The United Kingdom is an ethically diverse country as people from across the globe have settled in Britain for generations bringing with them their own cultures such as cuisine, sport, music and religion.
While some see Britain’s multiculturalism as an aspect of ‘Britishness’, others have mixed feelings about Britain as a multi-ethnic society and don’t see it as something to be “proud” of.
According to a new More in Common poll, 48 per cent of respondents say they are proud that Britain is a multi-ethnic society.
Meanwhile, 45 per cent are indifferent stating they are neither proud nor ashamed of Britain’s ethically diverse society and seven per cent say they are ashamed.
The poll results show 48 per cent of respondents are proud Britain is a multi-ethnic society
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These figures differ by voting groups with 23 per cent of Reform UK voters being ashamed to be in a multi-ethnic society and 10 per cent of Conservative voters.
Labour (68%), Liberal Democrats (63%) and Green voters (65%) are most likely to say they are proud of Britain’s multi-ethnic society while only 20 per cent of Reform voters and 39 per cent of conservatives say the same.
The results also differ greatly by age with younger people far more likely to say they are proud than older generations.
Some 68 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds are proud of Britain’s multiculturalism which slowly decreases amongst each age group with only 30 per cent of over 75-year-olds saying the same.
The 45 to 54 age category are the most likely to say they are ashamed at 11 per cent.
The results also differ by region with respondents in London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, most likely to be proud (66%).
Across the rest of the UK, the results ranged between 40 and 50 per cent with the exceptions of South West England (37%) and West Midlands (56%) saying they are proud.
The poll was conducted from August 5 to 7 in the aftermath of anti-immigration protests and violent riots that swept parts of the UK.
Thousands of people took to the streets to protest over immigration and fraying public services this month
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Thousands of people took to the streets to protest over immigration and fraying public services with some using the opportunity of unrest to act violently.
Political commentator Matt Goodwin blamed the “elites” for the riots by “ushering in policies like hyper-globalisation, mass immigration, and deindustrialisation.”
Goodwin continued: “Farage, furthermore, is also tapping into other issues that he did not create but which the elite class has managed disastrously, like multiculturalism.
“Indeed, more than than three-quarters of the people who voted for Farage last month, 78 per cent, think multiculturalism is making life in Britain worse, not better… this is not exactly a ringing endorsement of a policy that is pushing people apart, not bringing them together.”
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