Poll reveals significant portion of Brits attribute unrest to immigration
A new survey has revealed that migration policy, right-wing influencers, and social media all played a role in triggering nationwide rioting in the UK. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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A new survey has revealed that migration policy, right-wing influencers, and social media are perceived as factors contributing to recent nationwide riots in the UK.
The poll, published on Sunday, indicates that two-thirds of Britons attribute the escalation of right-wing riots to the country’s immigration policy. The riots led to a significant nationwide crackdown on disorder and online dissent.
Earlier this month, numerous towns and cities across Britain experienced right-wing protests and riots following the tragic stabbing of three children and the injuries of ten others by a British teenager of Rwandan descent in Southport, near Liverpool. The unrest was fueled by a false rumor suggesting the attacker was a Muslim immigrant, prompting broader anti-Islam and anti-immigration sentiments, which included an arson attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
According to the survey conducted by polling firm Savanta and published by The Telegraph, 82% of respondents believe the rioters themselves were responsible for the chaos, while 75% blame far-right groups and influencers. Additionally, 64% of participants feel that the UK’s immigration policy is fundamentally at fault, and 59% credit the Southport stabbings as the triggering event for the crisis.
In response to the riots, British authorities took stringent measures, resulting in over 1,000 arrests, with 480 people charged and 99 sentenced for their involvement in the disturbances, according to BBC reports from Friday. Some 30 individuals faced charges related to online offenses, including a 34-year-old man sentenced to three months in jail for sharing what the BBC termed a “derogatory meme about migrants,” and a 55-year-old woman arrested for disseminating “inaccurate” information regarding the identity of the Southport attacker.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly contemplating stricter hate speech legislation. Meanwhile, Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner in London, cautioned that foreign "keyboard warriors," including X owner Elon Musk, could face investigations and potential charges for allegedly inciting the riots.
Responses to the government's handling of the situation were mixed, with 49% of Savanta poll participants believing it was managed well, while 43% thought otherwise. Additionally, 44% placed blame for the riots on Starmer. In a public address during the peak of the unrest, Starmer refrained from mentioning the stabbings and instead accused all rioters of being driven by “far-right hatred.”
Immigration to the UK surged during Tony Blair's tenure as Prime Minister. Andrew Neather, an adviser to Blair, acknowledged in 2009 that the former Prime Minister aimed to “open up the UK to mass migration” and to “rub the Right’s nose in diversity.” Last year, approximately 1.2 million individuals migrated to the UK, with 85% coming from outside the EU.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
The poll, published on Sunday, indicates that two-thirds of Britons attribute the escalation of right-wing riots to the country’s immigration policy. The riots led to a significant nationwide crackdown on disorder and online dissent.
Earlier this month, numerous towns and cities across Britain experienced right-wing protests and riots following the tragic stabbing of three children and the injuries of ten others by a British teenager of Rwandan descent in Southport, near Liverpool. The unrest was fueled by a false rumor suggesting the attacker was a Muslim immigrant, prompting broader anti-Islam and anti-immigration sentiments, which included an arson attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.
According to the survey conducted by polling firm Savanta and published by The Telegraph, 82% of respondents believe the rioters themselves were responsible for the chaos, while 75% blame far-right groups and influencers. Additionally, 64% of participants feel that the UK’s immigration policy is fundamentally at fault, and 59% credit the Southport stabbings as the triggering event for the crisis.
In response to the riots, British authorities took stringent measures, resulting in over 1,000 arrests, with 480 people charged and 99 sentenced for their involvement in the disturbances, according to BBC reports from Friday. Some 30 individuals faced charges related to online offenses, including a 34-year-old man sentenced to three months in jail for sharing what the BBC termed a “derogatory meme about migrants,” and a 55-year-old woman arrested for disseminating “inaccurate” information regarding the identity of the Southport attacker.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly contemplating stricter hate speech legislation. Meanwhile, Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner in London, cautioned that foreign "keyboard warriors," including X owner Elon Musk, could face investigations and potential charges for allegedly inciting the riots.
Responses to the government's handling of the situation were mixed, with 49% of Savanta poll participants believing it was managed well, while 43% thought otherwise. Additionally, 44% placed blame for the riots on Starmer. In a public address during the peak of the unrest, Starmer refrained from mentioning the stabbings and instead accused all rioters of being driven by “far-right hatred.”
Immigration to the UK surged during Tony Blair's tenure as Prime Minister. Andrew Neather, an adviser to Blair, acknowledged in 2009 that the former Prime Minister aimed to “open up the UK to mass migration” and to “rub the Right’s nose in diversity.” Last year, approximately 1.2 million individuals migrated to the UK, with 85% coming from outside the EU.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
