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, DirectorMost 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.
As the new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill returns to Parliament today, a new poll reveals that fewer than […]
A new Commission launching this spring aims to hear the views of people across Newham on how to live well together in one of the most diverse places in the UK.
New research examining public attitudes to international students, including numbers and net migration, and students’ contribution to the economy and universities.
Bringing people together through community arts projects could help build more cohesive communities, finds new research.
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 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
We are pleased to be supporting on this commission, alongside @britishfuture & convened by @togethercoalit. In the words of our Co-Chair, @shalni_arora "it could not come at a more pivotal moment for social cohesion in the UK."
More details to come soon.
“Six months after the riots, which saw unprecedented scenes of racist violence and disorder, we face multiple challenges to social cohesion” - @sundersays speaks to @easterneye about the new Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion
Our @sundersays will be on @lbc tonight at 7.05 with @iaindale talking about Kemi Badenoch's new proposals to make it harder for people to become a British citizen
Kemi Badenoch floats new proposal to make it harder to become a UK citizen
Thread from our @sundersays
https://bsky.app/profile/sundersays.bsky.social/post/3lhhskqlgok2y
More findings and recommendations from the independent Inquiry into citizenship policy - including reforming the 'Life in the UK' test to make it more relevant and celebrating new Britons with revamped public citizenship ceremonies
Celebrate citizenship and remove barriers to becoming British, says Inquiry - British Future
The UK should take a more positive approach to citizenship, according to an inquiry into citizenship policy chaired by Alberto Costa MP.
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Kemi Badenoch floats new proposal to make it harder to become a UK citizen
"It’s such a waste for these individuals and it’s a waste for the UK" - @FT reports on @britishfuture @welcominghk research into the challenges for many Hong Kongers in the UK finding work that matches their skills and experience
"Racism is a barrier to cohesion & tackling it a precondition for success."
Our @sundersays writes for @easterneye
on why anti-racism & cohesion must be "two sides of the same coin" rather than an either/or choice