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When You Grow Gills: The Fight We Inherit
Community Voices and Stories · Education and Young People · Research, Policy and Systems Change · Rights, Racism and JusticeAt 47, I finally understand why my mam was tired. A personal reflection on the reports, the repeated fights, and what we pass from one generation to the next.
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PGT Statement on the New National Planning Policy Framework
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 to the NPPF consultation drawing directly on our planning advocacy, welfare reporting and work alongside…
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Not Just a Strategy: The Courage to Make It Real
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 by Mary Foy MP, and brought together parliamentarians, Council of Europe representatives, civil society organisations,…
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Not Just a Toolkit: Taking Gypsy & Traveller Experiences Into Different Rooms
A small crisis-planning commission gave us a chance to take Gypsy & Traveller experiences into different conversations about power, planning, identity and systems — and potentially build new allies.
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When Rules Are Only Meant To Tame Us: Power In The Pen
We’re used to hearing it. “You break the rules.”“You don’t follow the system.”“Why can’t you just do things properly?” Those comments get thrown at Gypsy & Traveller families all the time, as if exclusion is a personal failing rather than a political design. As if the rules themselves are neutral, fair, and applied equally. They…