The British public hugely overestimates the size of minorities, sparking fears ‘woke’ identity politics are warping views of society.

 British public hugely overestimates the size of minority groups, including trans and gay people and vegans, study shows

• Most Britons are white, heterosexual but poll found many think it's more diverse 
• People think black Britons make up 20% of population but are 3% of society 
• 1,800 polled also thought 5% trans when 0.3-0.7% identify as different gender 
• This has sparked fears from MP, media creates a 'distorted impression' of Britain
  

• The British public hugely overestimates the size of minorities, sparking fears ‘woke’ identity politics are warping views of society. 

  When 1,800 people were asked by pollster YouGov how many people were transgender, for instance, they thought it was about five per cent of the population.

  In reality, between 0.3 per cent and 0.7 per cent identify as a different gender from their biological sex – the gap between the estimate and the reality appearing to show how the transgender rights debate has skewed perceptions.  

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