In October 2011, Basildon Council undertook a brutal forced eviction that left 83 families homeless and living on the roadside. Now Tony Ball, leader of Basildon Council, has told the families that he made homeless that …
@BasildonCouncil: drop £4.3m eviction charges against Dale Farm families Read More »
Until 2012, there were no Gypsies and Travellers according to the UK National Census because they were not recognised by the Census, despite being part of British society for over 500 years. Now, for the first …
FFT are looking for Sussex based volunteers to take part in a new and exciting project. Volunteers will help collect, document and catalogue the life histories of Sussex Gypsies and Travellers. The aim of the project is to …
From speech of Richard Howitt, Labour MEP for Essex and European Parliament Annual Human Rights Rapporteur to the protest at Dale Farm, Basildon, 10 September 2011. “I want to begin by thanking the Travellers of Dale …
Briefing paper given on Thursday 9 December. Introduction. The inequalities experienced by Gypsy and Traveller communities are widely documented (EHRC Research Report No 9: 2009, EHRC Triennial Review: 2010) and it is not the intention of …
Briefing paper for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Gypsies and Travellers Read More »
