This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults regarding the Windrush Scandal that occured in early 2018. The majority of respondents felt ashamed of how Britain treated the Windrush Generation, while only nine percent of those surveyed did not feel ashamed. Of those surveyed, 61 percent put the scandal down to government incompetence rather than the rules on immigration.
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?*
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*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "As you may know, some members of the “Windrush generation” who arrived in the UK before the 1971 Immigration Act have faced issues such as detention, refusal of access to public services and deportation if they have been unable to provide evidence that they arrived before 1971 and have the right to remain the UK. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?"
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Ipsos MORI. (May 26, 2018). How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/
Ipsos MORI. "How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?*." Chart. May 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/
Ipsos MORI. (2018). How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/
Ipsos MORI. "How Strongly Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statements?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/
Ipsos MORI, How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/ (last visited September 15, 2024)
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements?* [Graph], Ipsos MORI, May 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/868916/windrush-scandal-public-perceptions-in-britain/
