2022 UK Census (was: 2021 UK Census, unsurprisingly)

[E10 Rifle]

I'm imagining racists and 'white-replacement' conspira-hate-preachers are hyperventilating furiously about all this

[ad hoc]

(Puts on Nishlord voice)

Romania SOOOOAAAARRRSS up from number 16 to number 2

https://twitter.com/ONS/status/1597525836521168897

[DCI Harry Batt]

There is no UK census. The E&W one with data released today was 2021.

[Eggchaser]

I'm imagining racists and 'white-replacement' conspira-hate-preachers are hyperventilating furiously about all this

Muslamic ray guns, lamentations that some cities will exist where white people are the minority and "Father" Calvin changing his background to Enoch Powell are much in evidence on the bird app, with the usual Farage monologue to his mobile camera, filmed so close you can see the subtle shading of the different hues of yellow and brown on his teeth.

[Discordant Resonance]

Mebyon Kernow disgruntled with the absence of a "Cornish" identity box, but assess (rather plausibly) that more than 100,000 respondents chose to write it on their forms.

[Jobi1]

LGBT+ stats from the census have been published, the first time that data has been collected/included. Headline is there are loads of us. Glad to see York and Hull, my cities of personal interest, are both coloured dark gay on the map.

[DCI Harry Batt]

So Lambeth is officially the queerest borough in London, it seems.

(There's still no UK census, this is the E&W census)

[ChrisJ]

LGBT+ stats from the census have been published, the first time that data has been collected/included. Headline is there are loads of us. Glad to see York and Hull, my cities of personal interest, are both coloured dark gay on the map.

At a brief glance, as you'd expect (for all sorts of reasons) most larger urban areas show much queerer (is that ok phrasing?! Taking my lead from TT.) with the jump-out exception of Birmingham/West Mids. What's the story there?

Also slightly intrigued by the Ceredigion/Cardigan situation.

[Fussbudget]

Apparently Middlesbrough is the UK England & Wales capital of people travelling to work in a taxi (3.6% of the working population!) Something to do with disability presumably

[ursus arctos]

Are fares more affordable than they are in London?

[DCI Harry Batt]

ChrisJ - I'm totally good with that, but my general advice were it sought would be for the non-queer to avoid using the term generally unless you already know how it will land.

[Fussbudget]

Are fares more affordable than they are in London?

Oh yes by a landslide, and the bus significantly more expensive than in London. Even so I'm surprised anyone would choose it as their standard way to commute unless they had no other option. The only colleague I've had who travelled to work in a taxi was blind, and I think it was paid for by the council

[ursus arctos]

It is a thing here (or was, pre-pandemic) among the non-disabled affluent, and always surprised me.

Some people really hate public transport.

[ChrisJ]

ChrisJ - I'm totally good with that, but my general advice were it sought would be for the non-queer to avoid using the term generally unless you already know how it will land.

Thanks. I spend a lot of time thinking about how things will go, but don't always judge it right. Was about to edit then thought it would be odd in light of this, so I'll leave it for others to see your guidance, but I'll edit if anyone wants me to.

[Jobi1]

Also slightly intrigued by the Ceredigion/Cardigan situation.

I was curious about that. My only guess would be the university population in Aberystwyth skewing things a little.

[San Bernardhinault]

It is a thing here (or was, pre-pandemic) among the non-disabled affluent, and always surprised me.

Some people really hate public transport.

It's not as if they New York taxicab experience is generally one of luxurious seating, rapid movement between locales, and a smooth ride, either.

[ursus arctos]

No, it is not, which adds to the perplexity.

Commuting by black car solved a number of those issues, but also was more expensive.

[DCI Harry Batt]

I mean, the "UK" thing is one thing, but why would it get changed 2021 to 2022?

[Patrick Thistle]

I was curious about that. My only guess would be the university population in Aberystwyth skewing things a little.

It's Ceredigion and Gwynedd not Cardigan. Both have universities (Bangor in Gwynedd).

[Etienne]

I mean, the "UK" thing is one thing, but why would it get changed 2021 to 2022?

It was postponed for a year, I assume because of covid.

[ChrisJ]

It's Ceredigion and Gwynedd not Cardigan.

If that's me, I was referring only to Ceredigion and providing a translation.

[DCI Harry Batt]

It was postponed for a year, I assume because of covid.

It wasn't though

[ursus arctos]

The publication schedule is two years long (which seems excessive)

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/releaseplans

[Fussbudget]

Yeah but TonTon is right, it's the 2021 census for E&W. No idea why the thread title was changed

[ursus arctos]

Indeed he is