Roma, Gypsies and Travellers in the UK Martina Kalinová - 20 April 2005

Structure of the lecture

1. Roma in Western Europe

2. Minorities - a) Phases of British Approach to minorities:

2. Minorities - b) Minority rights in the UK

2. Minorities - c) Figures 2001 census – 9% of ethnic minorities in the UK There are no reliable data about numbers and composition of ethnic minorities, Gypsies/Roma particularly – estimations officially: twice-yearly counting of caravans and their inhabitants (England and Scotland) census (1991, 2001): no ”Roma/Gypsy” category non-officially: Council of Europe (1987) 300,000 (200,000 in houses) MRG (using 1991 census data) 90 – 120,000 R/G (0.16 - 0.2% of British population/ most of all – Indians - 1.5%) J.-P. Liégeois (for Council of Europe, 1995) 90 – 120,000 R/G D. Kenrick (1999) 90 – 120,000 R/G L. Clements (2002) ”no more than 300,000” Travellers CRE (2003) used the number of 300,000 in its Strategy

2. Minorities - d) Roma - Racial × Ethnic × National group – official recognition

3. British nationality - British national feeling - a) UK Nationality

3. British nationality - British national feeling - b) pluralism of identities

4. Racism

Photo - Irish Travellers

5. a) Types of Romany and Travelling Communities in the UK

5. b) R. & T. Communities - Terminology

Vardo - past and present

6. British Roma´s features

Children - Travellers

Appleby horsefair & fortune-teller

7. History

8. Principal problems of Roma in the UK - CRE strategy 2004 - 2007