Chef - describes a visit to Leicester "as one of the most frightening experiences of my life".

[Guest]

Below, taken from "The Diversity of Leicester" a draft work in progress document by LCC.

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2. Ethnicity... 58% of Leicester’s population has a white ethnic background and 42% has an ethnic minority background (ONS Annual Population Survey (APS) 2008 the city is projected to have a non-white majority population sometime after 2011.

The white British population will remain the largest ethnic group in terms of White, Asian and Black groups (Demographics of Leicester, 2008)

34% of Leicester’s population was born outside the UK

(APS 2008)

28% of Leicester’s minority ethnic population are Gujarati Indians, originally either from India or from East Africa, especially Kenya and Uganda (Demographics of Leicester, 2008) other smaller populations in the city include the African Caribbean and Somali populations as well as Polish, Pakistanis, Zimbabweans, Bangladeshis, Middle Eastern, other African and Chinese people (LCC 2010)

57% of Leicester City Council school pupils have an ethnic minority background. (School Census Spring 2011.This figure does not include approximately 11% of pupils who live in Leicester but who attend independent schools or those in the county.) unquote.

I have highlighted some points that I feel are misleading, though undoubtedly true.

First point in bold... this doen't mean white British. It includes other white ethnic groups such as eastern europeans. On the same paragraph; does the statement at the end give you any consternation?

2nd point... this is spin. White British might make up (for example) 40% of the population but that is a minority figure when compared with the remaining 60% who are non white.

3rd point... This doesn't give any indication of non-white British people born INSIDE the UK. I can't find the figures on-line so you might think I'm speculating, I may well be, but my gut instinct is that the majority of people born in Leicester since 2008 will be of non-British (and probably non-white British) parents.

4th... this speaks for itself.

Now, some may think I'm being racist. I am NOT. Categorically.

I do, however, feel that LCC cloak the truth in jargon to suit and that the true situation in Leicester is that the white British indigenous population are NOW in the minority.

Who cares if the person is black, white, asian, mixed?

That is the thinking that is wrong.

[Guest]

Don't get me wrong, I'm in favour of diversity, multi-culturalism, integration and a rich ethnic mix.

Some of my best meals have been curries.

I just don't trust LCC.

Not trusting LCC and you use a document about race? Which is a devisive subject for so many people that maybe the LCC are right to deliberately obfuscate the "situation".

would have been better to choose another example to back your point IMO.

[ADK]

I can't stand the BBC banging on about Leicester being culturally diverse. It was like that for the Queens visit. Culturally diverse Leicester this, culturally diverse Leicester that.

Surely Leicester is known for something other than being full of asians?

[21st Century Fox]

I can't stand the BBC banging on about Leicester being culturally diverse. It was like that for the Queens visit. Culturally diverse Leicester this, culturally diverse Leicester that.

Surely Leicester is known for something other than being full of asians?

The Elephant Man.

[I am Rod Hull]

I can't stand the BBC banging on about Leicester being culturally diverse. It was like that for the Queens visit. Culturally diverse Leicester this, culturally diverse Leicester that.

Surely Leicester is known for something other than being full of asians?

Crisps.

[Guest Bilo]

Gary Lineker.

Kasabian.

Englebert.

Parminder Nagra.

The Attenboroughs.

Peter Shilton.

Joe Orton.

Adrian FOOKING Mole.

[Guest]

I can't stand the BBC banging on about Leicester being culturally diverse. It was like that for the Queens visit. Culturally diverse Leicester this, culturally diverse Leicester that.

Surely Leicester is known for something other than being full of asians?

It's rugby team

[Webbo]

Parminder Nagra.

I had to look her up. She went to Soar Valley same as me

[Guest Bilo]

I had to look her up. She went to Soar Valley same as me

She is also bloody gorgeous.

[Webbo]

She is also bloody gorgeous.

They won't let you in that school if you're not.

[Parafox]

She is also bloody gorgeous.

Check out "Hottest Celebs" thread.

[FoxyPV]

They won't let you in that school if you're not.

Did they make exception for you?