There has been a lot of noise about the new planning rules. Depending on which newspaper or Facebook comment you read, apparently Gypsies and Travellers can now buy a field, pull on with a caravan and planning permission is almost […]
I came across a quote that I haven’t been able to leave alone. its one of those that keeps swirling around in my head It is from Isabel Fonseca, whose Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey was published […]
Proud Gypsy Traveller CIC welcomes important elements of the new National Planning Policy Framework and, in particular, a greater recognition that the shortage of lawful Gypsy and Traveller accommodation cannot be solved through enforcement alone. Earlier this year, PGT responded […]
Who decided what was the “real” Gypsy way to get married? Many debates happen online about Gypsy and Traveller culture. And when they do, differences of opinion can become very strong, very quickly. I found the whole “if you use […]
I am currently working through the Proud Gypsy Traveller website, page by page, reviewing what we have written and deciding what needs updating. When I reached our original timeline, I realised how much has changed—not only in the evidence now […]
On 2 July 2026, I attended the launch of the Council of Europe Strategy for Roma and Traveller Inclusion 2026–2030, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma at Portcullis House in Parliament. The event was chaired […]
For generations, Scottish Gypsy Travellers were pushed from the road, separated from their children and placed in isolated, substandard settlements. This is not only a story about the past. Its consequences are still being lived today. By Violet Cannon, Proud […]
What happens after Scotland says sorry for the Tinker Experiment? The Nackens Now and Then event took place almost exactly one year after the Scottish Government formally apologised for the policies and practices commonly referred to as the Tinker Experiment. Professor Ali […]
Art, archives, war heroes and a family refusing to be forgotten On Friday 26 June, I attended Nackens Now and Then at Killiecrankie Village Hall, near Pitlochry. David McPhee, a member of Perth and Kinross Council staff—and, as far as we are […]
For Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, Proud Gypsy Traveller asked one of our directors to take his family to Appleby Horse Fair and share some feedback about their experience. We are very grateful to his wife for writing this […]