Speech by Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, at the Conservative Party Conference fringe 'Immigration after Brexit - is there common ground?' with ConservativeHome and PWC.
Urgent action is needed to restore public trust on immigration, according to a new report from the largest-ever public consultation on immigration. The National Conversation on Immigration held over 130 meetings with citizens and stakeholders in 60 locations across every nation and region of the UK, as well as carrying out ICM polling and an open online survey. In total nearly 20,000 people took part.
Greater efforts to promote contact between children from different ethnic, faith and class backgrounds - including 'twinning' of faith schools to help pupils mix with children of other faiths - should be mandatory in all state schools, British Future proposes today in its submission to the government's consultation on its Integrated Communities Strategy green paper.
Report from 'Integration: Getting it right locally', a one-day conference organised by British Future, Hope not hate and the Barrow Cadbury Trust
When Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle on 19 May, Britain will welcome its first mixed-race princess - and most Britons will barely notice.
50 years on, does 'Rivers of blood' loom large over attitudes to race? Not if you're under 40.
Angela Spence on growing up black & British in Wolverhampton in the shadow of 'Rivers of Blood'
The new London integration strategy must truly work for 'all of us', not just for migrants and minorities, if it is to really increase integration across the capital
The new Integration Green Paper moves on from the Casey Review to a broader debate about integration. There is consensus on what we need to do - now we must get on and do it.
Join us for ‘Immigration and integration: getting it right locally’, an essential event for anyone working on integration, community cohesion and immigration in the UK.
Brexit feels more ‘real’ to people in Northern Ireland than in England and immigration is a less polarising issue for the public, according to series of new reports released today from the National Conversation on Immigration.
The Home Affairs Committee’s report, 'Immigration Policy: Basis for Building Consensus,' is a timely intervention in the debate about Britain’s future immigration policy after Brexit - and adopts many proposals set out by British Future.
In a year when issues of identity were never far from the headlines, British Future sought to link local and national debates about immigration and integration.
Naz Shah, MP for Bradford West, spoke at Bradford’s Cartwright Hall at a British Future event to explore how greater understanding of the First World War contribution from the Indian Army’s Muslim soldiers could help integration in Britain today.
Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Muslim and non-Muslim youth in Bradford explore, in a new video, how remembering our shared history can help integration today.
On 31 October 1914, Sepoy Khudadad Khan became the first Muslim recipient of the Victoria Cross, the nation’s highest award for bravery. To mark this anniversary, this new film from British Future explores what happened when descendants of WW1 Muslim soldiers came together with descendants of white WW1 Indian Army officers to learn more about their shared history at the National Archives
The former Lib Dem leader joined British Future at an event with descendants of Muslim soldiers and white officers who fought side-by-side in the WW1
Labour's approach to immigration will need to bridge and reflect the concerns of both its Guardian and Mirror-reading supporters, Stoke MP Ruth Smeeth said.
Integration in the UK is just as important as what happens at our borders if we are to build consensus on immigration, writes Jill Rutter
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Integration Green Paper: our 10-point plan to turn commitments into local action
What needs to happen to turn the Green Paper commitments into real integration? Jill Rutter highlights ten things that need to happen for this to take place.
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