1 Roma, Gypsies and Travellers in the UK Martina Kalinová – 11 May 2006

2 Structure of the lecture

3 1. Roma in Western Europe

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

5 2. Minorities - b) Minority rights in the UK

6 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 ( % 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

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

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

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

10 4. Racism

11 Photo - Irish Travellers

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

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

14 Vardo - past and present

15 6. British Roma´s features

16 Children - Travellers

17 Appleby horsefair & fortune-teller

18 7. History

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