White Europeans

In the impression of many people, Britain is a country dominated by whites. First of all, we will think of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Prince William, or Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, and white characters in TV series such as James Bond and Harry Potter.

However, in recent years, we have found that there are many politicians from ethnic minorities in British politics, such as London Mayor Sadiq Khan (of Pakistani origin) and former Finance Minister Ricky Sunak (of Indian origin) who is running for prime minister this time.

There are also finance ministers, foreign ministers and interior ministers appointed by the new Prime Minister Elizabeth Trass, all of whom are non-white ethnic minorities. As we know, these positions are the most important in the British cabinet. In the past, they were basically controlled by whites.

In addition, the current House of Commons has 650 members, and the number of non-white members has reached 65, which is exactly 10%. Among them, there are 22 ruling Conservatives, 465,438+0 opposition Labour Party and 2 Liberal Democrats.

1987, there were only four ethnic minority members in the British House of Commons. In just 35 years, this data has increased by 15 times.

The proportion of white people

As we know, Britain was once an empire with colonies all over Asia, Africa and America. After the end of World War II, these colonies became independent and joined the Commonwealth, and still maintained very close relations with Britain.

At the same time, Britain promulgated a new nationality law, which prompted a large number of workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya, Caribbean islands and other colonies to immigrate to Britain. They can acquire British citizenship as long as they have worked for a certain number of years, and their children can also acquire British citizenship as long as they are born in the UK.

After the 20 10 Arab Spring, a large number of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa flooded into Britain, making the races in the British Isles more diverse.

These immigrants are mainly concentrated in the capital London area, because the living conditions here are the best and the job opportunities are the most. According to the census data of 20 1 1, the proportion of local whites in London has dropped to 44.9%, that is, less than half.

Nationally, the proportion of whites in Britain is 8 1.88%, that of Asians is 6.3%, that of Africans is 3.0%, and that of mixed-race is 2.0%.

Britain conducts a population census every 10 years. Due to the epidemic situation, a population census was conducted in 20021year, but the detailed data have not been published. To be sure, the proportion of white people will be greatly reduced.

Ultra-high fertility rate

Compared with British whites, ethnic minorities have a high fertility rate and are very willing to have children. In London, the number of newborns of foreign immigrants accounts for 57% of all newborns, more than half. In other words, at least one of every two newborns born in London is a minority.

Take Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London. 1970 was born in St. George's Hospital in London in June. 1968, parents immigrated from Pakistan to Britain. His father is a bus driver and his mother is a tailor. The couple had eight children, seven of whom were boys, and Sadiq Khan ranked fifth, comparable to the "super guerrillas".

London Mayor Sadiq Khan

So why did Sadiq Khan become the mayor of London? The reason is actually very simple, because in this international metropolis, the population of ethnic minorities has exceeded half, so naturally, a white man will no longer be wanted as mayor.

If the white population continues to decrease, perhaps one day, white people will become a minority in Britain. Perhaps there will be more mixed-race faces in the British royal family.

For some conservative Britons, they may not want to see this day come. They hope to preserve British traditional culture, but they are worried that racial diversity will reduce Britain's national competitiveness.