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Counting Roma: the ethical dilemma

Yaron Matras By Yaron Matras Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: May 20, 2015

Roma are one of Europe’s most marginalised and deprived communities. Addressing their problems is made more difficult by lack of transparency in the methods used to collect data on them, argues Professor Yaron Matras, as a new project is launched to tackle the problem. Europe’s Roma population suffers extreme poverty and social marginalisation. European institutions have […]

Tagged With: Council of Europe, European Commission, Gypsies, Irish travellers, Manchester City Council, Migration Yorkshire, Ofsted, Roma, Romani, Salford University, Travellers

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Why Gypsies and Travellers should count for more

By Nigel de Noronha Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: April 23, 2015

Gypsies and Irish Travellers are dealing with discrimination and disadvantage – especially in housing provision. Nigel de Noronha explains why an accurate recording of their numbers in the census would be a good place to start to improve their situation. The 2011 census showed that white Gypsies and Irish Travellers are the ethnic group most […]

Tagged With: Basildon council, census, Dale Farm, David Cameron, Eric Pickles, Gypsies, Gypsy Council, Irish travellers, Joseph P. Jones, Localism Act, Office for Natioanl Statistics, Roma Gypsies, Romani, White Gypsies

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Our politicians must stop scapegoating Roma community

Yaron Matras By Yaron Matras Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 18, 2013

History is littered with riots against ethnic minorities, triggered by finger pointing at groups and warning of riots, writes Professor Yaron Matras. In the light of public comments on the Roma community by two Sheffield MPs, he argues that what is needed is tolerance and understanding, not scapegoating or scaremongering. When David Blunkett warns of […]

Tagged With: Clegg. Blunkett, immigration, Roma, Romani, Sheffield

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