While British attitudes to issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion have progressively become more liberal, NatCen’s 2013 British Social Attitudes survey has shown that almost a third of British people admit to having some feelings of racial prejudice.
Have global events such as the financial crisis, rising immigration and the “war on terror” led to a change in perceptions of multiculturalism in Britain? Have the definitions of words such as “racism” and “prejudice” in British society shifted over time? Do higher levels of racial prejudice pressurise immigrants to assimilate and abandon their cultural heritage, or do they create isolated communities?
We’re hosting a free to attend debate to answer these questions. Join our panel chaired by Hugh Muir the Guardian’s diary editor on 6 November at the British Library as they discuss the changing perceptions of multicultural communities in Britain today.
Register to attend for free
Speakers
Chair: Hugh Muir the Guardian’s diary editor
Panel:
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Ed Husain, adjunct senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, Council on Foreign Relations
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Anthony Heath, CBE, FBA, professor of sociology, director, Centre for Social Investigation, Nuffield College, Oxford
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Penny Young, chief executive, NatCen Social Research
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, journalist and author
Key event dates
Thursday 6 November 2014
Doors open from 6.30pm
Debate from 7.00 - 8.30pm
Event location
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Contact: public.debates@theguardian.com
