed to have oversight, but since they are also supposed to be secret who is going to be able to monitor if they do or don’t comply with the law …
If you want to know more about why this kind of covert operation should be banned or at least publicly scrutinised. You will have to do a freedom of information request for more data.
In the video, Joe even mentioned cars coming and going all night I’m sure you can put two and two together
Just stumbled across this video. Being 54yrs old and having gone through a marital separation with barely a shirt on my back. The landlord of my rental accommodation increased the rent (despite doing no work on the property to deal with the damp or mould) from 575 to 800 in fowl swoop!! I had to move out and into my micro camper full time.
I’ve been a full time vanlifer for a little less than two months.
There’s no real excuse for the awful mess those folks have created at all. Very disappointing to see.
Yes absolutely right that just cos you live in a van , camper , caravan means it gives you the right to just discard your refuse anywhere
That exact price n increase was mine on Sydney AU 😢had to leave Sydney
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Wow literally lived on Whiteladies Road up until 4 years ago and there were probably 5 caravans max back then! Honestly had no idea how much this has proliferated.
It's spread like wildfire! Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
I also left Bristol about 4 years ago and went back for a visit in the summer of 2023 and it wasn't like this then. There were a few caravans around the downs but not this many.
The uk is falling apart before our eyes the devide between the rich and the poor is worse than ever to all those tory voters you must be so proud of what you have done !!
What an eye opener Joe. Having worked in Bristol and had many a Sunday morning breakfast at the water tower on the downs, wow its changed. Another informative video. And I love the Fiido E Bike ❤
Yes I remember the water tower! Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏 hope you enjoy the adventures!
We just got told by our landlord that the rent is going from 600 a month to 850 we was struggling to pay the 600 now we are looking for a caravan the greed of the government and the immigrants are destroying the country
How are the 'immigrants' to blame for your landlord's decision? Blame whoever voted Tory and Brexit for the rise in the cost of living.
Thank you 🙏 Joe for a fantastic video stay safe out there my friend 🙏💯💙🇺🇸
Thank you kindly 🙏 glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching amigo!!
Sick of how much it now cost to exist let alone live. I am thinking of doing this myself but I would never have rubbish outside
Another top video Joe. Looks like Bristol council has given up on this. Sadly, I think more UK cities are going to end up like this. Nearly at 10k subs mate :)
I don't know what's going on up there! The people were genuinely very friendly though I must say. Thanks for watching 🙏👍
Yehhhh hopefully get 10k by the end of April! When I started in January I was aiming for 1k by the end of the year! Crazy... All down to diamonds like your self subscribing and supporting! 🙏
@@JoefishJ I'm tellin my friends here in the US. 👍
Come off it… Bristol Council have allowed this to happen to rub the affluent residents of Clifton Downs noses in it.., no doubt they refer to them as Tory scum saying they deserve it
Really enjoyed your video. What a polite young man you are.
Hi 👋 thanks very much for the kind words 🙏👍 I hope you enjoy the rest of the content. See you on the next one!
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I can see this becoming the norm in the UK. Probably the cheapest way of living in an up-market area! To deal with any mess that arises from people living outside the public systems, the council should provide bins and encourage them to be as tidy as possible. I am sure people who own property in the Clifton area pay huge council tax bills so the council should keep it clean. The people of this country are being failed at every level by the government and our public services. Bristol is no exception. How did the UK ever get into this sorry state?
They cannot take the rubbish to the tip because they don't have ID with a Bristol address to access the tip.
Like the lady said this is attracting people from all over the country and if nothing is done there will be several thousand by the end of the year. As for the rubbish, to take it to the refuse tip you have to book a time slot and give proof of a Bristol address, so they couldn't take it there even if they wanted to.
Totally agree 💯 something needs to be done, I think most are sympathetic with both points of view on this one. Thanks for watching and the comment
@@JoefishJHope you enjoyed your stay in Brizzle, many of us are struggling to pay our own way (nearly £2k council tax for band B) and shouldn't have to pay to solve this problem.
@@markm3436 you don’t have to pay council tax. You can challenge the council to prove they are not corrupt. There’s a video uploaded by Richard Vobes about a man who’s doing just that. He is paying his council tax into a trust and told the council they can have the money if they can prove they are not corrupt. Worth a look anyhow…
@@blazingmytrail1962Its all bullshit you have to pay.
@@tonyrobinson362 Nope.
The problem is mass immigration, very few council homes, totally unaffordable private homes and rentals, and many hundreds if not thousands of properties decaying or derelict. The Government do provide Councils with money for homes, but they spend it on office blocks for investment - and they can stay empty for years. People are waiting ten years or more for Council housing.
Racism is being used to stop you from complaining that your once British town is now a portion of Delhi and you are the minority ...
The REAL problem is the government and the elites
No the problem began in the 80's when Thatcher let people buy their council house now there is no council housing left. Nothing to do with immigration
Immigration is not the problem. Stop reading right wing press. It's the 1% keeping all the wealth and peddling hate talk as subterfuge
That's highly organised. Some of those trailers are massive and not a car around to pull away. I'm in a caravan in a private unadopted road. The police have left me alone since before Christmas. The police did turn up last night and arrested people for using this road for a drag strip in their cars and they still never approached me. I lost my house due to a bad neighbourhood. I heard they raided my old estate last week and Clea up the cocaine problem
Is it possible someone is renting out caravans?
This feels the perfect storm. Not enough housing, cost of living through the roof, sky high rents and mortgages, wages that don’t pay enough, over crowding of population. I live 15 mins from here and I’m sad to see this but it’s the people who have to live like this I feel for (if they don’t choose to)
Totally agree, a combo of factors! Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏👍
Freedom
Wellbeing
Mental health
Off grid less stress?
Many of my friends are buying these vehicles, to get away from noise pollution ( traffic) and stress, inner-city pressure
Don't blame them at all... I like wise have Friends doing the same thing. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
They aren't off grid though are they.. they are bang in tge middle of the grid
@@dinokiller1556 wheres the 240v, running water and fixed addresses. dont have to be in the woods to be off grid
They will be banned and arrested when Liebour get in and force Digital ID and cashless social credit scores.
We are back to the 1930s in terms of depravation. This is just a sign of the times.
That green van with the BFG All Terrains is GREAT! Amazing setup :D Love it!
PS: I don't blame anyone camping there, it is what they can do! There's a massive shortage of homes with no solution in sight as no government is willing to fix the problem. What are people to do? It's either caravans or boats. There's nowhere else.
OMG Joe I used to live in Bristol and was often on the Downs with my German Shepard. There was always a few vans rocked up for a day or two on their travels but it now looks insane! Obviously the caravans are those not able to afford conventional housing and I sympathise with them but they really are not helping themselves by causing the rubbish to build up like it has. I guess they are not paying taxes so the council will not service them either? What a sad world we live in . 😧
Totally agree with you! It's a sad case of affairs. Everyone I spoke with shared the same sentiment. Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏👍
@@JoefishJone commenter said you can't tip rubbish without an address is a problem
We are an older couple who has Brought a River Cruiser and we are at the moment Refurbishing it at the moment. But as soon as it's ready. We will be moving onto it and living on it. And to be truly honest i can't wait. Because paying rent council tax just swallow up most of our money 😢 and we struggle. We will be better off living on a boat and moving around England 🏴 God Bless Everyone who have to live in boats cars caravans because they can't afford the Ridiculous rent and mortgages 😮 ❤❤❤❤
I hope it works out for you.
My daughter bought a Dutch Cruiser to live on but it’s not all that great having to move it every 14 days, move the boat in the hope of finding a waste disposal station, and a fresh drinking water system, and now the CRT are increasing the overnight fees within the London catchment area. For some reason this additional cost is not levied on all boats but just on some . How can that be considered fair ?
More expensive than London. Rock-bottom wages and extremely high property prices.
Really sad times... The rent prices in Clifton are astronomical! Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏
No its not. Everywhere is expensive now but Bristol is far cheaper than london.
@@JoefishJ Great video by the way. Really enjoyed your trip to the Yeovil the other week. I use to live there as well.
@glyno77
But presumably wages are higher in London?
@@tobyjackman3212actually wages are not higher in london, zero hour contracts, higher prices, higher rents, emission charges ...Bristol is nowhere near the prices in london 😂....come live in london for 6months on minimum wage and rethink your statement
Thankyou for making us aware its so sad and i had no clue 😔
Great that you’re reporting the reality of it. Subbed ✨👍🏻✨
Thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy the content 👍🙏
I fee sorry for the people why don’t council provide bins
@@patriciakelly8186 probably because they don’t pay council tax?
It’s shocking, I live in Bristol and didn’t realise this was here. Something should be done about the rubbish otherwise rats will be spreading disease and that will be a bigger problem for everyone. So sad
Really shocking! Bristol's little secret! Thanks for watching
Im shocked, i lived in Bristol 6 years ago. I guarantee those affluent ppl in the houses will be speaking to the council. I wouldn't be surprised if they're looking into a way to force the caravans off. I'd feel sad for those living in the caravans if that did happen
Why? Would you say the same if they camped outside your house? Maybe you could take a few in?
@q1q1q1q1q1q1q1q11 I don't need to, they are happy where they are. 95% of them are just decent ppl that have been priced out of the renting market
I live in Bristol. It's crazy expensive to live . City center now ruined by student accommodation. No affordable housing. Traveller sites are tiny and in out of town places . Many of these caravan dwellers work gig economy jobs and cannot afford the rents . 😢
Totally agree, really tough times! Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
❤Great video. Makes me want to work even harder than I do and am even more grateful for what I do have.❤
The way the cost of living is going,what the hell can people do.
10k views. almost 10k subs well done mate.
Relatives were evacuated during WW2 from Southend(thought high risk) to Bristol for safety! They worked in the Bristol Aircraft factory. Then lost their house in the Bristol Blitz!
Keep up the great vids mate
Thanks for the kind words and support 🙏👍 love hearing snippets of history like that! So interesting. Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏👍
😮the green camper van is nice. seems better than living in a ordinary studio
Really nice! Great fella too. Thanks for watching
Oh well, I suppose it was inevitable you'd have to go back to the squalor eventually Joe!
It needs to be seen though, otherwise people wouldn't believe it.
Well done for staying overnight mate, but you should try it for a few weeks next time!.
Keep up the good work mate. Show the UK how it really is.
Someone's got to shine a light on the situation I guess. Thanks for the comment and for the ongoing support! It's all down to people like yourself that allows me to keep doing this 🙏
I get the residence dont wan a see this but these people r here coz theyve got no choice so i feel for them. Bless them all 😊😊
The rubbish is not good but its clearly at a stage now with there being so many caravans that the council should send a bin truck to collect the rubbish once every couple weeks. Either move them on, collect their rubbish, or put up with the rubbish left outside their "homes".
It's mental, but I must say it's a certain area of 'Caravan City' that's got the build up of rubbish. Some areas are tidy. Thanks for watching amigo 👍🙏
The areas that are tidy are people who value the fact they are there because they have nowhere else to be.
The specific caravans with the garbage outside are part of a undercover police operation, which is basically taxpayer, funded drug dealing the police allow them to dump the rubbish everywhere probably hoping to make the actual homeless look bad, they also deal drugs with impunity.
The council know exactly what’s going on and allow it to happen as long as people are blaming the innocent members of the public who have fallen on hard times that suits the whole establishment quite nicely ..
More than meets the eye in every case, and one should always be careful not to cast judgement …
Disagree as the onus and responsibility for collection and proper disposal of their waste is their responsibility not anyone else’s. No wonder local residents are disgusted by those ‘ van ‘ dwellers’ that have no interest in keeping the countryside clean and safe . Same goes for all those Irish Travellers that just pollute everywhere they go and have the attitude that the world owes them a living . The old tradition Romany travellers showed respect for the land unlike the modern ones
So busy admiring the luxury caravans you didn't show the homeless mentioned!!
Bristol City Council has been run by the Labour Party for decades What are the local council doing to put these people into low cost housing ?
There’s been a history of full time van livers in Bristol for a good 40 years… areas like Montpelier, St Werburghs and Fishponds always had dead-end roads with proper off-grid communities, the vast majority were there out of choice and disagreed with the status quo/system we’re are forced to live in! I imagine there are similar minded people across the whole of Britain and wouldn’t be surprised if Bristol is becoming an attractive choice due to Bristol City Council’s soft approach (+ Bristol’s liberal approach to life)!? I’d say there’s a fair few of the residents that are quite happy living the way they do (I’ve met and spoke with a few of the residents when working nearby, I also used to live and grew up around the corner from a similar setup in Bristol in the 80’s/90’s)! You go 30mins down the M5 to Glastonbury, it’s even crazier… whole shanty towns on the outskirts and tucked away in the back of old industrial sites near the centre!!!
The council needs to supply skip bins for the people who have no means of getting rid of their rubbish.
It would certainly help! 👍
What’s wrong with these people organising a regular refuse collection run to the nearest facility? They all seem to have vehicles don’t they
And who’s expected to pay for that?
The council needs to collect the rubbish
Bloody hell, cheers for reporting
Thanks bud 🙏 sad times. Feel free to share the video with your viewers 🙏 thanks again
They won't say it to your face due to PC, but locals truly view it as an eyesore. It's becoming like Portland in the US, and it seems like no one is taking action.
I have to say, that’s the nicest van build I’ve seen. Wood fire stove is cool but a major hazard 😂
Absolutely blown away... Wasn't expecting it at all. Thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
I was living there during covid in my campervan, along with a few others, great vibe and all was kept clean, never had a problem. Wouldn't stop there now.
it would be cheaper for the council to pick up the rubbish daily than to pay for hotels and housing benefit.
100% agree! Something needs to be done, thanks for watching and the comment 👍🙏
When the population is totally empoverished, everyone will comply no matter what is demanded from them. Aliens have been on earth since before & after the 'Great Flood', indeed, the reason why it was necessary for God to make it happen.
Why on earth should I, as a local resident, be paying for these people’s services? And then encourage more to come, and face either increasing council tax bills to pay for their utility services or degrading services for me. The council should CHARGE them to stay there and use the funds to have their rubbish collected
Caravan City, incredible
Provide bins,problem of the rubbishe solved.
Would you like to pay for that or are you expecting local residents who already pay the highest council tax band to cater for this?
I drive around and also generally visit the Downs (the area in this video) multiple times a week for work and social commitments. There are nowhere near 800 caravans on it overall. That must be a statistic of something like how many individual caravans park up there per year. The people on the roads in the first 5 mins are the main real caravan location and there are 30 there maximum. Still could tidy their rubbish up, not disagreeing with that. However, the gypsies that roam around the Downs and just park their new caravans and new cars on open fields and drive their cars along the fields where people are walking their dogs and walking to work are the people who are the real problem.