Once you stop talking about ethnic minorities as a homogenous blob and look into the differences between groups, you get a proper complex picture of what multicultural Britain is actually like. Spoiler: it's so much weirder than you think. tiny.cc/mzvpzz
The messy unpredictable reality of multiculturalism.
We also see this play out in terms of addressing health inequalities. It's great to see good analysis of this from a political POV. So much more could be achieved with more nuanced framing of EDI issues than we currently see.
The tendency for left-leaning types to assume ethnic minorities lean likewise has been repeatedly challenged by senior Tory MPs in recent years, I'd say! Another interesting and enjoyable piece to read, btw Ian 🙂
Weird and wonderful.
Why DOESN'T representation increase racism? Think about it. Those in less-represented minorities can be seen as "staying in their place" and not upsetting any apple carts. Those who are elected and more prominent are public and potentially bigger targets for resentment and mistrust.
It's interesting to muse that fringes of both the left and right make this mistake - just in different ways.
It's the same with immigration. Different people come from different places, for different reasons, by different routes, with different objectives. Treating them as a homogeneous blob will never provide answers.
You make some interesting points, and I will have a look at the report. One way to think about Leicester a city of 350,000 people that we are now represented by a middle aged white woman, a middle aged Muslim man and a young Hindu woman, all different parties but arguably reflective of the city. 1/n