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“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.”

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Dissatisfaction with Government’s handling of immigration at highest level since 2015

Dissatisfaction with Government’s handling of immigration at highest level since 2015 12 September 2023

The latest Immigration Attitudes Tracker research by Ipsos and British Future finds public dissatisfaction with the Government’s handling of immigration at its highest level since 2015.

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How can arts and heritage help us find common ground on inclusive histories?

How can arts and heritage help us find common ground on inclusive histories? 6 September 2023

New research offers fresh insights for cultural and heritage practitioners about work on inclusive histories that confidently navigates ‘culture war’ polarisation.

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How can Labour navigate ‘culture clash’ divides?

How can Labour navigate ‘culture clash’ divides? 4 September 2023

A new paper from Labour Together and British Future examines how we can bridge our divides and stop our culture clashes from turning into a culture war.

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Publications

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Dilemmas of control: Findings of the immigration attitudes tracker 2023

Dilemmas of control: Findings of the immigration attitudes tracker 2023 12 September 2023

New 2023 findings from the the Immigration Attitudes Tracker by Ipsos and British Future, which has tracked public opinion on immigration since 2015.

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Inclusive Histories: Narrating our shared past in polarised times

Inclusive Histories: Narrating our shared past in polarised times 6 September 2023

A new British Future report offering insights for cultural and heritage practitioners about how to work on inclusive histories in a way that confidently navigates ‘culture war’ polarisation.

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Why the Windrush matters today

Why the Windrush matters today 6 June 2023

A new British Future report offers a ‘state of the nation’ picture of public attitudes to race and diversity in Britain today as we mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush.

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Projects and Themes

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Immigration

Immigration

Understanding public attitudes to immigration. Proposing reforms to restore public confidence that immigration can work fairly for all of us.

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Integration

Integration

We work to raise the profile of integration, with policy recommendations to increase contact between people from different backgrounds.

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Citizenship

Citizenship

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.

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Identity and race

Identity and race

Understand changing identities in modern Britain and celebrating inclusive national identities in which we can all take pride.

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Remember Together

Remember Together

Bringing together people from different backgrounds to uncover and commemorate our shared history.

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Refugees & Asylum

Refugees & Asylum

Building broad public support for refugee protection in the UK is key to defending the protection framework and achieving policy change

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Combating racism and prejudice

Combating racism and prejudice

British Future’s research helps anti-prejudice advocates to communicate more effectively and our campaigns seek to entrench anti-prejudice norms across society.

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/Together

/Together

/Together is a new coalition, that everyone is invited to join, seeking to build a kinder, closer and more connected society.

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