Travellers ‘stuck’ while other minority groups in UK progressed, says artist
Turner prize nominee Delaine Le Bas says entrenched racist attitudes to community persist in UK and EuropeRoma, Gypsies and Travellers have not made as much progress as other minority groups in the UK because of deeply entrenched racist attitudes towards them, the Turner prize-nominated artist Delaine Le Bas has said.Le Bas, who has spent her career exploring themes connected to her Romani Traveller heritage, said that Traveller communities have been “stuck in place” by stereotypes and hostile newspaper coverage. Continue reading...

Turner prize nominee Delaine Le Bas says entrenched racist attitudes to community persist in UK and Europe
Roma, Gypsies and Travellers have not made as much progress as other minority groups in the UK because of deeply entrenched racist attitudes towards them, the Turner prize-nominated artist Delaine Le Bas has said.
Le Bas, who has spent her career exploring themes connected to her Romani Traveller heritage, said that Traveller communities have been “stuck in place” by stereotypes and hostile newspaper coverage. Continue reading...