Veteran BBC Countryfile John Craven, 83, cited academics in BBC Countryfile magazine about how bigotry in the countryside can come across in 'mundane' ways.
It comes after report in February claiming countryside is 'colonial white space'Veteran BBC Countryfile presenter John Craven claims there is disturbing evidence of racism in the countryside.
Writing in BBC Countryfile magazine, the BBC broadcaster said: 'According to official figures, 16 per cent of the UK population is from ethnic minority backgrounds. So what is it about rural Britain that puts so many of them off?A stock image of the village of Corton, Denham, SomersetThe claims come after a controversial report in February by the Wildlife and Countryside Link, a group with 80 members, claiming the countryside is a 'racist, colonial' white space.
Researchers will question people from all races who live or spend time in rural spaces about their experiences. '''On a field trip to a National Trust property with a white colleague, it was striking how many of the white people we encountered would acknowledge her but not me". A report in February by the Wildlife and Countryside Link claimed the countryside is a 'racist, colonial' white space '"How do you think white people would feel about moving to the countryside if it was made up of 97 per cent people of colour?" he asks."Wouldn't it be understandable for white people to feel anxious?"'
Mr Emmanuel-Jones, 66, who has run a farm on the Devon-Cornwall border for 26 years and owns the Black Farmer food range, said that organisations behind the report should get their own house in order on the issue first.
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