A WHITE working class community in Birmingham feels its rights are being harmed by “political correctness”, according to research published today.
Residents in Aston were asked for their views on integration for a study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The investigation uncovered a deep-seated belief among the ward’s white population that their views were not listened to by the city council and the Government and that policy makers had failed them.
They hit out at Aston Pride regeneration project, which saw £50 million of public money poured into part of the area.
None of the Aston Pride board members were white residents of the area, the report noted, even though 29 per cent of the local population was white. They also claimed that council housing was allocated unfairly with “queue-jumping or preferential treatment for certain groups”.
One Aston resident told researchers there was no one to speak up for the white community, adding: “We are the forgot about people. You plonked us here and forgot about us.”
