Tensions between people of different ethnic groups and faiths in British society must be tackled?

Question

How do people feel about that? Is it just politians talking a whole load of rubbish or are there real issues that need to be addressed?

Answer 1

Tensions across te hworld are slowl growing, and the incidents in airlines are not helping.

People must realise that it's only a minority of people who are extremist, of whatever denomination, whether it be Al Qaeda members, KKK members, IRA members, ETA members...

The degree of support these active members gets depends on the situation on how the interests of the people these extreme organisations purpotedly represent are being taken care of. If they are trampled, then chances are there will be quite a bit of support.

The issues in British Society have to be tackled, definitely. But this cannot happen immediately. There needs to be a 2 track plan.

The first one should immediately address the issues of the communities feeling aggrieved, understand the source of the grief, and taking steps to decrease that grief. For exmaple if the Muslims feel that Tony Blair was too supportive of Israel in their Lebanese invasion, then Tony Blair has to explain himself. SImilarly for Irak, why are British soldiers still there?

The second track should aim at making British society more integrated. The best way to do that is to 'force' integration. In SIngapore for example, where most people live in public housing, there are racial quotas for blocks of flats, then since schooling is regional, kids (on top of adults) get to mix around, learn about each other, build trust. This only works for public housing though. Steps must be made to integrate people from different origins, encourage more exchanges among schools, more activities which will make children mix, and learn about each other, and understand each other better.

As they grow, the British society will be more integrated. Then there will be less chances of extremists finding support.

Answer 2

Personally, I feel we're all living on this island and it should be the Uk that gets our priority and support.
I'm not British, I am grateful to live here though. I chose to live here and don't expect people to change their lives or traditions for me.
Too much emphasis on different faiths and religions breeds an apartheid system because it consolidates ideas that one section of the public is more "righteous" than others. The common denominator should be our Britishness, the grass roots should be the traditions and faiths of our country. All other differences should be superficial. It is the only way forward. IMO

Answer 3

My lad is Geordie and they hate the "Asians" - there term for Middle Easterners and Indians-because:

1) They get preferential treatment when it comes to government housing (if they are foreign)
2) They are better off financially than most white Brits who are on the "dole" - Welfare
3) They are closed and don't readily associate with the Brits

Basically, the poor Brits who are in towns with no good jobs (Only factories and coal mines) and a housing waiting list of 10 years are bitter when they see the Asians doing better, the foreign ones getting housing in just months, and you NEVER associate with them.

I think its a problem. It is real. It does need to be addressed. Two cultures are emerging in England - British and Asian. Asian culture belongs in Asia. British culture belongs in Britain.

Answer 4

Of course there are problems that need to be tackled and as usual, politicians seem to catch on to this about 6 or 7 years after focus groups have been nagging them to do something. Integration has to happen from the beginning of people's lives now through mixed schooling and other diverse activities.

Answer 5

You are right about that, the main reason that different ethnic groups get alot of scorn from us is because the majority of one nationality are of one faith which is associated with terrorism. IE - people from the middle east mostly are of muslim beliefs but it is a very small minority that are the extremist group, they are the ones commiting the terrorist acting. But our makes it out like everyone is involved. If the terrorism was to stop, it is most likely that relations with the middle east would become more stable and we wouldn't worry so much about some sort of attack.

Answer 6

On C4 news a few weeks ago they said that 40% of British Muslims support the 7/7 bombers. Perhaps if the UK gov't stopped invading and blockading muslims countries they wouldn't be so stressed. I think British muslims seriously need to roll a spliff and relax, maybe watch the cricket.

Answer 7

There are loads of real issues. About so-called mutliculturalism:-

To the racist "anti-racist" careerists who claim to
"celebrate diversity":- stop celebrating diversity, start getting to know people and help them get to know you and the country.

To the minority groups, however big or small your group is, you live in Britain, stop judging british society by what you watch on TV. Get out there and start getting to know the real people and the real country.
Sadly it's not too easy at the moment,

Answer 8

I believe integration and cohesion in the UK, should mean end of multicultural policy and should be the way to say bye bye to moslim community?

I strongly believe that transferring from failed multicultural policy
To integration should be end to cultural communities as well as moslim community.
The person who comes here should either be interested with UK way of living or accept the existence culture.
Meslef chose to live here because I like pub culture, liberalism and modern way of living, if I did like mosque and temples then I would have gone to Iran, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.

But there are lots of opportunist individual who pocketing money by running cultural community centres, and I doubt if they give up their easy source of money!!

Answer 9

I live in Bradford which has a large muslim population. A while ago I lived in a muslim area. The neighbours I had grown up with were fine, and we all got on. But, over the last 15 years more muslim people have come to live, and have told me that their don't want me living in their area, and go and live in a white area where I belong (I'm not even white). I've even been told to get out of their country, and that their going to drive us all out and take over. 15 years on Bradford's muslim population has tripled. My car was vandisled, and my house set on fire. I've been verbal abused and assaulted because I lived in their area.

In Bradford their not interested in mixing.

Answer 10

there are real issues that need to be addressed!

I dont know why the Muslims cant seem to integrate with the other communities in the world.....
they are like those attention seeking kids, who make trouble just to be in the limelight