Comment on The trouble with England – why rioting in the UK has not spread to Scotland and Wales

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Glasgow@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Glasgow 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.”

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