Date: 26 July 2022
My first memories of football were on the concrete playground of my central London primary school, playing alongside one other […]
Date: 4 November 2020
Nuanced and balanced Talk/together conversations in the South-East show the value of engaging people in discussions about ‘difficult’ subjects, writes Jill Rutter.
Date: 1 October 2020
Our joint initiative with the Royal British Legion bringing people from different backgrounds together to commemorate shared history.
Date: 10 June 2020
People across the country are being encouraged to come together on 5 July for a shared, national moment of thanks for everyone helping get us through the covid-19 crisis.
Date: 19 May 2020
Most people think care workers and other low-paid migrant workers doing ‘important jobs’ should be exempt from a proposed ‘salary threshold’ – new poll.
Date: 14 May 2020
Government and charities need to act now to make sure recent volunteering efforts have a lasting legacy, writes Jill Rutter
Date: 13 May 2020
A new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, from its inquiry into how COVID-19 has impacted efforts to reach isolated groups.
Date: 14 April 2020
A parliamentary inquiry is asking whether digital divides are hampering efforts to reach the most isolated groups in society during the COVID-19 crisis.
Date: 4 April 2020
Politics will, at some point, return to normal – and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party will face a challenge to rebuild bridges between the party and the voters it needs to win back.
"The Home Office has been forced to release a suppressed report on the origins of the Windrush scandal by a tribunal judge who quoted George Orwell in a judgment criticising the department’s lack of transparency" - @guardian (report out today)
“The long-awaited publication of a report into the roots of the Windrush scandal is key to reinforcing transparency around government, a campaigner has said” - @itvnews report citing @ppvernon
Keir Starmer's conference speech drew a line between the toxic racism of rioters and the "legitimate concerns" that some people hold about immigration. Sunder Katwala examines the difference between 'legitimate concerns' – and those with no legitimacy.
https://www.britishfuture.org/understanding-legitimate-concerns-and-how-to-differentiate-them-from-those-with-no-legitimacy/
A reminder of our joint paper ‘After the riots’, setting out how govt should respond and help build more resilient communities:
We’ll be discussing further ar a conference on 20 Nov with @BelongNetwork @togethercoalit
‘After the Riots - How do we respond to the causes of racism, disorder and violence in our communities?’ - our #LabourConference2024 fringe with @togethercoalit @BelongNetwork - @matthyde of @LBFEW introduces the panel
“This didn’t come out of nowhere. It came after years of vitriol towards minority communities in the uk.” Says @MrBrendanCox - We need different narratives, he says, telling the everyday stories of communities who live together and work together
.@MrBrendanCox “What tends to happen after riots is that the political response is law and order - a brilliant place to start, a terrible place to stop. Unless this gets consistent political attention, we’re going to get nowhere.”
.@mcintosh_kim says creating more social contact between people from different backgrounds is important, but it has to be intentional and properly resourced, so people have sustained, positive contact.
.@MrBrendanCox “What tends to happen after riots is that the political response is law and order - a brilliant place to start, a terrible place to stop. Unless this gets consistent political attention, we’re going to get nowhere.”
.@MrBrendanCox “What tends to happen after riots is that the political response is law and order - a brilliant place to start, a terrible place to stop. Unless this gets consistent political attention, we’re going to get nowhere.”
. @LordWajidKhan says “You can’t do community cohesion on the cheap… we need to invest in this area.”
“What this showed us is that we need to build our resilience.”
. @LordWajidKhan says “You can’t do community cohesion on the cheap… we need to invest in this area.”
“What this showed us is that we need to build our resilience.”
. @Abtisam_Mohamed MP for Sheffield: “For the first times ever I had to decide if it was safe for me to go into the city centre… it anyone who looked different who was worried.”
. @Abtisam_Mohamed MP for Sheffield: “For the first times ever I had to decide if it was safe for me to go into the city centre… it anyone who looked different who was worried.”
.@patrick_hurley MP for Southport opens discussion by describing what happened this summer in the community he serves
.@patrick_hurley MP for Southport opens discussion by describing what happened this summer in the community he serves
‘After the Riots - How do we respond to the causes of racism, disorder and violence in our communities?’ - our #LabourConference2024 fringe with @togethercoalit @BelongNetwork - @matthyde of @LBFEW introduces the panel
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