18 December 2024
Sunder Katwala reviews the year in politics and policy, and looks at some of the highlights in British Future’s work in 2024.
11 December 2024
Bringing people together through community arts and creativity projects could help build more cohesive communities in the wake of this summer’s riots, according to new research.
28 November 2024
New net migration figures for the year to June 2024 are a reminder of unkept promises on immigration and a lesson for PM Keir Starmer.
11 December 2024
Bringing people together through community arts projects could help build more cohesive communities, finds new research.
29 October 2024
Research from British Future and the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers examines the challenges facing BN(O) Hong Kongers in finding work and dealing with the cost of living in the UK.
19 September 2024
New research examines shifting public attitudes to immigration and asylum, including key differences in attitudes between voters for different parties, and what that means for the politics of immigration in the new parliament.
Understanding public attitudes to immigration. Proposing reforms to restore public confidence that immigration can work fairly for all of us.
We work to raise the profile of integration, with policy recommendations to increase contact between people from different backgrounds.
Our agenda for citizenship reform includes an independent inquiry into citizenship policy, scrutiny of the EU Settlement Scheme and a focus on raising the profile and impact of citizenship ceremonies.
Understand changing identities in modern Britain and celebrating inclusive national identities in which we can all take pride.
Bringing together people from different backgrounds to uncover and commemorate our shared history.
Building broad public support for refugee protection in the UK is key to defending the protection framework and achieving policy change.
British Future’s research helps anti-prejudice advocates to communicate more effectively and our campaigns seek to entrench anti-prejudice norms across society.
This #Remembrance Week, we honour veterans like Jake, who left Trinidad at 17 to serve in the RAF during WWII. His story of bravery and perseverance reminds us of the many faces in our shared history.
We will remember them and ensure all contributions are recognised. 🇬🇧
Soldiers of Empire fighting for Britain. Ahead of this Remembrance Weekend, listen to @DalrympleWill and @tweeter_anita in conversation with @OxfordYasmin about the contribution of Indian soldiers… wherever you get your podcasts 👂
"America’s immigration challenges differ from Europe’s asylum debates but there are important echoes. The antidote to nativist populism is a credible, real-world offer to blend control and well-managed legal processes with a commitment to integration."
Comment: America’s choice of Trump illustrates the Transatlantic divide - EasternEye
Donald Trump is America’s choice. This was a decisive breakthrough in a polarised America. Vice-President Kamala Har...
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Bradford becomes home to the first Commonwealth War Memorial outside of London:
“It reinforces our commitment to remembering and uniting communities around shared sacrifices."
https://www.asianexpress.co.uk/2024/11/history-made-as-bradford-becomes-home-to-the-first-commonwealth-war-memorial-outside-of-london/
#RememberTogether #RemembranceDay2024 #LestWeForget
British icon and refugee Paddington Bear is back on screens tomorrow - with a passport!
Looking forward to discussing Paddington in Peru and UK migration policy with @sundersays, @KatieTonkiss and @Edconsterdine at @GenesisCinema Saturday, 16 Nov.
🎟️: https://genesiscinema.co.uk/event/93148
Six in 10 (60%) people in the UK feel international students bring a significant benefit to the British economy, while only around one in 10 (12%) disagree with this view, according to a new @policyatkings study by @BobbyDuffyKings.
Majority say international students bring significant economic benefits, study finds
Only one in 10 disagree with this view
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Gotta hand it to @SebastianEPayne—at the @britishfuture summer party panel on the Carlton Street Terrace with @sundersays and @gabyhinsliff a few years ago, he went full Nostradamus pre-Partygate, predicting @Keir_Starmer as PM and @KemiBadenoch as LOTO after the next election.…
Brixton’s Remembrance Day ceremony (2pm Sunday 10 Nov) is at the African & Caribbean war memorial, Windrush Square – incl veterans, military personnel + guests.
An estimated 2 million service personnel in the World Wars were from Africa & the Caribbean.
https://brixtonblog.com/2024/11/remembrance-day-in-brixton-and-lambeth/
Trump has won the election, primarily on change, the wrong track + the economy.
Immig second issue for Republican voters, a top issue for 1 in 5. Trump is preferred 53-47 to Harris on immig
Mass deportation policy has support of 4/10 though almost 6/10 prefer regularisation
'A defining week in politics for Britain and the world' - @sundersays column for @EasternEye on the budget, Kemi Badenoch and the Harris-Trump race in the US.
https://www.easterneye.biz/britain-politics-kemi-badenoch-keir-starmer/
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