Ethnic-minority Brits twice as likely to tie Englishness to whiteness

Ethnic-minority Brits twice as likely to tie Englishness to whiteness

Ethnic-minority Britons are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to think that being white is necessary to be considered English, according to a new survey. When asked about the single attribute that make someone English, YouGov found that only 10% of white Britons believe being white is a requirement — compared with 24% of ethnic-minority Britons. Just 9% of white respondents said both family heritage and whiteness are necessar…