3 Reasons how White British became the Forgotten Majority in UK

1) Economic and Social Disadvantage of the White British

A significant driver of this sentiment is the persistent socio-economic disadvantage experienced by many White working-class communities, particularly outside of London and the South East. This way of life is the norm, experienced by millions of White British families.

All main stream media and central government bodies all operate and reside in London and the South East, where they experience life far removed from the rest of the United Kingdom. Brexit was not a finger up at the EU, quite the opposite, it was a final show of exasperation and desperation by the millions of white British left behind. They had nothing further to lose. The Government and Main Stream Media still refuse to acknowledge life in the UK by white people is very sad and disappointing.

• Regional Decline and Underinvestment: Many industrial areas, former mining towns, and coastal communities, traditionally White British, have suffered from economic decline, loss of industry, and a lack of "levelling up" in investment and opportunity over decades. This has led to intergenerational poverty and a lack of local social mobility. Whilst at the same time, investments and constant pontification has supported almost all of the non-white communities up and down the UK concentrating on their needs above the white citizens whose blood lines go back multi-millennia.

  
  

• Educational Underachievement: Statistics repeatedly highlight that White British pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) are one of the lowest-attaining groups in education, often performing worse at GCSE level than disadvantaged pupils from many other non-white ethnic groups. This has been called a "chronic social injustice" and a problem of "decades of neglect" by parliamentary reports, pointing to systemic failures yet no law maker ever had the strength to call it out for what it was for fear of being branded racist or xenophobic etc due to the political correctness which has stalled the UK and robbed white British citizens of their identities, culture and norms almost.

2) Changing Demographics and Cultural Identity

Rapid demographic changes and shifts in public discourse are also cited as factors that contribute to a feeling of cultural marginalisation among many White British people.

• Population Change: The UK has experienced vast population growth and explosive ethnic diversification over the past two decades, largely due to net migration beginning under the Blair Government and continued at pace with Brown and Johnson. While White British remains the largest ethnic group, its proportion has been declining hugely, especially in major cities. This rapid change has led many white British communities to feel their national or local culture is being fundamentally altered and that they are becoming "strangers in their own country."

  
  

• Focus on Ethnic Minority Issues: Evidentially, government policy, media attention, and anti-racism initiatives are overwhelmingly focused on the disadvantages of ethnic minority groups all ignoring the plight of the white British majority outside of London and the South East. This led to a feeling that their own socio-economic problems, which are often framed as a class issue rather than a racial one, are being overlooked or dismissed in the national conversation on inequality. Worse still, white British were made and conditioned to detest the country for its historical past and to eternally self flagellate for those actions that were perceived by the far left and growing non-white citizens as an abhorrent time of British History, when indeed, it powered global progression to longer human life, massively reduced infant mortality, huge food gains globally...the list is not exhaustive.

  
  

3) Political Discourse and "White Privilege"

The way inequality and race are discussed in public life has also been highlighted as a source of frustration.

• The "White Privilege" Debate: The widespread use of terms like "White privilege" in political and educational discourse has been criticised as contributing to the neglect of disadvantaged White British pupils. Critics argue that such terminology ignores the severe social and economic struggles of the White working class, framing all White people as inherently advantaged, regardless of their class background.

  
  

• Lack of Political Representation: Some in these communities feel that mainstream political parties have not adequately addressed their concerns, leading to political disengagement or a protest vote for new political movements or parties that explicitly promise to represent the "left-behind."

  
  

In summary, the feeling of being "forgotten" by the white British communities is rooted primarily in the very real economic and social struggles of the White working class, which some feel are overlooked due to shifts in demographic makeup and a national dialogue on inequality that prioritises ethnic disparity over class-based disadvantage.

It is time to refocus on the very people and their ancestors that created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as we know it. We must not apologise for being "white" for reasons that require no obviation. For the white British have been ignored and vilified for far too long, this must now change.

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