Increase in racism does not bode well for tourism
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The Guardian 12 December 2003
Overt racism increased in Britain lat year after nearly two decades of declining prejudice, according to British Social Attitudes,
the 20th annual report from the National Centre of Social Research.
In 1983, 35% of adults described themselves as prejudiced against people of other races. This rose to a peak of 39% in 1987 before falling steadily to 25% in 2000 and 2001.
But last year the proportion claiming to be racially prejudiced jumped to 31%, the highest figure since 1994.
Catherine Rothon and Anthony Heath of Oxford University, who wrote the research, said the result was probably linked to media coverage of immigration and asylum issues. They found a long-term relationship between self-reported prejudice and hostile newspaper coverage of immigration.
Reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks may also have contributed to a growth in Islamophobia.
The study said: "Increasing levels of education help explain why Britain has gradually become less racially prejudiced. Generally speaking, more educated people are the least likely to be racially prejudiced. Less than one in five graduates (18%) admit to being prejudiced, compared with more than a third (35%) of those with no qualifications.
"Although older people are no more or less likely than younger ones to admit to being racially prejudiced, they are far less likely to support anti-discrimination legislation. As this generation dies out, it is likely that support for such legislation will grow."
It concluded: "We would emphasise the risks posed by a media-led campaign against immigration."
The report noted that Britain's ethnic minority population had grown by more than half (53%) since 1991 and now stands at 4.6 million.
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Aspirin won't beat DVT, doctors told
Dr Richard Dawood, a specialist in travel medicine, reports from an MPs' conference on travel-related deep-vein thrombosis, and urges caution when prescribing remedies for the condition. (22/12/2003)
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FCO and Muslim Council of Britain celebrate Eid
The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, and Secretary General of the Muslim
Council of Britain, Iqbal Sacranie, hosted a reception to mark the festival of Eid Al-Fitr at the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centr (22/12/2003)
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Health tourism under cloud
Debt collectors are to lead a crackdown on foreign health spongers who cost the NHS £2 billion every year. (22/12/2003)
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Wildlife sites 'being ruined by over-grazing'
More than half of England's sites of special scientific interest are unable to support the wildlife and geology that they should, a report by English Nature said in a recent report. (22/12/2003)
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Birmingham tempts foreign tourists
By Chris Gray The Independent, 29 November 2003
Birmingham, for so long the ugly duckling of British cities, has become the country's third most popular destination for foreign visitors. (16/12/2003)
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Charity 'snubbed'
By Charles Starmer-Smith 29 November 2003
A human rights charity which criticised British Airways for failing to support its campaign against child tourism has been nominated for the airline's Tour (16/12/2003)
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Victoria and Albert popular with youngsters
Guardian 29 November 2003
'I want to see the rockets," said Bruno. His mother, Emma Miles, explained gently that there are no rockets in the Victoria & Albert. (16/12/2003)
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Help us help local communities, says charity
Daily Telegraph 1 November 2003 Millions of British holidaymakers will soon be asked to contribute to a charity to help limit the environmental impact of tourism and assist local communities. (16/12/2003)
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Environmentalists clash over of Harris island
By Severin Carrell
Senior conservationists in the WWF have fallen out over a £3.5m donation from the world's largest cement company because it plans to build a vast "super quarry" on a picturesque (30/12/2003)
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Conifers face axe to save British woodland
by John Vidal The Guardian 23 November 2003
Much of the landscape is to be radically altered over the next 100 years as the Forestry Commission fells tens of millions of conifer trees to stimulate (30/12/2003)
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