{"id":13885,"date":"2014-05-06T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T08:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13885"},"modified":"2014-05-06T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T08:42:01","slug":"third-of-britain-will-be-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13885","title":{"rendered":"Third of Britain will be black"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blackbritain\"<\/a>There are currently eight million non-white people \u2013 14% of the total \u2013 across England and Wales, according to the study by the Tory think tank Policy Exchange<\/p>\n

Up to a third of the population will be black or from another ethnic minority by 2050, new research forecasts today.<\/p>\n

There are currently eight million non-white people \u2013 14% of the total \u2013 across England and Wales, according to the study by the Tory think tank Policy Exchange.<\/p>\n

But the so-called BME (black and minority ethnic) population has doubled in the past decade and now accounts for 80% of growth while the white population has remained constant.<\/p>\n

While ethnic minorities make up just 5% of the over-60s, they account for a quarter of under fives.<\/p>\n

That means between 20% and 30% of people will be black or ethnic minority by the middle of the century.<\/p>\n

And it is a time bomb for the Tories who struggle to win votes from BME communities which overwhelmingly back Labour.<\/p>\n

The findings should act as a wake-up call for politicians to stop treating people from non-white backgrounds as one, single group, the think tank said.<\/p>\n

Since the Second World War immigration from the Caribbean , the Indian subcontinent and Africa has produced in diverse groups with widely differing opinions, experiences and traditions, it said.<\/p>\n

There are \u201cclear and meaningful differences between each of these communities which need to be fully understood\u201d but politicians are not doing that, the report says.<\/p>\n

Author Rishi Sunak said: \u201cThese communities will continue to become an ever more significant part of Britain, especially in future elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, as our research demonstrates ethnic minorities are not one homogeneous political group.<\/p>\n

“From education to employment, housing to trust in the police, politicians from all parties must understand the different issues affecting individual communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The research draws on survey, census, academic and polling data to build up a detailed picture of the five largest minority groups in the UK – Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black African and Black Caribbean.<\/p>\n

With the exception of those from an African background a majority of non-white Britons describe themselves as \u201cBritish-only\u201d, the report said.<\/p>\n

BME communities also overwhelmingly support the Labour Party \u201cregardless of class or association with Conservative policies\u201d.<\/p>\n

Some 68% voted for Gordon Brown\u2019s party at the 21010 General Election, compared with 16% for the Conservatives and 14% for the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n

Last month Adam Afriyie, the first black Tory MP and once touted as a future party leader, said the Conservatives will not be able to completely detoxify its brand in the eyes of ethnic minority voters in time for next year\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n

He admitted that even if Prime Minister David Cameron \u201cdoes everything perfectly\u201d in the run up to the 2015 General Election, the party\u2019s lack of support among minorities will persist.<\/p>\n

But Mr Afriyie said the party would be making a mistake if it changed its policies to suit individual groups in a \u201cpolitical gamble\u201d for more popularity.<\/p>\n

Source: Daily Mirror<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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