Im not 4rm the braford area itself, but yes racism is on the rise in the Uk in general, more so directed towards those who are south asian looking and/ or arab. More of it seems to be dsicreet racism, rather than what was witnessed in the 1970's and 1980's with outright rioting.
Now it is in the form of discrimination with jobs, schooling e.t.c
However may i add that places such as bradford, blackburn, dewsbury the story is a liitle different here.
Without causing offence to any pakistanis living in these places, many of the pakistanis in these areas, are extremely backward, sum areas in bradford u wud not 4 the life of u even think u were in the U.K in fact u wud think u were in sum very backward village. In addition, mnay in the community are not interested or do not many any effort to integrate into mainstream society at all.
Levels of education are low and unemployment is sky high
On the other hand, in these very cities most of the white population is working class, who have historically always been prejudiced towards non-whites. Again i make a very sweeping generalisation, however i live in the U.K and come across this every sigle day, so it is an informed statement that i am making. Many of these working class whites are ignorant, however many just are not aware of our culture e.t.c and sumtimes find us a bit intimidating
Unemployment amongst whites are again sky high in these cities. The white population feels that the pakistani/indian communities are stealing their jobs, and council housing and benefits.
The above reasons have created the rift between communities and have led to racial tensions and rioting. You are correct in saying that in places like bradford there are no- go areas for asians and white, and both communities live 2 seperate kind of lives parallel to each other in the the same city!!
It is a real shame, in certain situations it is due to the fault of our own ppl, not making an effort to integrate and to set a good example, and give a good impression of their culture and community to the wider community.
However many do make the effort, but they are pushed away!
I hope that answers ure question :)
That sums it up perfectly. Isn't it interesting that northern areas like Bradford, Oldham etc. seems to have a lot more racial tension than London, so many different communities down here but without the 'segregation' and hostility u can get up there. There were also riots in Birmingham between blacks and asians.