British Future’s research helps anti-prejudice advocates to communicate more effectively and our campaigns seek to entrench anti-prejudice norms across society.
Tackling hatred and prejudice is as important today as it has ever been.
Communications are important tools for organisations working to combat racism and prejudice – but greater consideration needs to be given to the different audiences that we are trying to reach, if communications are to be effective in combating hatred. That can be more challenging in polarised times.
British Future’s understanding of public attitudes on issues that can seem difficult and divisive – including immigration, identity and race – means we can work with anti-prejudice organisations to help their communications reach and persuade the right audiences.
Date: 15 July 2025
New report on the state of cohesion and community strength in the UK finds a worrying combination of social tensions and grievances.
Date: 10 July 2025
Year 8 drama students at Eden Girls’ School, Waltham Forest explore the topics of immigration, home, belonging and identity in their play ‘The Migration Diaries’.
Date: 30 January 2025
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.
Date: 17 July 2024
The Reform Party must do more to exclude extreme candidates and has a worse reputation on racism than UKIP in 2015, finds a new poll.
Date: 14 May 2024
New research explores the unique power of football clubs to foster a shared sense of identity and pride in local towns & cities, across people from different backgrounds.
Date: 6 July 2022
As the women’s Euro 2022 football tournament takes place across England, Sunder Katwala looks at the power of football to help bridge divides and build a shared and inclusive identity.
Date: 9 May 2022
There is a new sense of excitement among those banned most often from Twitter for hateful conduct since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and his comments on relaxing rules to combat online hatred, writes Sunder Katwala.
Date: 29 September 2021
Report from British Future’s Labour conference fringe on race equality and business, with shadow business minister Seema Malhotra and KPMG.
Date: 12 August 2021
As the new Premier League season kicks off, Sunder Katwala looks back at how football has often been at the centre of debates about racism and identity in Britain; and at opportunities to broaden anti-racism norms.
Our webinar to launch 'The State of Us' report has started, with Kelly Fowler of Belong; Sam Coates and Prof Jagbir Jhutti Johal, members of the new Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion; and Sunder Katwala (Chair). Report co-author Jake Puddle is presents key findings.
This is a good point, we must try to control social media, but we also have to support alternative news and information sources. Local trusted media, based in local communities, is essential @BelongNetwork @britishfuture
A “powder keg” of social tensions and grievances remain unaddressed across the UK, one year on from last summer's riots, according to a major new cohesion report published today. It warns that without urgent action, unrest risks being reignited. [🧵]
Our @sundersays is on @LBC at 8.05 talking to @TomSwarbrick1 about the new report 'The State of Us'
Read the full report here:
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New Channel migrant returns deal between UK and France "a breakthrough", but concerns that small scale may limit impact - "At ten times the scale, this deal could start to make a dramatic difference to small boat numbers." @britishfuture response from @sundersays [1/2]
Important new report out today from @Spiritof2012 & Public First exploring the power of events to build shared pride and bring communities together. [
Two-thirds of people in Britain say events hosted in the UK make them feel proud [1/2]
"New parties can voice arguments that citizens feel are missing. But a consumerist search for the perfect party can seek to side-step the inevitable frustrations of compromise. Politics is about how societies make collective decisions when we disagree." @sundersays @EasternEye
Family of 7/7 victim want social cohesion to be taught in schools, reports @thetimes.com
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