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category & 17 June 2020

Most people are ‘Balancers’ who see pressures and gains from immigration to Britain – but they lack trust in governments […]

category & 16 June 2020

Bridging the divides in our society – by place, age and class as well as by race or faith – […]

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category & 28 May 2020

Britain has a long tradition of welcoming refugees – but public confidence in the asylum system is fragile and contingent […]

category & 28 May 2020

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category & 21 May 2020

British Future is proud to be a founding member of /Together, a coalition that everyone is invited to join, from […]

England & 3 December 2025

Sunder Katwala reflects on the life and shifting identity of playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 84.

Immigration falling but public still thinks it is going up – new research

Immigration & 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.

Make social media lawful again – or risk the UK sliding into a racist time warp

Combating racism and prejudice & 13 November 2025

The UK risks sliding into a ‘time warp’ of 70s-style racism unless social media platforms are made to remove hateful content, writes Sunder Katwala.

Noise and nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration

& 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 […]

The State of Us: Community strength and cohesion in the UK

& 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.

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10 Dec 1998669234117714263

"We can take some solace in the fact that this offer to import the Trump and Vance doctrine into our own politics is something we will get to decide for ourselves at the ballot box." Our @sundersays letter to @thetimes on Trump's fears for Europe's 'civilisational erasure' [1/2]

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5 Dec 1996850897998254350

With the men's football World Cup draw today, @sundersays @EasternEye column reports from the women's game at Wembley: "It would be hard to find a more inclusive pride and patriotism than the way in which the Wembley crowd were cheering on the Lionesses"

What the Lionesses’ success reveals about unity and diversity in England

Expert says sport serves as a bridge between communities.

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2 Dec 1995854215101775901

We’re delighted that our @jake_puddle &
@Heather_Rolfe, together with @jillyrutter of @BelongNetwork, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report. [1/3]

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28 Nov 1994365590778282483

Good to see @JohnRentoul citing British Future's new research and analysis in this explainer of the new net migration figures for @Independent [1/3]

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British Future @britishfuture ·

27 Nov 1994079029121388604

If you missed our webinar today 'New net migration figures: What next for politics and policy?' you can watch a recording here:

British Future @britishfuture

THURSDAY WEBINAR: 'New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?'
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also published 27 Nov) [1/2]

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27 Nov 1994007200155512901

'Labour risks leaving its voters behind over settlement proposals' – New blog from our @Heather_Rolfe for @UKandEU drawing on research for the Immigration Attitudes Tracker [1/2]

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27 Nov 1993991604403683816

"What is the best-kept secret in British politics? It must be falling immigration. Almost everyone knows that immigration hit record highs... Few realise the last couple of years have seen some of the biggest ever reductions too." @sundersays @EasternEye

British Future @britishfuture

Net migration now 204,000 – new @ONS figures today

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British Future @britishfuture ·

27 Nov 1993976194245480461

Net migration now 204,000 – new @ONS figures today

Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS

At 204,000, long-term international net migration (number of people immigrating long-term minus number of people emigrating long-term) for the year ending June 2025 was around two-thirds lower than a year earlier (649,000).

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27 Nov 1993948090936774702

PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – the report on the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]

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25 Nov 1993339680730104303

Our @sundersays.bsky.social gave evidence this morning to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Settlement, Citizenship and Integration - watch here:
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On the Englishness of Sir Tom Stoppard

Immigration falling but public still thinks it is going up – new research

Make social media lawful again – or risk the UK sliding into a racist time warp

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Noise and nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration

How we can actually stop the boats

The State of Us: Community strength and cohesion in the UK

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