THREAD/ We've conducted a representative new survey of 1,270 BAME Britons. YouGov's @TanyaSAbraham looks at perceptions and experience of racism in British society, attitudes towards the Black Lives Matter movement, and much more https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
Nine in ten BAME Britons think racism exists at same level as 30 years ago | YouGov

With Black Lives Matter protests dominating headlines, YouGov research reveals that black, Asian and minority ethnic adults in Britain today believe racism has not reduced in the last three decades

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
87% of BAME Britons think UK society thirty years ago was “a great deal” or “somewhat” racist. 85% say the same of UK society today.
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
How do perceptions of what is racist differ between BAME and all Brits? Top differences are over:

Imitating an accent associated with a racial group
Being less sexually attracted to some racial groups
Preferring to live in a community of a different race

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
% of BAME Britons who have experienced…

Being asked where they’re “really from” – 73%
Someone telling a racial joke about their race – 65%
Someone saying a racial slur to them directly – 63%
Someone making assumptions based on their race – 59%

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
Most BAME Britons support the BLM movement, but support differs by ethnic group:

Black – 82% support
Pakistani – 70%
Mixed – 69%
Bangladeshi – 60%
Indian – 59%
Chinese – 56%

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
BAME Britons are split on whether media coverage of the BLM protests has been supportive (32%) or opposed (28%), but tend to think they have been portrayed as more violent than they actually were (41%)

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
BAME Britons tend to think the BLM protests will have a positive impact (46%), but are split on how large or long lasting it will be

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
BAME Britons are more likely to approve of the removal of the Edward Colston statue (76%) than Britons in general (53%), and are more likely to approve of the manner in which it was done (30% vs 13%)

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
% of BAME Britons who supporting changing the curriculum to reflect more of Britain’s colonial past and diversity in…

History – 62%
Religious studies – 38%
PSHE – 34%
Geography – 32%
Languages – 27%

Support for change in at least one subject area - 70%

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/nine-ten-bame-britons-think-racism-exists-same-lev?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website_article&utm_campaign=Tanya_BAME_article
There are significant challenges when it comes to surveying BAME Britons, although YouGov hopes to be able to do so more often in the future. @anthonyjwells has written about the methodology involved here: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/how-yougov-does-ethnic-minority-polling
How YouGov does ethnic minority polling | YouGov

Anthony Wells, YouGov's director of political and social research, sets out the challenges the polling industry faces when it comes to surveying BAME Britons

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/06/26/how-yougov-does-ethnic-minority-polling
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