Nigel Farage is ranting about the new Census data. “simply not true,” This has been confirmed by the Office for National Statistics.
The washed-up Brexiteer sat in a car behind it with a Union flag embazoned cushion behind. He gave an overview of recent census findings, and stated that London and Manchester were becoming his favorite cities. “minority white cities” Represented “massive demographic changes” It is happening across the country.
Farage spoke out about the UK’s decline in Christianity. “There’s a massive change in the identity of this country that is taking place through immigration. You may think it’s a good thing, you may think it’s a bad thing.”
Then, he gave information that was complete hoaxes. He said: “The ONS now say in future they will not ask of the nationality or birthplace of those taking part in this census. One in six in England and Wales are already born outside the UK.
“They will try to conceal your true numbers in the future.”
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“It is a scandal” he frothed.
Is it? Maybe not…
In a statement to , an ONS spokesperson suggested Farage was confusing the census (which takes place every 10 years) with regular population statistics. They said: “These claims are simply not true. We published the latest country of birth statistics from the census earlier this month and our latest migration estimates last week.
“We are reviewing the best methods to produce estimates of the UK population as part of our transformation of population and migration statistics making the best use of all available data. Using new methods, we intend to produce our next estimates of the non-UK born population in 2023.”
Well, there you go then.
As for things that ARE true, the new data has revealed the proportion of people identifying as has declined to 46.2 per cent, down from 59.3 per cent in the last census in 2011.
And when people were asked about their ethnic group, 81.7 per cent of residents in England and Wales identified as White, down from 86 per cent a decade earlier.
The next most common ethnic group was Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh accounting for 9.3 per cent of the overall population.
The white British population of London made up 37 per cent of the capital, down from 45 per cent in 2011.
Former minister Javid simply replied to the rant by saying: “”So what”
Farage’s view was not only resisted by Javid.
It was Trainspotting Irvine Welsh (author) who pointed out the truth most directly, telling Farage: “stop talking f**king pish you Nazi nonce.”
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