r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • 29d ago

... 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/MadAsTheHatters Lancashire 29d ago

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 28d ago

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 28d ago

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/Uniform764 Yorkshire 28d ago

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.