3 March 2025
“People become English if they were born in England and identify as English,” argues Sunder Katwala – and they are accepted as English by most English people on that basis.
27 February 2025
New Home Office figures show falling immigration numbers, yet the politics of immigration have not caught up, says British Future.
16 February 2025
Most of the public would prefer current levels of international student migration to stay the same or increase, even though it makes up 40% of net migration, according to new research.
16 February 2025
New research examining public attitudes to international students, including numbers and net migration, and students’ contribution to the economy and universities.
11 December 2024
Bringing people together through community arts projects could help build more cohesive communities, finds new research.
29 October 2024
Research from British Future and the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers examines the challenges facing BN(O) Hong Kongers in finding work and dealing with the cost of living in the UK.
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.
Our agenda for citizenship reform includes an independent inquiry into citizenship policy, scrutiny of the EU Settlement Scheme and a focus on raising the profile and impact of citizenship ceremonies.
Understand changing identities 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.
We know that sport strengthens communities and helps bring people together, so we’re pleased to hear of the relaunch of @BelongNetwork’s #PowerOfSport toolkit, supporting coaches and organisations to design inclusive sports programmes.
https://sport.belongnetwork.co.uk/
"Stop it Suella, you are as English as I am," writes @albieamankona for @ConHome
Albie Amankona: Stop it Suella, you are as English as I am | Conservative Home
Braverman’s views on Englishness aren’t a sign of the times. They’re a sign of her age. Among some ethnic ...
conservativehome.com
History Made: The First Ever #OpenIftar at St. George’s Hall Windsor Castle! 🌙
For the first time in 1,000 years, the grandeur of St. George’s Hall became a place of faith, unity, and community as we gathered to break our fast.
A night we will never forget.
📸 @ShaFoShizzle
#OnThisDay in 7️⃣8️⃣ Brendon Batson OBE made his #WestBrom debut🙌🏾
⚽️Aged 2️⃣5️⃣, he started for #WBA vs #BCFC in a 2-1 win at St Andrews with goals by A & T.Brown✨️
🌎Born in Grenada🇬🇩 of 🇹🇹Trinidadian descent, he became the #Baggies 3️⃣rd Black footballer🔥 #PremierLeague #EFL
Our @sundersays is talking to @iancollinsuk @TalkTV at 2.30 on what it means to be English – after Suella Braverman’s Telegraph piece saying that she isn’t English and denying Englishness to most other ethnic minorities living here
"We really want to put forward a positive and confident narrative around British Muslims and their role in British society” – New British Muslim Network launches today
Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
British Muslim Network aims to bring together experts to identify challenges the community faces to policymakers
www.theguardian.com
“I am so grateful to English people” - @guardian speaks to the first Ukrainian refugee to arrive in the UK after war began 3 yrs ago today
‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips
First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’
www.theguardian.com
📈 New @britishfuture research out this week suggests that the public is more positive about student migration than the government might think
@Heather_Rolfe breaks down the stats in her new blog 👇
“We can combine control and compassion. We don't have to choose between them.”
@AnyaRPearson interviews @sundersays, the director of British Future, about integration, immigration and identity.
Read it now on Substack.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thepoliticalquarterly/p/we-can-combine-control-and-compassion?r=2rbgne&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Bringing people together across generations is a great way to bridge divides and promote understanding.
We're proud to support Intergenerational England's #AccessAllAges event at Bridgewater Hall on 12 May
#TalkingGenerations #WeAreIntergenerationalEngland
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