Tag: roma

International Roma Day: 7 Things You Might Not Know About The Romani
Lords last week hypocritically clambered over each other to show off their pro-Romani credentials in recognition of International Roma Day (held each year on 8 April). To mark the day in a more modest fashion, our resident Rom offers 7 things you might not know about the Romani.
5 Reasons Gypsies and Travellers Hate Eric Pickles (and Why You Should Too)

From the violent eviction of travellers from Dale Farm in 2011 to more recent scaremongering over an influx of Roma ‘child snatchers’ and ‘beggars’ over the New Year, Travellers and Gypsies continue to be the media’s favourite folk devils and antiziganism shows no signs of ceasing to be the most socially acceptable form of racism. […]