British countryside branded 'too white and middle class' as officials target diversity drive

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A diversity drive has been initiated by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) in some of the country's best-known beauty spots

A diversity drive has been initiated by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) in some of the country's best-known beauty spots. Picture: Getty

Government officials are looking to attract ethnic minorities to live in the British countryside after a report found it was "too white" and "middle-class".

A diversity drive has been initiated by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) in some of the country's best-known beauty spots after a review found many of them risked becoming 'irrelevant' in a multicultural society.


A series of proposals has been laid out by National Landscapes to change these "very much white environments" such as the Cotswolds and Chilterns.

 

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