He and his neighbours had the idea to build the wall. He says the gypsies have made his life a misery. The Romanys have this habit of flocking around the entrances to the estate, opposite our houses. Most of them are unemployed, so it doesn't matter if they're up all night. But I go to work, so I need to sleep.
Council denies racism The district council enthusiastically embraced the idea of the wall.
The mayor, Pavel Tosovsky, says it will have many functions. It will, he says, act as a noise barrier and it will stop gypsy children running on to the main road. And, he says, it will put an end to what he believes is a flourishing gypsy trade or dumping and recycling rubbish. He denies the decision has anything to do with racism. There are racists in every country.