The truth about Minty, the crucifix-waving rebel for any cause you like

It is a haunting scene which could have come straight from a Hollywood film set - a lone female protester stands clutching a crucifix against a desolate backdrop of burning caravans and smouldering embers.

But the carefully-crafted image at Dale Farm is not all that it seems – far from it.

For the woman in the picture is not even one of the travellers who had vowed to ‘fight to the death’ for their homes. Despite this, she has made it onto the front pages of the majority of national newspapers.   More