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London is no longer "White British". What does that mean?

The media have just caught on to the huge changes that have occurred in England over the past 30 years.  According to the BBC: Fewer than half the population of London are White British.  The BBC figures are based on the 2011 census which reported that 44.9% of Londoners are "white British", 80% of people in England and Wales are "white British" and 20% not "white British".  London is still almost 60% white so this is not a black and white issue, it is about the decline of the original English population of London.


The weirdest  aspect of this coverage is that the BBC is describing the change in population as a movement of white British away from the other nationalities (akin to "white flight").  The BBC is suggesting that it is English racism that is causing the change.  The truth is very different.  London is the most desired destination for migrants in the UK.  According to the ONS:

"All regions in England and Wales showed an increase in usual residents born outside the UK between 2001 and 2011; the largest numerical increases were in London and the South East. London had both the largest proportion of usual residents born outside the UK (37 per cent of its resident population) and non-UK nationals (24 per cent of its resident population)."

Change in ethnicity of London (ONS Data)
The real story is that the population of London increased by almost 1.6m non-"white British"  whilst losing 0.7m "white British".  The media are suppressing this story of rampant, uncontrolled population growth.   Had the whole population of London not increased due to the immigrant influx there would still be over 50% "white British" in the capital.

If the fertility figures for the whole country (see note below) apply to London then about 75% of children born in London are not "white British".  Not only is the non-"white British" population of London expanding due to immigration and fecundity but the "white British" population is ageing and not replacing itself.

The white British population is ageing but there are fewer than might be expected older people in London of all types:

http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/package/office-national-statistics-ons-population-estimates-borough
This happens in all cities and is not "white flight", people move out of cities when they get older.  There are also a declining number of "white British" in each generation because birth rates are less than two children per two white British people and at least 100000 white British emigrate overseas annually.  This loss of "white British" population is substantial, around a minimum of 200,000 a year and, along with the normal movement of old people out of cities would easily account for the loss of London's "white British".  There may be a small amount of "white flight" but age profiles and population decline are sufficient to explain the loss of 600,000 white British from the capital in 10 years. If it were not for immigration swelling the population the decline in the original English population would mean that London would be a very cheap place to live.


The BBC are extraordinarily and consistently racist, accusing the "white British" ethnic minority in London of being racist at every opportunity.  If they talked about Jews in this manner there would be a public inquiry and mass dismissals at the BBC.  The English voted for their own reduction in relative numbers and were happy to be governed by a Labour administration that was devoted to the relative removal of the English.  They consistently elected parties that would "rub their noses in diversity" and continue to do so, so it is rather bad taste for the BBC to move on to racist persecution of the original population.  The original English, especially the young, have fully supported their transition to a minority and the BBC, which leads the way in this objective, should be more generous in its editorial policy.

It is amusing that even the current "white British" are being accused of racism.  Until recently the BBC described the British of the 1950s to 1980s as racist (incorrectly) but now they are a minority in London the remaining "white British" are fair game as the bad guys in the creation myth of the New British population.

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See also:

ONS: The predicted population of the UK

Is the pro-immigration lobby racist?

The origins of the English

The second English Civil War

The UK Housing Crisis

The benefits of immigration to the UK economy

Immigration, house prices and boom economics

Labour confirms that multiculturalism and mass immigration are bad

Against racism


Other sources:
Tony Blair defends open door policy on immigration.
Labour wanted mass migration

Note: The most important factor in the future decline in "white British" is that over 25% of births in England and Wales are to foreign born mothers.  Another important factor is that according to the ONS data on migration only 13% of the population is foreign born so these are having twice as many children as indigenous people per head.  This means that in a couple of generations the indigenous British will be in the minority in England and Wales.

Comments

peejay said…
The word racism is now used for almost anything. Is it really racist(as the BBC claims) to want to be surrounded by the things you grew up with? And when the place you grew up in has been changed beyond recognition, to move to somewhere else?
John said…
I agree, that is not racist. However, there has not really been "white flight". Non-British whites have stayed, a large part of the decrease in the proportion of white British is actually an increase in the numbers of non-"white British", a decrease in replacement of white British and a natural movement of old people out of the city.

White flight is a racist attack on the "white British" to cover up for the vast immigration of people into London every year. The "white British" are an easy target now that they are a minority in the capital.

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