British Future http://www.britishfuture.org Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 How claret and amber pride brings Bradford together http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/claret-amber-unite-bradford/ http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/claret-amber-unite-bradford/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:41:51 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7827 Bradford City's proud fans did not want to leave Wembley, almost now their adopted second home, after they clinched promotion with a 3-0 victory over Northampton Town in the play-off final, providing a celebratory finale to the most remarkable season in this venerable football club's 110-year history, writes Sunder Katwala.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/claret-amber-unite-bradford/feed/ 0 Islamophobic hate crime up by 62% in Hammersmith & Fulham http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/anti-muslim-hate-crime-up-hammersmith-fulham/ http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/anti-muslim-hate-crime-up-hammersmith-fulham/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:50 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7803 Over the past year, crime in general has fallen in Hammersmith & Fulham, but race and religious hate crime has risen, with the Muslim population particularly affected. There are several reasons behind this discrepancy, writes Phil Cooper of Hammersmith and Fulham Refugee Forum (HFRF).

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/anti-muslim-hate-crime-up-hammersmith-fulham/feed/ 0 What next for youth in the north-east? http://www.britishfuture.org/national-conversations/england/what-to-do-about-the-north-east-bairns/ http://www.britishfuture.org/national-conversations/england/what-to-do-about-the-north-east-bairns/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:18:18 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7786 One of the most pressing issues today is the sheer amount of young people in need of employment. Since the recession, the rate of people aged 16 to 25 not in work has been steadily increasing, with over 979,000 young people unemployed nationwide between December 2012 and February 2013. The north-east has the highest rates of youth unemployment. What then can be done to help today’s youth, asks Next Generation thinker Matilda Neill.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/national-conversations/england/what-to-do-about-the-north-east-bairns/feed/ 1 Public support asylum for Afghan interpreters http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/public-support-asylum-for-afghan-interpreters/ http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/public-support-asylum-for-afghan-interpreters/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:33 +0000 Sunder Katwala http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7732 The British public believe that Britain should offer asylum to Afghan interpreters who worked for British troops, according to a new YouGov poll for British Future, writes Sunder Katwala.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/public-support-asylum-for-afghan-interpreters/feed/ 2 Big Lunch recipe of success for Peckham http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/the-big-lunch-peckham-community/ http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/the-big-lunch-peckham-community/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:58:26 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7702 Peckham has not always enjoyed the best reputation, often being associated with Del Boy, Damilola Taylor and destitution. In the show Peckham Finishing School For Girls, the area was presented as a sprawling, inner-city nightmare where people ought to wear bulletproof vests upon visiting. But this reputation conceals some of the area’s more positive elements, elements that Nicholas Okwulu wishes to highlight through organising The Big Lunch in Peckham, writes Jemimah Steinfeld.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/the-big-lunch-peckham-community/feed/ 0 Black Muslim immigrants among most disadvantaged, Oxford academic argues http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/black-muslim-immigrants-are-among-most-disadvantaged-in-uk-oxford-academic-argues/ http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/black-muslim-immigrants-are-among-most-disadvantaged-in-uk-oxford-academic-argues/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:24:54 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7743 The black Muslim community is experiencing the highest levels of prejudice in the country, Professor Anthony Heath told a meeting at the House of Commons.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/black-muslim-immigrants-are-among-most-disadvantaged-in-uk-oxford-academic-argues/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Doug Jefferson, England, Britain and Grimsby http://www.britishfuture.org/whats-your-story/doug-jefferson-english-and-british/ http://www.britishfuture.org/whats-your-story/doug-jefferson-english-and-british/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:35:47 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7721 Doug Jefferson from Spalding, Lincolnshire, is a proud Grimsby fan. Despite currently living in London, he still fanatically follows his home county team. And it is football that is the first thing he brings up when asked how he views his identity.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/whats-your-story/doug-jefferson-english-and-british/feed/ 0 REVIEW: Firepower, Royal Artillery Museum http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/review-firepower-royal-artillery-museum/ http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/review-firepower-royal-artillery-museum/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:56:39 +0000 Rachael Jolley http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7696 Tracing family history, and hearing about the stories of soldiers in the world wars is just part of the Firepower Royal Artillery Museum, says Doug Jefferson.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/blog/review-firepower-royal-artillery-museum/feed/ 0 REVIEW: Finding Your Future, Cardiff http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/news/review-finding-your-future/ http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/news/review-finding-your-future/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:48:45 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7674 On Friday afternoon Next Generation blogger Bryn Lewis arrived in Butetown, a small community on the edge of Cardiff, for Finding Your Future, an event co-hosted by British Future and National Theatre Wales. The impression initially given of Butetown was of a community under siege, left to wither against a backdrop of moneyed developments. But after a night of animated discussions and activities with people from the area, this view was challenged. Here he explains exactly why.

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]]> http://www.britishfuture.org/articles/news/review-finding-your-future/feed/ 0 Year of the dragon boosts Welsh spirit http://www.britishfuture.org/national-conversations/wales/cardiff-city-fortunes-pride/ http://www.britishfuture.org/national-conversations/wales/cardiff-city-fortunes-pride/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:21 +0000 BFTemp http://www.britishfuture.org/?p=7590 Football in the Welsh capital has always come second fiddle to the much-loved national rugby team, and with Cardiff City's glory days being in the 1920s, it's no surprise. But the pride the Welsh show for rugby exhibits itself in the football stand as well. The rise of Cardiff City to the Premiership will boost pride in the Welsh sporting legacy further, argues Dan J Lloyd.

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