Leicester one of first cities in UK with no ethnic group majority - data

[davieG]

Leicester has become one of the first cities in the UK where people identifying as white are no longer the majority, the latest census data shows.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed 41% of the city described themselves as white - the lowest of any city in the UK.

A total of 51% of the city said they were white when the data was last captured by the ONS in 2011.

BBC News has spoken to four people in Leicester who have welcomed the news.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63743309

[filbertway]

[Free Falling Foxes]

35 minutes ago, davieG said:

Leicester has become one of the first cities in the UK where people identifying as white are no longer the majority, the latest census data shows.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed 41% of the city described themselves as white - the lowest of any city in the UK.

A total of 51% of the city said they were white when the data was last captured by the ONS in 2011.

BBC News has spoken to four people in Leicester who have welcomed the news.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63743309

Curious. All four are black/asian/mix race. They couldn't find any whites to welcome this news? Perhaps because they 'welcome' the fact whites are in a minority? If so, why?

Part of our diversity includes many other nationalities who would identify as white.

[st albans fox]

In the end, the vast majority of humanity will be a lovely milky coffee shade …… Leicester ahead of the curve !!!

[Eurofox]

I have no problems with race but every problem with Religion 

[Free Falling Foxes]

7 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

In the end, the vast majority of humanity will be a lovely milky coffee shade …… Leicester ahead of the curve !!!

Reminds me of the Blue Mink song, Melting pot. here

Some trollop managed to get it banned from airplay because they felt it was racist! It was anything but.

Edited 29 November 2022 by Free Falling Foxes

[Bellend Sebastian]

9 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Reminds me of the Blue Mink song, Melting pot. here

Some trollop managed to get it banned from airplay because they felt it was racist! It was anything but.

There's no doubt the song was well intentioned, but you've got to admit you're at risk of being on shaky ground these days if you start singing 'curly Latin kinkies....mixed with yellow Chinkies'

[fox_up_north]

It must have been early 2000s that song resurfaced because I think some boyband did a cover for it for charity but changed half the lyrics. 

 

As said - well intentioned but never going to stand the test of time. 

[urban.spaceman]

22 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

There's no doubt the song was well intentioned, but you've got to admit you're at risk of being on shaky ground these days if you start singing 'curly Latin kinkies....mixed with yellow Chinkies'

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

49 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

That's where I first heard it. Couldn't believe it when I found the song is relatively recent - I assumed it was from the 1930s or something

[Captain...]

Well intentioned but poorly thought out songs could be a fun theme. There's a Swedish band called Clawfinger who made an anti racist song, but despite their well intentioned song the name of the song was the N-word, and the chorus was mainly repeating the song title.

 

As for the ethnicity of Leicester, I thought that happened a few years ago. 

[Sampson]

14 minutes ago, Captain... said:

Well intentioned but poorly thought out songs could be a fun theme. There's a Swedish band called Clawfinger who made an anti racist song, but despite their well intentioned song the name of the song was the N-word, and the chorus was mainly repeating the song title.

 

As for the ethnicity of Leicester, I thought that happened a few years ago. 

It probably did happen a few years ago. At the last census in 2011, Leicester was around 51% white and there were articles saying it was set to drop below 50% in the year or so afterwards. So ur probably happened around 2012 or 2013, but we don’t really have a population register like most European countries so it couldn’t be confirmed until now 

[bovril]

4 hours ago, Eurofox said:

I have no problems with race but every problem with Religion 

I doubt this is true tbf. Do you not celebrate Christian holidays?

[Nobbyburton]

5 minutes ago, bovril said:

I doubt this is true tbf. Do you not celebrate Christian holidays?

I doubt there are many non religious folk that won't get involved when the whole country has a holiday tbf. I've always celebrated/had time off for the holidays but never for religious reasons. 

Edited 29 November 2022 by Nobbyburton

[Paninistickers]

5 hours ago, davieG said:

Leicester has become one of the first cities in the UK where people identifying as white are no longer the majority, the latest census data shows.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed 41% of the city described themselves as white - the lowest of any city in the UK.

A total of 51% of the city said they were white when the data was last captured by the ONS in 2011.

BBC News has spoken to four people in Leicester who have welcomed the news.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63743309

As per, I doubt these figures include those living in anstey, Glenfield, birstall, wigston, blaby, enderby, thurmaston, syston, narborough...all of whom would identify as 'leicester' 

[Foxdiamond]

3 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

That's where I first heard it. Couldn't believe it when I found the song is relatively recent - I assumed it was from the 1930s or something

Perhaps I'm an innocent but I thought that as singer Maddie Bell of Blue Mink was black the song was at the time acceptable and not racist when it was a hit. Certainly could not be made now. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

7 hours ago, davieG said:

 

BBC News has spoken to four people in Leicester who have welcomed the news.

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63743309

Abdul, Ramesh, Jomi and Tarik.

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 hours ago, Captain... said:

Well intentioned but poorly thought out songs could be a fun theme. There's a Swedish band called Clawfinger who made an anti racist song, but despite their well intentioned song the name of the song was the N-word, and the chorus was mainly repeating the song title.

 

As for the ethnicity of Leicester, I thought that happened a few years ago. 

It does very much seem like old news.

 

At the end of the day, should it even be news? It's not like it matters.

[bovril]

4 hours ago, Nobbyburton said:

I doubt there are many non religious folk that won't get involved when the whole country has a holiday tbf. I've always celebrated/had time off for the holidays but never for religious reasons. 

I'm interested in what are these non-religious reasons for religious holidays.

[Captain...]

19 minutes ago, bovril said:

I'm interested in what are these non-religious reasons for religious holidays.

The office is shut, if I turned up on December 25th for a days work it would be a bit daft.

[hejammy]

2 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

It does very much seem like old news.

 

At the end of the day, should it even be news? It's not like it matters.

Agreed why is this news? I can only conclude that it's because LM wants to be divisive and sell lots of papers. Why does it matter? Do people believe that just because a person is not white then they are not a really English? Someone who is brown and born in this country cannot truly be English? Honestly this sort of article really annoys me as there is only one reason for it and that is to cause issues between people. They try and plant seeds of doubt into people.

[Sampson]

1 hour ago, bovril said:

I'm interested in what are these non-religious reasons for religious holidays.

It’s a day off work, it’s a day to spend time with family, it’s exciting for people’s children or grandchildren, it’s something to look forward to in the winter, it gives them a warm feeling. There’s plenty of reasons.

 

It’s just a bank holiday and an excuse to celebrate with your family combined, like if your birthday fell on August bank holiday.

 

I’d imagine for the majority of the population of the UK it has no real religious meaning anymore.

 

Very few probably go to church or pray on Christmas Day anymore.

 

I’m sure Christmas was a Pagan folk festival before it was appropriated by Christianity anyway, most Christian festivals were just existing folk festivals they forced religion onto. Christmas becoming less religious is just returning it back to its original traditions instead of that weird, creepy  stuff about a 12 year old girl giving birth.

Edited 29 November 2022 by Sampson

[leicsmac]

1 hour ago, Sampson said:

It’s a day off work, it’s a day to spend time with family, it’s exciting for people’s children or grandchildren, it’s something to look forward to in the winter, it gives them a warm feeling. There’s plenty of reasons.

 

It’s just a bank holiday and an excuse to celebrate with your family combined, like if your birthday fell on August bank holiday.

 

I’d imagine for the majority of the population of the UK it has no real religious meaning anymore.

 

Very few probably go to church or pray on Christmas Day anymore.

 

I’m sure Christmas was a Pagan folk festival before it was appropriated by Christianity anyway, most Christian festivals were just existing folk festivals they forced religion onto. Christmas becoming less religious is just returning it back to its original traditions instead of that weird, creepy  stuff about a 12 year old girl giving birth.

Yep. There was Yule long before there was Christmas.

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

9 hours ago, bovril said:

I'm interested in what are these non-religious reasons for religious holidays.

Are you?

Well for starters they aren't religious holidays for a lot of people. Loads of people have a 'christmas' that has no religion in it at all. Also, the celebration at that time of year predates christianity by a very long way. Ditto 'easter' on both counts.

[Lionator]

Just checked Facebook and yep my uncle is fuming about this, despite moving from Leicester to Melton 20 years ago.