The authors pointed to the “striking” pace of “under the radar” change, which has seen the white population in some areas more than halving between 1991 and 2011. (The period in which the last two censuses in the U.K. were carried out). In Leicester, for example, the city with the largest Indian population as a percentage, the white population had fallen from 60 to 45 per cent between 2001 and 2011, while in the London borough of Hounslow (19 per cent Indian) the white population had fallen from 56 to 38 per cent. “Cohesion is at stake.” Areas that already had a low white population already saw that population fall more rapidly, pointing to a negative spiral. We need to talk up mixed areas, and make sure people are aware of the benefits they bring,” says Mr. Cantle.

Source: The Hindu November 02, 2016 20:33 UTC