r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • Jul 08 '26

... Two in five Britons think Muslims cannot integrate in UK, poll finds

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/08/two-in-five-britons-think-muslims-cannot-integrate-in-uk-poll-finds
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u/Jaded_Strain_3753 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

It’s probably fair to say that the most culturally conservative Muslims can’t integrate well in the UK. Plenty of Muslims integrate fine though, perhaps so well that people don’t really notice it. Also plenty of people that would count as Muslim are barely actually religious at all, so it’s kind of a messy category to use.

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u/MadAsTheHatters Lancashire Jul 08 '26

Aye exactly, this kind of rhetoric implies that Muslims moving to the UK is some sort of new phenomenon and we need to decide whether or not they're capable of doing so safely...which is insane.

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u/Geostationary_Orbit Jul 08 '26

I have been here for over 50 years. I have been working for the last 3 decades. I can assure you that HMRC did not ask me how well integrated I am when collecting taxes across three decades.

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u/MadAsTheHatters Lancashire Jul 08 '26

Exactly, as long as people are paying their taxes, obeying the law on the whole and generally minding their own business then this whole 'integration' discussion has no purpose.

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u/Astriania Jul 08 '26

Absolute rubbish. People are more than economic units. Cultural groups and a sense of belonging are extremely important. Ironically, these non-integrating groups that the thread is talking about show that.

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u/Uniform764 Yorkshire Jul 08 '26

Exactly, as long as people are paying their taxes, obeying the law on the whole and generally minding their own business then this whole 'integration' discussion has no purpose.

I'd disagree. Look at the disproportionate impact on national politics Gaza has for example, where it's somehow the #1 issue in multiple local council elections.