Date: 19 April 2018
Enoch Powell misread the public mood when he accused the Queen of being a ‘citizen of nowhere’ over her empathy for Commonwealth citizens
Date: 18 April 2018
50 years on, does ‘Rivers of blood’ loom large over attitudes to race? Not if you’re under 40.
Date: 17 April 2018
Angela Spence on growing up black & British in Wolverhampton in the shadow of ‘Rivers of Blood’
Date: 16 April 2018
Fifty years on from Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, Britain has largely moved on from Powell’s divisive views on race, says new research
Date: 14 March 2018
What needs to happen to turn the Green Paper commitments into real integration? Jill Rutter highlights ten things that need to happen for this to take place.
Date: 14 March 2018
The new Integration Green Paper moves on from the Casey Review to a broader debate about integration. There is consensus on what we need to do – now we must get on and do it.
Date: 21 February 2018
“Since the EU referendum there’s been a surprising lack of debate from both Government and Opposition on immigration. It is good that the Labour opposition wants to begin to fill that vacuum, though Diane Abbott did not take on the really big question today of whether and how to replace free movement after Brexit,” says British Future Director Sunder Katwala
Date: 24 January 2018
New West Midlands reports from the National Conversation – from Kidderminster, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and North Staffordshire – show that local integration may hold the key to rebuilding trust and consensus on immigration.
Date: 18 January 2018
The Home Affairs Committee’s report, ‘Immigration Policy: Basis for Building Consensus,’ is a timely intervention in the debate about Britain’s future immigration policy after Brexit – and adopts many proposals set out by British Future.
How can we help make workplaces fair and inclusive? At Labour & Conservative conferences, British Future (with @kpmguk) brought together politicians, business leaders & experts to explore how to unlock opportunity for all. Read more below [1/2]
Moment of reflection planned one week on from Manchester synagogue attack
Moment of reflection planned one week on from Manchester synagogue attack
Communities across the UK are being encouraged to hold vigils, light candles, or have moments of silence.
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"Are you representing an organisation here?", I asked a Muslim attendee. “I’m here as a Mancunian mate,’ he replied. “That’s what I’m representing.”
Our Avaes Mohammad's reflections from Friday's vigil in Manchester following the appalling Synagogue attack. [1/2]
The new 'Pride in Place' programme "fires the starting gun in Labour’s race to address the sense of national decline fuelling polarisation & populism," writes our @jakepuddle – but ministers should be wary of presenting it as a silver bullet to heal divides. [1/2]
Profile in @guardian today of our Director @sundersays, talking about British Future's work and immigration, race, prejudice, flags and patriotism – and why he's still optimistic about Britain
How do those working for fairness and inclusion in the workplace differentiate hostile backlash from legitimate critique and challenge?
If you’re at @Conservatives party conference today, join us to discuss (Midland Hotel, Trafford, 6pm)
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Farage refused to confirm whether Hong Kongers would be exempt from his plans to jettison ‘indefinite leave to remain’ (ILR) status.
Asked about those fleeing Beijing’s authoritarianism in the former city state, the Reform leader was unequivocal: ‘800,000 people are due to…
Join us at #CPC25 on Mon 6 Oct at 6pm for:
‘Unlocking Opportunity: The case for Inclusive Employment’
Speakers: Baroness Stedman-Scott; @SiobhanAarons of @ToryReformGroup; Anna Purchas, @kpmguk;
Prerna Bhardwaj, Mayor of Gerrards Cross;
@Sundersays, British Future.
'Can progressives find a response to populism?' New @sundersays column for @easterneye from Labour Party conference #LPC25 [1/2]
Join us tonight 6pm at Labour conference to discuss how, in divided times, we can make constructive progress on inclusion in the workplace. ACC Room 11A
With @AnnelieseDodds @Uma_Kumaran @HayleyTVB Anna Purchas of @kpmguk @Heather_Rolfe
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