The Cafe - The Dis-united Kingdom

Bradford is at the heart of the UK and it was once the wealthiest city in Britain, riding the wave of the industrial revolution, its mills churning out textiles that dressed the world. But Great Britain is no longer the great empire that it once was, and today, the city of Bradford is not defined by industrial or political power but by poverty, inequality and social decline.

Another thing that has changed is the make-up of the residents themselves. White Christian Anglo-Saxons used to be the only racial and religious denomination in Bradford. But then the children of the empire started migrating to the UK in search of better lives - and stayed. British society became multi-racial and multi-cultural.

Britain embraced multiculturalism, mosques jostled with church spires on some city skylines and Chicken Tikka Masala became the nation's favourite dish.

The problems started when the once colourful minority became, in places like Bradford, the majority. Native Britons felt left behind, especially as times got tougher. There were race riots in Bradford in 2001.

The so-called white working class is angry and alienated and the divide between communities seems to be growing. Add the threat of home-grown terrorism and religious extremism and it becomes a volatile cocktail.

The Cafe discusses multiculturalism, race riots, poverty and Islamophobia and what it really means to be British in the 21st century.

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[ahlussunnahmedia]

change the title to "THE MUSLIMS IN DIS-UNITED KINGDOM" or "ISLAM IN DIS-UNITED KINGDOM"... because they all have the same punchlines... the aftermath of whats united kingdom is all about no lesser than a fruitcocktail. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO TILL THE END. before making comments.

[Payhole Everdouche]

There are some very aggressive Jews...in Brooklyn.

Many of them become settlers in the West Bank

of Jordan.

[Graeme B]

david goodheart what a C***

[MrMorethanexist]

its the Chairman Moa Fan Club

[MrMorethanexist]

These folk are all in denial! What a complete waist of time and effort - bunch of dimwits.

[MrMorethanexist]

Well that nice and 'balanced' Hahahhahha

[Sebastian Cruz]

It boils down to one thing - Religion.

Ask the other empire - Catholic Spain. They did a "better job" in creating a system with similar values and cultures hinged on Catholic beliefs and culture.

From Manila, Mexico to Madrid, that Catholic culture created a solid base. That culture influences what you eat, what you wear, what your relationship with your family is. Albeit there are differences, there's a very powerful commonality that is shared across cultures.

[jasonblakes]

Baroness warsi should b ashamed of herself, for dodgy dealings in Pakistan involving her husband.

The only credible person in this debate is mr Galloway.

[ARXOS80]

what a load of rubbish

[studentpilotfrg1]

PAKIS/INDIANS NEED TO LIVE AND WORK PRODUCTIVELY IN UK, AND THEN RE-EMIGRATE TO THEIR NATIONAL HOMELANDS. BRITISH ANGLO-SAXONS ARE DIEING OUT. NOT HAVING ENOUGH BABIES. SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL WHITE/EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

[Brian Morgan]

same old debate, different people, different country. most of the anti-immigrant people in the usa come from areas that have never had a history of immigrants moving to their area. personally, as a native californian, i think they sound like ignorant fools who use to make up their own statistics and history. in america, the anti-immigrant groups lie like crazy.

[Granny Basher]

Galloway is a communist. He even supports the dictatorship in North Korea. He is a joke with a talented tongue!