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Sigmund Freud at Madame Tussauds. Image: Neo_II

Analyse this: As British as fish and chips?

As events take place across the UK to celebrate Refugee Week, new polling suggests that people value the contribution of migrants, and in particular refugees, with Sigmund Freud being ranked the refugee to have contributed the most to the UK.

Archbishop Kevin McDonald and Imam Ali Omar in Woolwich, Friday 31st May 2013. Photo: Rooful Ali - aliwayphotography.co.uk

People unite at Woolwich mosque in sign of solidarity

The people of Woolwich, those of all faiths and none, refuse to be defined by the recent brutal killing...

Afghan interpreter. Photo: isafmedia

Afghan interpreter deal will fail to protect enough, says David Davis

In a letter published in the Times newspaper, a mix of parliamentary, military and campaigning voices welcome the government's...

EDL. Photo: billsdead

EDL stir up hatred and make terrorism more likely, say most Britons

Most people believe that far right groups like the English Defence League stir up hatred and violence in Britain...

Headlines on Woolwich in the national press

After Woolwich: how the media got it wrong and how the public can get it right

Too many titles handed the killers in Woolwich the megaphone they craved. Those who quietly reject the offer of...

Fans at Bradford City versus Northampton Town, Wembley

How claret and amber pride brings Bradford together

Bradford City's proud fans did not want to leave Wembley, almost now their adopted second home, after they clinched...

Soldiers with interpreter, Afghanistan 2009. Photo: isafmedia

Public support asylum for Afghan interpreters

The British public believe that Britain should offer asylum to Afghan interpreters who worked for British troops, according to...

Finding Our Future event

REVIEW: Finding Your Future, Cardiff

On Friday afternoon Next Generation blogger Bryn Lewis arrived in Butetown, a small community on the edge of Cardiff,...

A British Future workshop and debate in Eltham

1993 to 2013: How has Britain changed since Stephen was killed?

Britain is a fairer and less racist country than it was when Stephen Lawrence was murdered 20 years ago....

Members of audience at British Future's Stephen Lawrence: 20 Years On Eltham event. Photo: Emma Jane Richards

VIDEO: How can we create more opportunities for Eltham youth?

"I actually desperately wish that central government had a better understanding of the need for, at a local level,...

Eltham event. Photo: Emma Jane Richards

More vocational skills vital for our kids’ future say Eltham residents

Limited opportunities for young people, based on a disconnect between education and employment, was of much greater priority than...

British Future's workshop In Eltham

20 Years On: Why anniversary of Stephen’s death is moment to consider modern Britain

20 years on, we can now see that Stephen Lawrence's death has come to play an important symbolic role,...

The Melting Pot Generation

What the public want on integration

Sunder Katwala reflects on what we learnt from focus groups asking people in Leeds and Fareham how integration should...

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Where are the ‘78% British’ headlines about London?

The inclusive pride so many Londoners felt in its confident claim to be one of the world's great global...

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Shirley Cramer is new chair of British Future

British Future has appointed Shirley Cramer as its new chair.

Bradford's new fountain and mirror pool in City Park. Photo: tj.blackwell

VIDEO: Highlights from Beyond Wembley: What can bring Bradford together?

What then can we learn about the possibilities of sport, and other areas of common interest, to be a...

From left: Anthony Clavane, Maureen Grant, Sunder Katwala, Riz Rehman and Jason McKeown.

Bradford’s cup run must stimulate more city pride

"Bradford needs more than just one cup final. It needs more winners. People are desperate; people want change.” These...

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Britain’s restaurants cook up melting pot cuisine

“Foods from all over the world have become so British and so ingrained in British cuisine that we often...

World Champion Leeds Rhinos vs UK National Champion Salford Reds in Jacksonville, Florida 2009. Photo: DeusXFlorida

“Being a refugee bloody drives you on” says Salford City Reds’ saviour

As the new Rugby League season begins tonight, fans of Salford City Reds are able to move from fretting...

Jessica Walker, one of the panellists at the Bittersweet Britain debate

VIDEO: Highlights from our Bittersweet Britain debate

What are the sources of tension in Britain today and how should they be addressed? These were the central...