Census 2021 – facts and fearmongering?
JVL Introduction
The latest information from the 2021 UK Census relates to ethnicity and religion and has provoked racist responses. Many headlines highlighted the fact that less than half the population now identifies as Christian with “no religion” being the second most common response and there has been an increase in the percentage of the population that are Muslim. The census shows that there are now two cities that no longer have a white majority population. This is factual, objective information but it seems that some in the mainstream media see this as a reason for panic rather than enabling us to, for example, better plan our services.
This piece from The Canary criticises the Guardian for its coverage and shows how important it is to present facts in a consistent manner and, I would add, allow people to make up their own minds about the facts and that demographic changes are no reason to create a moral panic!
This article was originally published by The Canary Workers' Co-op on Tue 29 Nov 2022. Read the original here.
Guardian pushes race-baiting over the Census – then changes the article
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There is a problem with the graphic: the figures for Buddhists have been transposed.
Not that I care. The good news is that in the round the number of people continuing to cling to superstitious mumbo-jumbo is diminishing. “For reason in revolt now thunders” hopefully.
It’s a concern that the numbers of those adhering to non Christian faiths continue to grow, but to nowhere near the extent that people who peddle “replacement” theories would have us believe.
One further note. Observant Jews are outnumbered by faithful Muslims by more than 10 to 1 but for some reason Britain’s political parties seem particularly attuned to the demands of the former whilst virtually deaf to the latter.
I suspect that “diversity” is a form of apartheid. This is aggravated by class differences. It doesn’t have to be like that. I was once in Addis Ababa (in fact, invited by a diplomat who let me stay at the embassy), and nearby there were fancy houses mixed in with more modest ones.
‘Gammon’……whatv a nasty racist term used by Canary.