6.4.4

Wider Outcomes of Tensions

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Wider Outcomes of Tensions over Ethnic Diversity

There have been outcomes at a larger, national level, from tensions over ethnic diversity in the UK.

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Far-right political groups

  • There has been an increase in the visibility of far-right political groups.
    • E.g. the English Defence League (EDL) and their marches in towns such as Rotherham and Luton.
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ISIS

  • Some people state there has also been an increase in Muslim fundamentalism and extremism.
  • Several people, including young women, have travelled to Syria to be jihadists for Islamic State (IS).
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Refugees and asylum seekers

  • There are locations where the concentration of refugees and asylum seekers is extremely high.
    • E.g. Glasgow had over 3,100 asylum seekers (2017), many of whom are housed in high rise blocks in the suburbs and suffer a sense of social exclusion.
  • The lack of mutual understanding between local and immigrant populations may create further issues for the culturally diverse population in the UK.
    • E.g. the burqa controversy in August 2018.

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