Citizenship diversity and the public services Definitions Citizen: A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
 Citizenship: The position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
 Diversity: The diversity of something is the fact that it contains many very different elements.
 The legal view of citizenship is quite complicated for someone to be a citizen of a country there are regulations and rules which have to be followed like a test. We have this in the United Kingdom so that people no abit about the background of the place they are wishing to live. There are also a lot of variables whether you can apply to live in the United Kingdom such as whether you have a relative that lives here. There’s quite a few things which mean that you are not allowed to live in countries as Australia for an example you have to be bringing something to their country which they value they don’t want people to go over there and do something they already have in quantity.
 In my opinion the qualities of a good citizen are quite easy to achieve and don’t ask to much of someone. I believe that everyone should obey the laws that our country have put in place for the citizens to follow as no matter how low you are in life you can still change your life without breaking the law. Another key point I think good citizens have is you are no longer in full time education then you should be working. Unless of course you cant work for a valid reason such as illnesses or a disability, as if you are able then there is a line of work in our country for everyone there is plenty of jobs going you just need to find them and show commitment. My last point is that good citizens should respect others views as to me that’s very important even though you believe something it may not be the same for others. Well the points I have made of what a good citizen is are very beneficial for the public services and society in respecting equality as for following the law that is part of the public services. If you work in the public services its vital that your following the law as they are seen as role models and people with authority to the citizens of the United Kingdom. And for equality by following the law it provides a spine for everyone if everyone was to the follow the law then every one would be the same everyone respecting the manner of the law. Manners is very important that its shown by members of the public service. A lot of members believe they should be treated with a lot of respect if they are showing good manners and showing respect to the general public then they will be treated the same, treat people how you want to be treated. Good manners is a great way to see equality as you feel more comfortable with someone if they are treating you with respect and therefore you don’t think of them as higher or lower than yourself.Racist: A person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Racist people don’t have a place in the 21^st century as everyone is seen as equal not mattering where you’re from or what your skin colour is but yet even in this day we still see some people expressing these disgusting views on different races. This is basically a white person or a coloured person believing they are better than one an other but this isn't the case. Racists are in a huge minority now. As we have a black president of the strongest nation in the world and we celebrate different races. But yet we still have groups who express there horrendous views a great example for a group of racists are the EDL all though they do talk sense at time there overall view is just ridiculous and what they want to achieve will never happen as the world is diverse and cultures and races mix together all the time.

Equal opportunity: The right to be treated without discrimination, especially on the grounds of one's sex, race, or age. Basically meaning that everyone should all be given the same opportunities in life no body should automatically get a certain job because of their race or sex or age as that is discrimination. One great man fighted all of his life for this he was Nelson Mandela the whole of his life he fort to give the people of South Africa equal opportunity and he succeeded. As the world has progressed massively and now it doesn’t matter who you are everyone deserves the chance to do what they want to do in life no matter who they are.

 Leicestershire is the only part of the united kingdom where there are more Asians blacks and different ethnicity than white. This is what makes Leicester special. Why because people are welcomed and excepted in this great part of England. Yes we are not a massive county but we are the most diverse place to live and that is a great thing we have people from all over the world all different religions living working and learning with each other. Yes there is always going to be problems as its human nature to have problems but day to day there is no major problems in Leicestershire. 

 This census was taken in 2011 where whites were just ahead of the other ethnic groups now this has changed and people living in Leicester have no problem with this as long as everyone is legally living in the country than it doesn't matter. And Leicester has shown that ethnicities can get along together all as one and I believe this makes Leicestershire and the people living in Leicestershire stronger by having the opportunity to mix with different backgrounds.

This pie chart was created in 2009 and it shows that the majority of      England and Wales is white but that’s only natural as white people have in some circumstances lived in England and Wales for a longer period. The main thing is our country is a proud country and we will accept other religions and ethnicities to live in England as they have just as much right as we do. There are some places in America which will not even consider having different ethnicities live in the same place as them which in my mind is disgusting. Even after the problems England has had with Terrorism we will still allow different ethnicities group to live here, just because a small minority does something from an ethnicity group doesn't mean that whole group is to blame. As England has made mistakes which we have had to live with but in a whole we are diverse country and we are proud to be diverse.