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17/06/2014
British Social Attitudes Report: 'True British' Must Speak English
The 31st NatCen Social Research British Social Attitudes survey of 3,000 people shows UK citizens have harder attitudes over immigration, welfare or the requirements which make a person British.
95% of them found that it is important to speak English to be "truly" British, up from a 86% in 2003.
1% of British people think that immigrants from the EU should have to wait three years or more before they are allowed to claim welfare benefits.
Half of all people (50%) think the main reason immigrants come to Britain is to work, but nearly a quarter (24%) think the main reason is to claim benefits.
Chief Executive of the British Social Attitudes research Penny Young said: "In an increasingly diverse, multi-cultural country, we might expect people to be more relaxed about what it means to be British, yet the trend is going in the opposite direction."
(CVS/CD)
95% of them found that it is important to speak English to be "truly" British, up from a 86% in 2003.
1% of British people think that immigrants from the EU should have to wait three years or more before they are allowed to claim welfare benefits.
Half of all people (50%) think the main reason immigrants come to Britain is to work, but nearly a quarter (24%) think the main reason is to claim benefits.
Chief Executive of the British Social Attitudes research Penny Young said: "In an increasingly diverse, multi-cultural country, we might expect people to be more relaxed about what it means to be British, yet the trend is going in the opposite direction."
(CVS/CD)
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