The most insightful comments on all subjects The same was true of the shops in the Evington region, where much of the Muslim settlement has concentrated. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Instead of a simple divide between Asian Muslims and the rest, as is common further north, everyone here is a minority. "If the white majority in a British city were all from Armenia, the same fear would be expressed. language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification, -1) ? You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. There are a couple of policy tricks that could work. In times of recession, Leicester never seems to recess as badly as other places because of these multiple small businesses.". No one I talked to believed that Leicester had the answer for anywhere else; they were modestly confident that it might have the answers to its own problems. The first British city where the white population finds itself in a minority will be Leicester, in about 12 years, according to new research. Trevor Phillips, director of the CRE's successor – the Commission for Equality and Human Rights – believes the advent of plural cities is "one of the most important consequences of globalisation". No hype, just the advice and analysis you need, Register with your social account or click here to log in. real-world solutions, and more. But although religion has provided ways for communities to define themselves politically, it does seem that the defining elements in the story have been cultural. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post He also considers discussion of "minority white cities" to be "a crude expression of a fear for the ungovernability of cities". Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In Bradford the Muslim population is larger than in Leicester, but they are almost all Pakistani in origin, without any intermediate migration, and there are no other significant minorities. Please "In London, there's a heck of a lot of tolerance," said Erfana Bora, a science teacher at a Muslim girls' school, "But that's because nobody gives a damn.". Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Newest first, -1) ? The report said: “We already know from other sources that British identity is felt at least as strongly by those of minority ethnicity as those of white British ethnicity. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? By 2015 at the latest, the adult population will be less than half white. The local parish raised £60,000 towards the cost of the centre. Nor is it "a Muslim city". This brings mosques together with each other, and with the unglamorous end of local politics, in a way which sidesteps theological differences and knits the religious into local, democratic politics. Of course there are parts of every city in England where white people are a minority, but they are only parts. try again, the name must be unique, Please This makes the picture very different to the towns further north. It's always been very difficult in the last 30 to 40 years for anyone to point to the minority and say, 'They are living off us.' Leicester, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. try again, the name must be unique, Please