Less than half of Britons are proud that Britain is a multi-ethnic society…

The United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse country, as people from all over the world have settled in Britain for generations, bringing with them their own cultures, such as cuisine, sport, music and religion.

While some see Britain’s multiculturalism as an aspect of ‘Britishness’, others have mixed feelings about Britain as a multi-ethnic society and do not see it as something to be ‘proud’ of.

According to a new poll by More in Common, 48 percent of respondents say they are proud that Britain is a multi-ethnic society.

45 percent are indifferent, saying they are neither proud nor ashamed of Britain’s ethically diverse society, and seven percent say they are ashamed of it.

Survey results asking whether respondents are proud that Britain is a multi-ethnic society

The poll results show that 48 percent of respondents are proud that Britain is a multi-ethnic society

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These figures vary by constituency: 23 percent of Reform UK voters are embarrassed by the fact that they live in a multi-ethnic society, while this figure is 10 percent among Conservative voters.

Labour (68%), Liberal Democrat (63%) and GreenLeft (65%) voters are the most likely to say they are proud of Britain’s multi-ethnic society, while only 20 percent of Reform voters and 39 percent of Conservatives say the same.

The results also vary greatly by age group, with younger generations much more likely to say they are proud than older generations.

Around 68 per cent of 18-24 year olds are proud of Britain’s multiculturalism. This is slowly declining across all age groups, with only 30 per cent of over-75s saying the same.

The age category of 45 to 54 years most often indicates that they feel ashamed, namely 11 percent.

The results also differ by region, with respondents in London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, feeling the most pride (66%).

In the rest of the UK, results varied between 40 and 50 percent, with the exception of South West England (37%) and West Midlands (56%) who said they were proud.

The poll was conducted from August 5 to 7, in the wake of anti-immigration protests and violent riots that swept parts of the UK.

Thousands of people took to the streets this month to protest against immigration and the erosion of public services

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Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against immigration and the undermining of public services, with some seizing the opportunity to engage in violent actions.

Political commentator Matt Goodwin blamed the riots on “elites” who implemented “policies such as hyper-globalization, mass immigration and de-industrialization.”

Goodwin continued: “Farage is also playing on other issues that he did not create but that the elite have managed disastrously, such as multiculturalism.

“More than three-quarters of people who voted for Farage last month, 78 percent, believe that multiculturalism makes life in Britain worse, not better… This is hardly a ringing endorsement of a policy that is driving people apart rather than bringing them together.”