The UK has a lot of ethnic Indians because of the empire and encouraging immigration to replace people who didn’t survive WWII. The Labour Party has about as many people with Indian heritage as would be expected given population demographics. It’s probably just more than in Canada, so it seems like a lot to you.
Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women.
Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding.
The UK has a lot of ethnic Indians because of the empire and encouraging immigration to replace people who didn’t survive WWII. The Labour Party has about as many people with Indian heritage as would be expected given population demographics. It’s probably just more than in Canada, so it seems like a lot to you.
Never connected it to the post ww2 population decline but it makes sense, thanks
There was no significant population decline during or after WW2.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-of-england-millennium?time=1900..2016
Much of the effect of young men of working age getting killed off was mitigated by increased participation in the workforce by women.
Mirgration from the subcontinent had much more to do with the demand for cheap labour by manufacturers in the early 20th century, especially the textile industry, and by public services during the period of postwar rebuilding.