Bradford is UK's 'least favourite' city, says YouGov poll

[Wasim_Waqar]

Am happy that someone who came from a similar area as me feels that way because there are only a small number of people who have similar views and when you disagree with them they take it personally. But so long we look out for our own regardless of race, creed or religion in the UK or country's of origin that's what matters.

It’s about education. People don’t know what’s happening in Indian occupied Kashmir and that a lot want to join Pakistan. It’s our business, it’s our backyard and they’re our people.

I was outside and inside Edgbaston cricket ground with a Pakistan flag last year during Champions Trophy. It had Srinagar and Kashmir written on it. This gesture was warmly appreciated in Kashmir valley.

 

[shaz619]

Then how do you explain this

At 39% black pupils are least likely to achieve A*-C in English and Maths GCSEs, followed by pupils of White and Mixed Ethnicities (34%).

The rates of low pay and worklessness for Pakistani/Bangladeshi people in London are both 46% - the highest rates of people from any ethnic background.

Blacks and Whites are the least educated yet do much much better than Punjab's and Bengali's in the City where almost all the best jobs are

We have a big black problem for sure, most are very happy wielding big chaku then a pen to do their home work. Especially my fellow Jamikeh, I've found the ones who go on to do ok tend to be from african nations beyond the Islands.

 

[mani1]

Because I don't hear enough people talking about the Bradford places am not sure if those who have tried those restaurants in both places prefer one over the other, but I have been to most of them away from the place of origin so if am in your city then let me be the ultimate judge I have never been to Gillanis I don't know where that is? what are your top 3 places in Bradford

There are so many I can't give you a top 3 though Nawaab's would place below Aagrah's and even Annams.

My lahore another Bradford place, I prefer Shimla's or even Akbar's Cafe over that.

Mumtaz is another one Zoyas too just depends what area you are at as most are located in BD7 or BD3

 

[shaz619]

It’s about education. People don’t know what’s happening in Indian occupied Kashmir and that a lot want to join Pakistan. It’s our business, it’s our backyard and they’re our people.

I was outside and inside Edgbaston cricket ground with a Pakistan flag last year during Champions Trophy. It had Srinagar and Kashmir written on it. This gesture was warmly appreciated in Kashmir valley.

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When are we going to see The Green Lantern with one of those at the next WWE PPV / Supershow in the UK ?

 

[mani1]

We have a big black problem for sure, most are very happy wielding big chaku then a pen to do their home work. Especially my fellow Jamikeh, I've found the ones who go on to do ok tend to be from african nations beyond the Islands.

Well to be fair to the Jeekan's they seem to be doing much better than the African's and much much better than the Bengali's and the endless so called City Banker and Solicitor Pakistan'is.

Si they must be doing some thing right.

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

When are we going to see The Green Lantern with one of those at the next WWE PPV / Supershow in the UK ?

The WWE days are over...got to the point I only wanted to sit near front..expensive and actually I found it not hugely exciting.

My focus is on the cricket, Pakistan and Kashmir valley...google “Srinagar flag Edgbaston” or something of the like!

 

[shaz619]

There are so many I can't give you a top 3 though Nawaab's would place below Aagrah's and even Annams.

My lahore another Bradford place, I prefer Shimla's or even Akbar's Cafe over that.

Mumtaz is another one Zoyas too just depends what area you are at as most are located in BD7 or BD3

Why is Aagrah marketed as Kashmiri 'Indian' lol and you think it's a better buffet then Nawabs in Manchester if you have been to that one?

 

[Bewal Express]

Then how do you explain this

At 39% black pupils are least likely to achieve A*-C in English and Maths GCSEs, followed by pupils of White and Mixed Ethnicities (34%).

The rates of low pay and worklessness for Pakistani/Bangladeshi people in London are both 46% - the highest rates of people from any ethnic background.

Blacks and Whites are the least educated yet do much much better than Punjab's and Bengali's in the City where almost all the best jobs are

From experience too many of the Afro-caribbean kids and mixed raced are failing school because like with the desis, education is not valued. The difference between our communities is that most of the those kids come from single parent households, whereas ours generally come from 2.
As far as pay is concerned brother ignote that stat, most taxi drivers( if not all) blatantly lie about their earnings to claim tax credits, i have known guys earning £800 per week and stiĺl claim tax credits and sadly its the same with BD's and under reporting of earnings from Restaurant work.

 

[shaz619]

Well to be fair to the Jeekan's they seem to be doing much better than the African's and much much better than the Bengali's and the endless so called City Banker and Solicitor Pakistan'is.

Si they must be doing some thing right.

Is that because they are business men? it seems like while those professional careers are decent they don't stack up when it comes to earning potential unless you are a Air Traffic Controller, Manager/CEO, Dentist or Optometrist.

 

[mani1]

Why is Aagrah marketed as Kashmiri 'Indian' lol and you think it's a better buffet then Nawabs in Manchester if you have been to that one?

No it's better than Nawaab's in Bradford and London haven't been to the Manchester one though the ones I know that have say the same as for the Indian part probably the same reason most call there places indian. As for Kashmiri both buffets are owned by Mirpuri's.

 

[mani1]

From experience too many of the Afro-caribbean kids and mixed raced are failing school because like with the desis, education is not valued. The difference between our communities is that most of the those kids come from single parent households, whereas ours generally come from 2.
As far as pay is concerned brother ignote that stat, most taxi drivers( if not all) blatantly lie about their earnings to claim tax credits, i have known guys earning £800 per week and stiĺl claim tax credits and sadly its the same with BD's and under reporting of earnings from Restaurant work.

Yes I know but considering in London 46% are unemployed and 46% are in low pay that dispels the myth that the "Urban" Pakistani's are City Bankers and Solicitors. They are doing worse than those in Manchester despite having so much more high end jobs on there doorstep yet are still working cash in hand and minimum wage jobs despite getting much better GCSE's

In fact the uneducated Blacks going on the rates of low pay are more likely to be City Workers despite doing much much worse than Bengali's and "Urban" Pakistani's in GCSE's.

 

[Bewal Express]

The "46%" unemployment in London is a stat that needs to be taken a large dollop of salt. As i said with BD's earlier, they work and claim dole.

 

[shaz619]

No it's better than Nawaab's in Bradford and London haven't been to the Manchester one though the ones I know that have say the same as for the Indian part probably the same reason most call there places indian. As for Kashmiri both buffets are owned by Mirpuri's.

The Manchester one is really good I went back to it after years and it's still so consistent, people I know who have been to London Nawabs hated it. Not sure how good the one in Bradford is.

 

[mani1]

The "46%" unemployment in London is a stat that needs to be taken a large dollop of salt. As i said with BD's earlier, they work and claim dole.

Yes but an even Larger dollop of salt needs to placed on the fact that they are City Bankers and Solictors as rates of low pay are embarrassingly high too.

Which means they are doing much much worse than those up North and the Midlands as they dont have the same opportunities as those in London.

Blacks seen to be taking advantage of those opportunities Urban Pakistani's prefer to clean toilets in Restaurant's etc lol

 

[mani1]

The Manchester one is really good I went back to it after years and it's still so consistent, people I know who have been to London Nawabs hated it. Not sure how good the one in Bradford is.

The Bradford ones are not Buffets they are restaurant's so not really a fair comparison.

Aagrah's and Annams are better according to those that have been to both.

Personally the only places I go recently for food outside of Bradford/Leeds, is Luton or London as im down South a lot for work/business etc.

Though obviously its all subjective and you will obviously be the judge of what you prefer.

 

[Bewal Express]

Yes but an even Larger dollop of salt needs to placed on the fact that they are City Bankers and Solictors as rates of low pay are embarrassingly high too.

Which means they are doing much much worse than those up North and the Midlands as they dont have the same opportunities as those in London.

Blacks seen to be taking advantage of those opportunities Urban Pakistani's prefer to clean toilets in Restaurant's etc lol

I am not sure about why you are constantly referencing London, but from my point of as an educationalist, i see real problems in the coming decades for community so reliant on taxis and benefits.

 

[shaz619]

The Bradford ones are not Buffets they are restaurant's so not really a fair comparison.

Aagrah's and Annams are better according to those that have been to both.

Personally the only places I go recently for food outside of Bradford/Leeds, is Luton or London as im down South a lot for work/business etc.

Though obviously its all subjective and you will obviously be the judge of what you prefer.

I normally don't go to buffets but the food in the Manchester Nawabz is always bangin, everything is always served fresh and many a time you get certain items straight of the karahi or grill. Never been your city but when am there will go Aagrah since it seems quiet popular in general.

 

[mani1]

I am not sure about why you are constantly referencing London, but from my point of as an educationalist, i see real problems in the coming decades for community so reliant on taxis and benefits.

The reason why I am referencing London is because the Pakistani's there get good GCSE's much better than Blacks and White's yet make the underclass of England. Despite the fact that many have been kicked out of London Due to the Benefits cap.

Blacks whom do the worst in Education are doing much much better than them.

May be the BBC needs to make a program on why those that make the underclass of England rely so much on benefits despite doing well in education, and those that do so poorly do so much better than them in every aspect bar crime.


Obviously up North and the Midlands a very large % of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women up to 70% don't work. Obviously that doesn't apply for the super affluent urban Sons and Daughters of Dr's and Solicitors in places like London Manchester and Scotland.

 

[mani1]

Also I am referencing London because in the UK no place comes anywhere close to it in regards to well paid degree jobs, yet those that do really well are scraping the bottom of the barrel and can't even afford to live there with out social housing.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I am not sure about why you are constantly referencing London, but from my point of as an educationalist, i see real problems in the coming decades for community so reliant on taxis and benefits.

It's because mani1 reacts badly every time Bradford/Mirpuris get a bad rap, so then he has to counter with stats about London, Gunchester and Scotland where the non-Mirpuri Pakistanis live. But I'm pretty sure Mirpuris live in those cities as well, maybe they are the ones pulling down the stats?

 

[mani1]

It's because mani1 reacts badly every time Bradford/Mirpuris get a bad rap, so then he has to counter with stats about London, Gunchester and Scotland where the non-Mirpuri Pakistanis live. But I'm pretty sure Mirpuris live in those cities as well, maybe they are the ones pulling down the stats?

Also I am referencing London because in the UK no place comes anywhere close to it in regards to well paid degree jobs, yet those that do really well are scraping the bottom of the barrel and can't even afford to live there with out social housing.

As for Pulling down the stats it's the Punjabi Asylum seeker/Students that are pulling down the stats in Bradford

Heres a thread on it

Why are so many people from Pakistani Punjab going as refugees to Greece (and then Europe)
In the last year or so the refugee crisis in Europe has been just exploding and one of the more weird aspects for me to see is that Pakistanis are among the top group seeking. Asylum (after Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan - sometimes eclipsing these).

Every week or so you read stories of how hundreds of illegal Pakistani migrants were deported from Greece. There's also stories regarding struggle of these migrants.

I was also watching a video where a refugee from Punjab had found a way to be in Barcelona but had arrived there with no money and literally no plans. Last year my friends were in Italy and it again had sizeable people from Sialkot etc.

Why are so many Going to these places without any plans whatsoever and often paying huge sums (for them atleast - PKR 5 lacs or plus). Also it's wierd because when there are refugees you would expect them to be from FATA and KPK but Infact the majority of these people are from Gujrat and other areas of Punjab.

A few articles about them:

http://www.dawn.com/news/1251418/id-...-hellish-camps

http://www.dawn.com/news/1223260

There's Ofcourse a lot more and all you need is a simple google search

But why this especially from Punjab?

 

[mani1]

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...going-as-refugees-to-Greece-(and-then-Europe)

 

[mani1]

In Bradford, 33,000 children are living in poverty and at risk of going hungry, new report warns

They identified poor White British families, central and eastern Europeans and asylum seekers as being particularly at risk of food poverty.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co....nd_at_risk_of_going_hungry__new_report_warns/

Most are from the Sikh Areas i. e Lahore etc

 

[CricketCartoons]

Does Bradford have gangsta kids like these?

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[Cpt. Rishwat]

Also I am referencing London because in the UK no place comes anywhere close to it in regards to well paid degree jobs, yet those that do really well are scraping the bottom of the barrel and can't even afford to live there with out social housing.

As for Pulling down the stats it's the Punjabi Asylum seeker/Students that are pulling down the stats in Bradford

Heres a thread on it

Why are so many people from Pakistani Punjab going as refugees to Greece (and then Europe)
In the last year or so the refugee crisis in Europe has been just exploding and one of the more weird aspects for me to see is that Pakistanis are among the top group seeking. Asylum (after Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan - sometimes eclipsing these).

Every week or so you read stories of how hundreds of illegal Pakistani migrants were deported from Greece. There's also stories regarding struggle of these migrants.

I was also watching a video where a refugee from Punjab had found a way to be in Barcelona but had arrived there with no money and literally no plans. Last year my friends were in Italy and it again had sizeable people from Sialkot etc.

Why are so many Going to these places without any plans whatsoever and often paying huge sums (for them atleast - PKR 5 lacs or plus). Also it's wierd because when there are refugees you would expect them to be from FATA and KPK but Infact the majority of these people are from Gujrat and other areas of Punjab.

A few articles about them:

http://www.dawn.com/news/1251418/id-...-hellish-camps

http://www.dawn.com/news/1223260

There's Ofcourse a lot more and all you need is a simple google search

But why this especially from Punjab?

Punjab is like the rest of Pakistan, there is a lot of poverty there, some of the villages in southern Punjab are probably the least developed parts of the country. But Punjab also has some of the richest and well to do families in Pakistan who make up the elite. But the economic refugees you are talking about are usually from very poor backgrounds.

 

[mani1]

Punjab is like the rest of Pakistan, there is a lot of poverty there, some of the villages in southern Punjab are probably the least developed parts of the country. But Punjab also has some of the richest and well to do families in Pakistan who make up the elite. But the economic refugees you are talking about are usually from very poor backgrounds.

Yet they some how manage to scrape together £10k plus to get here.

 

[ExplicitAI]

I really find it weird as to how some people alienate Mirpuris from the rest of Pakistan and actually separate Mirpuris from Punjabis when in fact Mirpuris are Punjabis in terms of characteristics, genetic makeup and language and caste (Jatts mainly). The one thing I will admit is that Mirpuris are a very rowdy bunch of people so I can understand why some people don't like them. I know plenty of Mirpuris who are doing extremely well in London in terms of education and work.

 

[Saj]

Went there the other day.

It's getting worse - chaotic driving, road rage all over the place. People driving like idiots and not adhering to the laws.

On top of that people openly fighting and arguing in shops.

It's a place that seems to be stuck in the dark ages.

 

[James]

The city centre is fiendish to navigate in a car if you don’t know it well.

 

[Kroll]

The city centre is fiendish to navigate in a car if you don’t know it well.

Reminds me of the time I had to navigate some very steep hills with a dodgy handbrake.

 

[James]

Sadly merited - it’s an absolute dive.

Just reflecting on this comment 4 years later.

A bit of a brutal post by me. Not entirely fair.

Bradford is slowly growing on me nowadays.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Its a great place for a bite to eat and some shisha.

 

[Saj]

Its a great place for a bite to eat and some shisha.

Food, desserts, absolutely no doubt. So much variety and quality.

 

[King_Rizzy]

Went there the other day.

It's getting worse - chaotic driving, road rage all over the place. People driving like idiots and not adhering to the laws.

On top of that people openly fighting and arguing in shops.

It's a place that seems to be stuck in the dark ages.

Hello. It's been a while.

I have to say, as a person that has lived in Bradford for 33 years, it's definitely on the way up, but I think it's going to take another generation.

 

[moh12]

Went there the other day.

It's getting worse - chaotic driving, road rage all over the place. People driving like idiots and not adhering to the laws.

On top of that people openly fighting and arguing in shops.

It's a place that seems to be stuck in the dark ages.

I don't think road rage is particular to BD. Happens everywhere and the standard of driving is quite terrible. Having said that then you do need a dash cam. Parts are more run down than others but towards the airport side is decent.

 

[James]

Hello. It's been a while.

I have to say, as a person that has lived in Bradford for 33 years, it's definitely on the way up, but I think it's going to take another generation.

Yes agreed. Give it another 20 years and it might be back up there.

The City of Bradford of course has a distinguished history going back to the Industrial Revolution.

 

[Saj]

I don't think road rage is particular to BD. Happens everywhere and the standard of driving is quite terrible. Having said that then you do need a dash cam. Parts are more run down than others but towards the airport side is decent.

Driving is a hazardous occupation in Bradford. Expect the unexpected. It seems that most people don't know what the highway code is.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

It's mostly racism.

 

[shaz619]

It's mostly racism.

Did they ever make fun of your turban?

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Did they ever make fun of your turban?

The turban is a golden ticket. Media cannot get enough of it. There's always almost a token turban in media. Always. It carries a message of integration and passive aggression.

Meanwhile a woman in a scarf is offensive. Such is the world.

Is Bradford heavily concentrated with Pakistanis?. Yes, just like other industrial towns and cities that they kept afloat with their migration. Scroungers and spongers also got in but that's on the government.

It's no different to Wolverhampton - British Patiala - except the government hasn't neglected it like Bradford. Only Liverpool has been treat as badly as Bradford but it's a utopia by comparison given the belated investment.

Bradford was used as the byword for the P word. While society moved away from that, the marginalisation and ghettoisation was systemic. Too deep-rooted for it to shrug off the stigma.

It really isn't worse than smaller towns like Burnley, Blackburn, Walsall, heck, even Birmingham. But don't let reality get in the way of a good old villain.

 

[shaz619]

The turban is a golden ticket. Media cannot get enough of it. There's always almost a token turban in media. Always. It carries a message of integration and passive aggression.

Meanwhile a woman in a scarf is offensive. Such is the world.

Is Bradford heavily concentrated with Pakistanis?. Yes, just like other industrial towns and cities that they kept afloat with their migration. Scroungers and spongers also got in but that's on the government.

It's no different to Wolverhampton - British Patiala - except the government hasn't neglected it like Bradford. Only Liverpool has been treat as badly as Bradford but it's a utopia by comparison given the belated investment.

Bradford was used as the byword for the P word. While society moved away from that, the marginalisation and ghettoisation was systemic. Too deep-rooted for it to shrug off the stigma.

It really isn't worse than smaller towns like Burnley, Blackburn, Walsall, heck, even Birmingham. But don't let reality get in the way of a good old villain.

I saw a sikh on a motorbike the other day but he wasn’t wearing a helmet

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I saw a sikh on a motorbike the other day but he wasn’t wearing a helmet

Try fitting a helmet on top of that.

 

[saeedhk]

The only good thing about Bradford are the numerous Pakistani restaurants and shops and that is pretty much it. Houses are cheap too but they come at a price i.e. crime, hygiene issues
and just a general state of disrepair all around the city.

 

[Saj]

I know some people who live there and they live in one of the better areas of the city.

They were basically saying that most of Bradford is becoming a lawless rubbish dump where crime is a huge problem especially drug-related issues.

 

[James]

I saw a sikh on a motorbike the other day but he wasn’t wearing a helmet

I heard they were exempt.

 

[shaz619]

I know some people who live there and they live in one of the better areas of the city.

They were basically saying that most of Bradford is becoming a lawless rubbish dump where crime is a huge problem especially drug-related issues.

Bradford needs more Tories, and if not coconuts will do especially the ones who pump theie chest about foreign politics and their so called admiration for the heritage but give it all up for acceptance from other races more locally

 

[SpiritOf1903]

I know some people who live there and they live in one of the better areas of the city.

They were basically saying that most of Bradford is becoming a lawless rubbish dump where crime is a huge problem especially drug-related issues.

Then, with all due respect, they clearly don't live in one of the 'better areas'. It's one of the ten biggest cities in the UK that has received minimal public funds and been swallowed by the more acceptable Leeds.

Even Sheffield has struggled to cope with the vast funds Leeds has taken to make it the county town.

Bradford is far superior to shanty towns like Rotherham, Sunderland, Salford until it's huge investment etc. It's not been treated like a city should. Thatcher wanted to run in Liverpool in to the ground but Bradford became the one to write-off.

It shouldn't be any different to Leicester or Wolverhampton, two similarly ethnic dominated cities.

The population is a problem to a point. Just like grooming gangs have been allowed to proliferate- Bradford has been tainted but other places on larger scales ,- then the system either allows or wants it to happen.

The fact Pakistanis revel in the pitfalls of Bradistan is reflective of a culture mired in a love of its own schadenfreude.

 

[silentkiller187]

Saw a shocking video on social mediafrom Bradford of a youth who took a machete to mosque during Eid namaz and stabbed someone during prayers, apparently was bad, victim airlifted to hospital.

 

[Saj]

Then, with all due respect, they clearly don't live in one of the 'better areas'. It's one of the ten biggest cities in the UK that has received minimal public funds and been swallowed by the more acceptable Leeds.

Even Sheffield has struggled to cope with the vast funds Leeds has taken to make it the county town.

Bradford is far superior to shanty towns like Rotherham, Sunderland, Salford until it's huge investment etc. It's not been treated like a city should. Thatcher wanted to run in Liverpool in to the ground but Bradford became the one to write-off.

It shouldn't be any different to Leicester or Wolverhampton, two similarly ethnic dominated cities.

The population is a problem to a point. Just like grooming gangs have been allowed to proliferate- Bradford has been tainted but other places on larger scales ,- then the system either allows or wants it to happen.

The fact Pakistanis revel in the pitfalls of Bradistan is reflective of a culture mired in a love of its own schadenfreude.

Whilst other cities have improved standards and their reputation, sadly Bradford has gone further downhill in so many aspects.

Major investment is needed and quick.

 

[Maher96]

It’s being widely reported that there was a stabbing in one of the Madni Mosques in Bradford. A 26 year old white charged with attempted murder.

The 20 year old victim is in stable condition.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Whilst other cities have improved standards and their reputation, sadly Bradford has gone further downhill in so many aspects.

Major investment is needed and quick.

Well the stigma exists in the minds of people.

Unless central government decides to acknowledge the city, are the residents meant to pay for its improvement?.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

The turban is a golden ticket. Media cannot get enough of it. There's always almost a token turban in media. Always. It carries a message of integration and passive aggression.

Meanwhile a woman in a scarf is offensive. Such is the world.

Is Bradford heavily concentrated with Pakistanis?. Yes, just like other industrial towns and cities that they kept afloat with their migration. Scroungers and spongers also got in but that's on the government.

It's no different to Wolverhampton - British Patiala - except the government hasn't neglected it like Bradford. Only Liverpool has been treat as badly as Bradford but it's a utopia by comparison given the belated investment.

Bradford was used as the byword for the P word. While society moved away from that, the marginalisation and ghettoisation was systemic. Too deep-rooted for it to shrug off the stigma.

It really isn't worse than smaller towns like Burnley, Blackburn, Walsall, heck, even Birmingham. But don't let reality get in the way of a good old villain.

That is the top and bottom of it actually. Bradford will always be associated with the Pakistani takeover of a city, and to this day that stigma still stands, although you are correct that there are probably far worse cities in the current era. Places like Southall and Wembley were a part of Greater London so it was easier for them to get absorbed, but because Bradford is actually a city proper, it got a lot more attention.

Personally I feel it's a bit of a loss for Britain as I quite like Bradford's geography, it's quite high up compared to Leeds which is a more flat landscape. I think property values will rise again in Bradford as the population modernises and adapts.

 

[Saj]

Well the stigma exists in the minds of people.

Unless central government decides to acknowledge the city, are the residents meant to pay for its improvement?.

I'm afraid most of the other migrants arriving in Bradford in recent years have done nothing to improve the city's reputation.

 

[shaz619]

I'm afraid most of the other migrants arriving in Bradford in recent years have done nothing to improve the city's reputation.

What about the food, hasn’t it been one of the biggest exports across the UK’s biggest cities

 

[James]

<b>Arrest after man attacked inside Bradford mosque amid Eid celebrations</b>

A man has been arrested after another man was stabbed in an attack at a mosque in Bradford amid Eid celebrations.

The victim, who is in his 20s, was seriously injured inside the Islamic Centre in Newton Street.

Police said emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 10:00 BST and found the man "seriously injured with a bladed weapon".

He is in a critical condition in hospital.

A local man has been detained in connection with the incident and remains in custody, West Yorkshire Police said.

Both men attended the Islamic Centre separately before the attack took place and it is not being treated as a hate or terrorist-related incident, a spokesperson said.

Ch Sup Rob McCoubrey said: "Detectives are conducting a number of inquiries into this serious incident today and a man remains in police custody after being arrested in connection with the attack on the victim.

"We are not seeking anyone else in connection with what took place and local officers are conducting reassurance patrols and speaking with residents in the local area.

"This is clearly a distressing incident for the victim's family and local community and West Yorkshire Police will continue to provide visible reassurance and support as the investigation progresses.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61299392.amp

 

[TSA321]

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/31/bradford-named-as-the-uk-city-of-culture-2025

Bradford, one of the most diverse places in the UK, has been named the 2025 city of culture, a prestigious accolade that attracts thousands of tourists and guarantees millions of pounds of funding and investment.

Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, announced the winner live on BBC One’s The One Show on Tuesday evening, after months of intense competition for the title.

Dorries said​ Bradford was a “worthy winner” of the 2025 title against stiff competition.

“Art and culture should be accessible to everyone and this prestigious title will help Bradford deliver unforgettable events for communities on their doorstep.

“Coventry has shown us how powerful the UK city of culture title is at boosting investment, attracting visitors and leaving a lasting legacy for local people.”

Bradford 2025, the bidding team, tweeted: “This is our time to celebrate our extraordinary district – and for our young population to become leaders and change-makers to begin an exciting new chapter in our story.”

“This fantastic result is down to the ambition, belief and hard work of thousands of people across the district who were behind our bid,” said Shanaz Gulzar, chair of Bradford 2025. “Bradford has been overlooked and underestimated for so long – it’s now our time to shine.”

A record 20 initial bids from places across the UK were whittled down to eight and then four, with the final shortlist comprised of Bradford, County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough.

Other areas in earlier rounds included Cornwall, Derby, Stirling and the district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.

Bradford will take the baton from Coventry, which is the 2021 UK city of culture, with Hull and Derry having enjoyed the status in 2017 and 2013 respectively.

For the first time, groups of towns had been allowed to band together to bid for the title. Another innovation in the competition was asking contenders how they would use culture to help their area recover from the Covid pandemic.

Bradford will receive £275,000 in initial seed funding to ​help the city develops its plans for 2025.

For the first time in the competition, each of the runners-up will also receive a grant of £125,000 to ​​support the​ development of key elements of the​ir​ bid​s​.

Coventry received £172m in grants and investments during its year as city of culture. The money helped fund music concerts, the UK’s first permanent immersive digital art gallery, a new children’s play area in the centre of the city, and improvements to public transport.

The judges ​said they ​were impressed by the ambition of Bradford’s bid which​ ​celebrate​d​ the power of diversity and aim​ed​ to create new opportunities. The bid encouraged strong local engagement with artists and residents, focused on creating a sense of local pride​, the judges said​.

Sir Phil Redmond, ​c​hair of the​ competition’s​ ​i​ndependent ​a​dvisory ​panel, said:​ ​“The selection is never about whether one bid is better than another, it is more that one bid has the potential to make a bigger and deliverable impact … ​I am looking forward to seeing how far the cultural bar can be raised in ​[2025].”

The city’s cultural assets include the Brontë Parsonage, Saltaire Unesco world heritage site and the National Science and Media Museum.

Bradford has a thriving Asian community and Muslims make up about a quarter of its population. One in four of the city’s population is under the age of 18.

Its creative communities are notable for their “energy and dynamism”, Gulzar said in promoting the city’s bid. A rich history, international community and young population made it the most compelling candidate to be the UK city of culture for 2025, the organisation argued.

The city of culture accolade would transform Bradford district into a “creative powerhouse – building on our existing cultural assets and heritage; attracting significant investment, jobs, and new opportunities for everyone who lives and works here”, it added.

The leader of Bradford council said the win will bring “so many opportunities” to the area. Susan Hinchcliffe said: “We’re delighted that our district has been recognised in this way. Being UK City of Culture brings with it so many opportunities for people not only in terms of creativity and culture, but also for employment, attracting inward investment, boosting the local economy and opening up opportunities for young people to enhance their skills.

“The way that people from across the district have got behind the bid and the confidence people are now starting to show, the Bradford district has started to come to life like never before.”

Much of Bradford’s industrial heritage, dating from the 19th century when it was a centre for the manufacture of wool and cotton, has been converted into cultural spaces. Salts Mill, once a textile mill, now houses an art gallery, shopping centre and restaurants.

Another cultural hub is the Kala Sangam arts centre, which specialises in south Asian art. The city hosts the annual Bradford literature festival, attended by over 70,000 people.

 

[Junaids]

What Bradford has is a public health disaster caused by inbreeding within 75% of its largest ethnic minority. People can cite culture as a justification for anything, but it is a real human tragedy in terms of ruined lives.

When I was at medical school in London 1987-1993, Bradford had as many special school places as the whole of southern England.

It was a disaster when the European royal families used to practise inbreeding, and it is the same disaster when it is just one ethnic group.

 

[James]

UK City of Culture 2025:

Congratulations to Bradford!

Brilliant news.

 

[Robert]

Well done to my old uni town! It was so depressed when I was there. Massive unemployment, and everything falling apart after the textile industry closed. Great to see the place do better.

 

[Junaids]

Well done to my old uni town! It was so depressed when I was there. Massive unemployment, and everything falling apart after the textile industry closed. Great to see the place do better.

I think certain posters in the Ukraine thread would benefit from studying Peace Studies at the University of Bradford!

Now I get why you have a soft spot for Pakistan. I’m a bit the same - one of my Dad’s best friends growing up in Dacca was “West Pakistani” and moved to be the foreman in a mill. We’d go across the Pennines to visit him each month.

The flip side is that my mum is from a long-standing Yorkshire family, which lived in Savile Town in Dewsbury. And the white English population is now below 1%, which means that it has gone past the desirable status of “multicultural” and become mono-ethnic. I love it when different ethnic groups influence and befriend one another, but I hate it when any group is too dominant.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Congratulations to Bradford and its residents!!

Hopefully it will bring about some much welcome investment in the place and lift the spirit of the people who live there.

 

[Robert]

I think certain posters in the Ukraine thread would benefit from studying Peace Studies at the University of Bradford!
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That department was in the mezzanine of the Horton Building in my time. We used to joke that students and staff had two hour weeks, and otherwise sat in bean bags drinking coffee and occasionally protesting against apartheid. We science students had 25-30 hour weeks. I guess medicine was even more?

All my landlords were Pakistani. Nice fellas. Super cheap rent and if something went wrong with the house they would fix it quickly.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

I think certain posters in the Ukraine thread would benefit from studying Peace Studies at the University of Bradford!

Now I get why you have a soft spot for Pakistan. I’m a bit the same - one of my Dad’s best friends growing up in Dacca was “West Pakistani” and moved to be the foreman in a mill. We’d go across the Pennines to visit him each month.

The flip side is that my mum is from a long-standing Yorkshire family, which lived in Savile Town in Dewsbury. And the white English population is now below 1%, which means that it has gone past the desirable status of “multicultural” and become mono-ethnic. I love it when different ethnic groups influence and befriend one another, but I hate it when any group is too dominant.

I wouldn't call Dewsbury monoethnic

 

[Junaids]

I wouldn't call Dewsbury monoethnic

I'm fine with Dewsbury being 62% white British and 36% Pakistani.

But my family lived for centuries in Savile Town - and it is now 99% Pakistani Muslim. And I don't like any place being that mono-cultural - I want kids of all colours and creeds to be exposed to one another and to see that people are people.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

I'm fine with Dewsbury being 62% white British and 36% Pakistani.

But my family lived for centuries in Savile Town - and it is now 99% Pakistani Muslim. And I don't like any place being that mono-cultural - I want kids of all colours and creeds to be exposed to one another and to see that people are people.

The irony's not lost on you.

Where do the Gujaratis live?

 

[topspin]

What Bradford has is a public health disaster caused by inbreeding within 75% of its largest ethnic minority. People can cite culture as a justification for anything, but it is a real human tragedy in terms of ruined lives.

When I was at medical school in London 1987-1993, Bradford had as many special school places as the whole of southern England.

It was a disaster when the European royal families used to practise inbreeding, and it is the same disaster when it is just one ethnic group.

Yes too many Mirpuris getting married to first cousins. Not good.

 

[James]

A current documentary series is airing called “Bradford on Duty”. Three episodes still to come.

Finding it fairly interesting so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00184w5

 

[SpiritOf1903]

A current documentary series is airing called “Bradford on Duty”. Three episodes still to come.

Finding it fairly interesting so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00184w5

People eating cats in derelict buildings?. I'd expect that plastic policeman has been relieved of his 'duties'. It's pure **** that makes Bradford look worse than the slums of Mumbai. All credit to the production team.

 

[Robert]

People eating cats in derelict buildings?.

Sounds like a curry house I used to frequent in my undergrad years there

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Sounds like a curry house I used to frequent in my undergrad years there

That's probably still true of many in this country tbh.. putting the cat in to tiger

 

[Saj]

A current documentary series is airing called “Bradford on Duty”. Three episodes still to come.

Finding it fairly interesting so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00184w5

I've watched the first 3 parts and at times it was tough to watch.

Sad, frustrating, yet not too many surprises in this series.

However it wouldn't surprise me if most of the issues in Bradford are widespread across most cities in the UK.