THE struggle for Roma rights and working-class liberation in Britain aren’t separate fights — they’re different fronts in the same war against a system that thrives on class division and exploitation.

On April 8, as we mark International Romani Day 2025, we must recognise a fundamental truth: when the powerful want to crush collective resistance, they will first teach us to fear each other.
 
However, the Romani struggle in Britain mirrors the struggle of working-class families across Britain. Take for instance the devastating housing crisis that continues to ravage working-class communities and how it parallels the systemic displacement of Romani (and traveller) families throughout the country.

Council estates are demolished for luxury faux-affordable developments while Romani sites increasingly face forced evictions and hostile local opposition — these are two different manifestations of the same profit-driven offensive on our collective right to a safe, stable and dignified home.
 
In education, Romani children face staggeringly disproportionate exclusion rates across all age groups while working-class students navigate chronically underfunded schools and increasingly narrow opportunities for advancement.