Read more about our current activities and future programme: from the long-term issues that British Future seeks to engage to our forthcoming publications, projects and events
Read more“British Future works to understand public attitudes and inform debates on issues that can often seem noisy and polarised. We listen to people's views, finding common ground and offering constructive solutions - building consensus for reforms to immigration and integration policy that can work for all of us.”
Sunder Katwala, Director
17 December 2025
Kirren Rathor reflects on 2025, a year of insight and impact at British Future.
3 December 2025
Sunder Katwala reflects on the life and shifting identity of playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 84.
27 November 2025
Findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker find attitudes hardening but still nuanced, with significant misperceptions about numbers and asylum.
27 November 2025
Report on the 2025 British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, examining public opinion on immigration and asylum.
18 September 2025
The ‘How we can actually stop the boats’ report draws on international evidence to argue that a scaled-up ‘routes and […]
15 July 2025
An authoritative picture of the state of cohesion and community strength in the UK, detailing a worrying combination of social tensions and grievances, including polarisation and division, declining political trust and economic pessimism.
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.
British Future's agenda for citizenship and settlement reform draws on our independent inquiry into citizenship policy. It includes a focus on raising the profile and impact of citizenship ceremonies.
Understanding shifting attitudes to race and identity 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.