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Spirit Of My Weigh
25 Jul 10 11:56
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GREAT NEWS !!

The black and ethnic minority population is set to grow from its current level of around 8% of the UK’s total population rising integration to 20% over the next 40 years. The report published by the University of Leeds details population growth estimates in the UK up to 2050. For the purposes of this discussion I am using the political definition of the term Black communities as political shorthand to refer to the most deprived sections of Britain’s black and ethnic minority communities from African, Caribbean, Pakistani and Bangladesh descent communities

This increase would make the non-white population of the UK to roughly similar levels to the African American population of the US.

Growth and Prosperity.

Within black communities the current economic conditions are simply so bad that there is a real prospect that the next 40 years could very easily see Black communities sealed in a permanent inner city underclass. Increases in unemployment and poverty will not lead to the necessary increases in income that would be a catalyst for triggering the upwardly mobile leaving these areas of deprivation. My own analysis is that this later prediction is unrealistic. It is my view that we could see the most profound increases in poverty and unemployment particular focused on poor inner city communities,

Where I do agree with the report is on their conclusion that our communities are set to see a period of unprecedented growth. The overall decline in the white British birth rate and a virtual baby boom among black and ethnic minorities will see the white population figures drop for 92% to 79%.

UK society will experience profound changes as a result.

This growth of diversity will produce profound political, economic and cultural changes for the UK. The next generation, the majority of which unlike previous generations will have been born here, could be subjected to extraordinarily high levels of poverty and unemployment.

ENJOY !!
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Report MRGRUMPY1 • July 25, 2010 11:58 AM BST
Let's hope they look after our interests as well as we have look after theirs.
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 12:01 PM BST
If the Author is correct then the overall majority will live in the Inner Cities and if this prediction of "20%" of the overall UK populace is accurate then The Ethnic "Minorities" will become The Ethnic "Majorities" within those 40 years.

Obviously thereafter if "1%" became "8%" and "8%" does become around "20%" then over the following 40 years what additional percentage will the "20%" become?
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 12:02 PM BST
Thats, obviously, "Majorities" in The Inner Cities as 20% of the UK populace will be around 14 million and the vast majority of those 14 million will reside in the major Inner Cities.
Report man of many moods • July 25, 2010 12:04 PM BST
Don't worry yourself. I'm sure the government has everything under control.
Report sparkmaster. • July 25, 2010 12:07 PM BST
Hope they've got it right. Would be great to see ethnic minorities move out of the inner cities into more affluent society and mix better. It's just a prediction though. Fingers crossed.
Report alun2005 • July 25, 2010 12:09 PM BST
I'm sure the metropolitan liberal elite will be applauding this marvellous-sounding example of 'Community Cohesion' from their detached homes in some nice quiet under-populated area of the country.

And please don't worry, if by some extreme chance their should be any 'cohesion' problems that emerge, you can be sure that 'lessons will be learned' so that the country can 'move forward'.
Report sparkmaster. • July 25, 2010 12:12 PM BST
If there's one thing metropolitan people are known for, it's living in nice quiet underpopulated areas!
Report alun2005 • July 25, 2010 12:16 PM BST
Yes, particularly when they don't like seeing the developments in cities, and when they've accumulated enough money from their cosy non-jobs to flee somewhere quieter.
Report sparkmaster. • July 25, 2010 12:26 PM BST
So...somewhere non-metropolitan?
Report man of many moods • July 25, 2010 12:28 PM BST
ttt for winkle
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 12:39 PM BST
Those who advocate the wonders and benefits of Multi-Culturalism are much more likely to live in predominantly White Areas like Stoke.

Where do you live again Sparksy?:)
Report mr winkle • July 25, 2010 12:43 PM BST
Stoke for Sparky

Chester for Sibaroni

Winchester for Tevez Is God

They all love multiculturalism, they just don't live in the middle of it.
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 12:45 PM BST
Don't forget the joker who moved from East London to a Village in Surrey! LaughLaugh....the clown formerly known as "Luddite" posiblyLove
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 12:46 PM BST
Should be "ss" in possibly.

Possibly an "ss" joke there, somewhere.
Report mr winkle • July 25, 2010 12:51 PM BST
Some forumites nicknames make me chuckle Grin

Last week,somebody referred to Luddite as Lovebite.
Report flatliner • July 25, 2010 12:51 PM BST
Cool
Report Early Morning Riser • July 25, 2010 1:04 PM BST
why do you think this gov is relaxing the laws on building on greenbelt land for.  the well off will build in the country while the inner city's will become the uk bronx's
Report Ivor • July 25, 2010 1:25 PM BST
is that a criticism, praise or neutral?
Report flatliner • July 25, 2010 1:30 PM BST
become? lol
Report orioles • July 25, 2010 1:47 PM BST
Old men, complaining about a past that never existed. Relax, T, you and I will be long dead and another set of old men will be talking about the UK as it is today as a paradise lost. The great water wars will have decimated whole populations and the alien invaders (sic) will have installed Clocky as supreme lizard.

Perhaps the last word should go to the author of the report.

"It is impossible to predict exactly how people will move into, out of and within the country in the coming decades as all of these trends are influenced by a whole range of socio-economic factors," said (Professor) Rees.

Quite.
Report orioles • July 25, 2010 1:47 PM BST
Old men, complaining about a past that never existed. Relax, T, you and I will be long dead and another set of old men will be talking about the UK as it is today as a paradise lost. The great water wars will have decimated whole populations and the alien invaders (sic) will have installed Clocky as supreme lizard.

Perhaps the last word should go to the author of the report.

"It is impossible to predict exactly how people will move into, out of and within the country in the coming decades as all of these trends are influenced by a whole range of socio-economic factors," said (Professor) Rees.

Quite.
Report orioles • July 25, 2010 1:50 PM BST
Pah!

This new forum Sad

I remember the old forum, things were much better then.

Sorry.
Report sparkmaster. • July 25, 2010 1:51 PM BST
I live in Stoke, in a predominantly Asian area, although I'm not someone who bangs on about the benefits of multiculturalism. The great news, as this reports suggests, is that those who live under-populated areas of the countryside can loon forward to seeing their old friends from Newham again soon :-)
Report Ivor • July 25, 2010 1:52 PM BST
yep - those were the days when everyone knew everyone - now there are strangers popping up all over the plaice! Can't even leave your thread unlocked these daze.
Report orioles • July 25, 2010 1:53 PM BST
'Loon'?

Laugh

Le mot juste.
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 8:04 PM BST
The Sparkster : "The great news, as this reports suggests, is that those who live under-populated areas of the countryside can loon forward to seeing their old friends from Newham again soon :-) "

Got to admit I did chuckle at that Sparksy...Laugh
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 8:07 PM BST
Last night for the umpteenth time I saw the old classic line-upLove

White Lady with a small child, obligatory mixed raced children and current White Partner.

N.B. These "current White Partners" could, of course, be Brothers etc but seeing that this "Partner" had his tongue down the Young Lady's throat at one point, t renders that possibility as extremely unlikely.Cool
Report a bitofinterest • July 25, 2010 8:09 PM BST
MARBELLOUS PUFF STARSKY
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 25, 2010 8:34 PM BST
Oh! I get it!

"Starksy and Hutch" = Breeding like rabbits [;)]
Report crediter • July 25, 2010 8:50 PM BST
hopefully my lot go to spain....
Report V4 Vendetta • July 25, 2010 8:53 PM BST
UK Whites: Your Children and Grandchildren Will Exerience A New UK !!

Almost certainly not.  We will be leaving inside of 10 years.
Report sparkmaster. • July 25, 2010 9:02 PM BST
The good news just keeps on coming!
Report V4 Vendetta • July 25, 2010 9:06 PM BST
Not for the treasury.
Report orioles • July 25, 2010 9:17 PM BST
A cleaner short?
Report mr winkle • July 26, 2010 12:10 AM BST
No non-whites will arrive in this village from Newham.

It's in the Parish local law magazine. Happy
Report Kriskin • July 26, 2010 12:26 AM BST
That's what happens when you let everyone come here to live.  The damage has been done and this does not bode well for the future. All u Englanders will be moving to Scotland as it's too cold for ur immigrants to move up here.

LaughLaughLaugh
Report mr winkle • July 26, 2010 12:28 AM BST
Sombody said on here once that there weren't many immigrants here in the UK.

Since when was 5,000,000 not many.
Report crediter • July 26, 2010 1:06 AM BST
kriskin ..be plenty of room...scots are all down here.
Report Guesser • July 26, 2010 4:03 AM BST
If I still lived there I would just move to Satterthwaite and stop buying newspapers.
Report Rockinron • July 26, 2010 8:41 AM BST
Can you have a whip round for a ticket ....
just got to get out of here !
I've tried to talk the wife into it ....but there's no way I can get her to wear a Bhurka !
Report Spirit Of My Weigh • July 26, 2010 8:49 PM BST
true
Report The Leopard • July 26, 2010 8:57 PM BST
We need freelance illegal immigrant repatriators.........bonuses for tracking them down...
Report macarony • July 26, 2010 9:01 PM BST
shoild just have bounty hunters. £2000 a go dead or alive
Report mr winkle • July 26, 2010 11:56 PM BST
That's a treet...
Report zilzal1 • July 27, 2010 12:13 AM BST
Such harsh sentencing  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10737347
Report sparkmaster. • July 27, 2010 12:13 AM BST
So long as they're doing well, and integrating, as this report suggests, I think it's marvellous. Although I think the OP may be looking at it through rose-tinted spectacles. Anyone wishing to become a British citizen should surely share the values of thge populace. I don't think anyone, for example, who believes a woman whould wear a burkha to prevent her becoming an object of lust and therefore a target for rape, should be allowed to become a British citizen.
Report mr winkle • July 27, 2010 1:32 AM BST
unless she moves to Stoke Happy
Report sparkmaster. • July 27, 2010 6:54 AM BST
ESPECIALLY welcome in Stoke!
Report mr winkle • July 27, 2010 9:54 AM BST
You could be her landlord.

Is Eddie still there ?

He won't nick her food or use her towel Happy
Report call me a taxi • July 27, 2014 11:14 PM BST
Perhaps he did.
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