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<p>The figures from the British Social Attitudes survey do not show an increased level
of prejudice, but are actually more complex. The figures fluctuate from year to year,
but the long-term trends are a decline in self-reported prejudice. Causal factors
are likely to include the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, different attitudes
to changing immigration and (in a positive way) the 2012 Olympics. The dataset can
be viewed online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Government has a comprehensive programme of activities to build strong
and more united communities, tackle hate crime, harness the work of faith groups and
commemorate our common heritage. I have placed in the Library illustrations which
summarise our work, which also can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/"
target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Commission's next periodic report on progress on its statutory duties,
including tackling unlawful discrimination and harassment, is due to be published
in 2015.</p><p><br></p>
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