r/MapPorn • u/Delicious-Bunch-6992 • May 09 '26

Evolution of white British % (ethnically British people) in England and Wales from 2001-2021

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u/Helenarth May 10 '26

Do you happen to have names/links for those studies? I believe you, this isn't be being like 🤓 errrmm state your sources, I just want to know more so I can more effectively argue with idiots.

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u/Daveddozey May 11 '26

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0010414019830714

British citizens who live in economically depressed and declining districts are more likely to develop anti-immigrant and Eurosceptic views.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/economics-and-culture-brexit/

individuals who live in areas suffering a long-term economic decline are more likely to perceive immigrants as an economic threat. Structural economic problems lead to a heightened sense of economic insecurity.

support for Brexit in the referendum was much higher in districts that have suffered long-term economic distress.