研究：少数族裔未来将占英国人口三分之一
<p><span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="people">people</span> – 14% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> – <span word="across">across</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="BME">BME</span> (<span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span>) <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 80% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="constant">constant</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="just">just</span> 5% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="over">over</span>-60<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fives">fives</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="between">between</span> 20% <span word="and">and</span> 30% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tories">Tories</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="BME">BME</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="single">single</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="subcontinent">subcontinent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="differing">differing</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>, <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Author">Author</span> <span word="Rishi">Rishi</span> <span word="Sunak">Sunak</span> <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="These">These</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p>
页:
[1]