Comment on The trouble with England – why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales
Glasgow@lemmy.ml 2 months agoGlasgow is only 88% white and more diverse than many of the towns that rioted.
Town/City | % White Population |
---|---|
Belfast | 96.7% |
Tamworth | 95.3% |
Blackpool | 94.6% |
Plymouth | 93.1% |
Rotherham | 90.7% |
Hull | 89.7% |
Glasgow | 88.4% |
Liverpool | 84.8% |
Bristol | 78.1% |
Manchester | 66.3% |
Birmingham | 57.9% |
It also takes on more asylum seekers than any other council, and Scotland as a whole takes on more refugees per capita.
“However, across the whole of the UK, only 1,960 refugees were brought to Britain through the scheme during 2020 and 2021 – meaning Scotland’s share totalled 13 per cent, well above the population share of 8.15 per cent.”
www.gov.scot/publications/…/14/#:~:text=As of 11 ….
“As of 11 July 2022 a total of 21,256 visas have been issued naming a Scottish sponsor – more than 20% of the UK total, and the highest number per head of population in the UK. Scotland is currently providing sanctuary for over 7,000 people, two-thirds of whom applied under the Scottish super sponsor scheme. This exceeds the 3,000 the Scottish Government committed to welcome when the scheme launched in March.”