Should we stay or should we go? Britain’s referendum on our membership of the European Union looks set to dominate the politics of 2016.
It’s an important moment for Britain, a chance for voters to provide a definitive answer to a question that has hung over politics for a generation. It is a referendum that could go either way, with most voters yet to fully decide which way they will vote, or indeed whether they will vote at all.
Yet despite this, both the ‘In’ and ‘Out’ campaigns use arguments and messages that appeal to their own supporters but fail to persuade the undecided voters who will determine the outcome of the referendum.
Drawing on new research into public attitudes to the EU referendum, How (not) to talk about Europe looks in more detail at these undecided voters and how the messages used by both campaigns fail to appeal to them.
It provides advice to pro-EU and anti-EU advocates alike on how not to talk about Europe, analysing the challenges that both campaigns experience when engaging key issues for voters such as identity, immigration and the economy.
It suggests strategies for an approach to the referendum that could engage a wider cross-section of the public and looks at the benefits that a high-engagement, high-turnout referendum could bring to our public discourse and politics.
How (not) to talk about Europe will be useful to those in civic society, politics and business engaged in this big debate about Britain’s future – and to citizens taking part in one of the most significant decisions facing the country.
"If this Henry Jackson Society poll was an active demonstration of how to frame an argument to inflate support for Hamas in polarised times, its results offer insights for counter-extremism voices who want to marginalise extreme narratives, rather than boost them" - @sundersays
Brixton procession and opera 'flash mob' to mark #WindrushDay2024
via @brixtonblog
New @migobs analysis shows high cost of becoming a British citizen + risks of exploitation for care workers after dependants ban.
Migration Observatory analyses show the high cost of becoming a British citizen, and risks of...
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Times reports Rwanda has now sold to private residents 70% of the 163 homes in new housing project funded by UK government as part of UK-Rwanda migration partnership. Braverman visited a year ago, tweeting the project was one "people seeking refugee would come to call home"
Sunday Telegraph news report on a poll of British Muslim attitudes, with comments from Fiyaz Mughal responding to it. This survey found that 4/10 Muslim respondents say Hamas did not commit atrocities on October 7th. Thread on these findings follows.
The 6th anniversary of Home Office Windrush Scandal which took place yesterday at Windrush Square in Brixton. My tribute to those who have died so far!
Our @jake_puddle writes for @lgcplus on how councils are driving new ideas to support people seeking asylum – and a new toolkit to share this innovation with others working in local government. https://www.lgcplus.com/services/community-cohesion/jake-puddle-councils-are-driving-new-ideas-to-support-people-seeking-asylum-03-04-2024/
"Strengthening social cohesion could never be the work of govt alone – but a stronger framework for what public policy can contribute could help unlock the broader civic response that we need too." @sundersays for @EasternEye on Sara Khan's cohesion review https://www.easterneye.biz/dame-sara-khan-review-social-cohesion/
"Responses that support asylum-seekers are possible and even effective, improving outcomes for both people seeking asylum and the communities in which they live," argues @mweihmayer for @LSEpoliticsblog referencing new @britishfuture asylum toolkit
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/government-vs-councils-on-asylum-policy/
"Migration for work: the ‘brightest and best’ vs economic and social need" - our @Heather_Rolfe analyses the new Immigration Attitudes Tracker data in this blog for @UKandEU https://ukandeu.ac.uk/attitudes-towards-migration-for-work-the-brightest-and-best-vs-economic-and-social-need/
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