Study of the population in United Kingdom

Thèmes abordés

UK United Kingdom population discrimination immigration

Résumé du document

There are 61 million inhabitants in United Kingdom, a territory twice smaller than France . It means that there is an high density in United Kingdom, but also , as in others countries some social problematics. This study will provide you an overview of the population of United Kingdom today. We will study the population of United Kingdom under different themes , beggining with some global data of the British population, to the theme of social inequalities and social distribution. This work will also provide you some informations about the situation of the foreigners in United Kingdom . We will also deal with the problem of immigration and discrimination which is a topic and a constant problematic in this country.

Extraits

[...] According to the census of of the population claims that they were white so was coloured (the higher proportion were Indian and Pakistanis). Britain is attractive for foreign people and since the Second World War; Britain has usually welcomed foreign workers. In post war years, Britain was attractive for individuals, for its colonies and former colonies. The former Indian Empire (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and also individuals from the Caribbean were allowed to enter Britain until the 60s and since the 60s they had had to apply for a work permit. [...]

[...] At the beginning of the decade, Britain was very attractive because of its generous welfare benefit. These individuals come from countries where there is a war such as Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Britain was so attractive that it had about 100.000 applications every year, only 1/3 is granted. The other ones are supposed to leave Britain but most of the time they stay; that is why the Government has become more restrictive and has reduced the benefits offered to asylum-seekers. When an asylum-seeker becomes a refugee, he is fully allowed to work. b. [...]

[...] So the government reacted by reducing the number of individuals allowed to enter Britain. In 2007, when two new countries joined the EU, Romania and Bulgaria, the British government only allowed their workers to work in some industries such as agriculture. Regarding immigration from the rest of the world, Britain imposed a point based system: these points depend on the skills of the individual who apply for a work permit. In addition, jobs have to be advertised to British workers first and if there is no British application, then the company may employ an immigrant. [...]

[...] On top of that, there is also a commission to tackle discrimination. In the 70s, it was called Commission for Racial Equality and now it is called the Commission for Equality and Human Right. c. A need to prevent immigration Over the past few years, Britain has become less welcoming to foreign immigration. It was estimated that between 1997 and 2007 more than 50% of new jobs created were held by foreigners. Thanks to them, Britain benefited from economic growth but others blame them, they claim that foreigners were driving wages downwards because they were prepared to work for low wages. [...]

[...] As for living standards, the living standards of the middle classes are higher but very often the living standards of the skilled working classes are higher than the living standards of lower middle classes. c. The North South Divide: the regional repartition of population. In the 19th century the North (Scotland, Northern Ireland), took full advantage of the industrial revolution with heavy industries (coal, steel) but in the 20th century, these industries have been declining and services have been developing especially in the South. [...]