Date: 15 June 2017
Chris Creegan looks back at the General Election campaign in Scotland
Date: 14 June 2017
An England-Venezuela football clash prompts reflections on identity from Russell Hargrave in his Venezuelan-British household
Date: 14 June 2017
Across the country, young Muslims and Jews have been getting together and finding out all they have in common in the lead-up to The Great Get Together
Date: 9 June 2017
12 new ethnic minority MPs will join 40 others to make the 2017 parliament the most diverse ever, writes Sunder Katwala.
Date: 8 June 2017
This dramatic exit poll is a reminder of one of the great virtues of democratic politics: that the voters can never be taken for granted, writes Sunder Katwala.
Date: 25 May 2017
The net migration target has been a failure but it’s a ‘phoney war’ to focus now on the level of the target. We should be debating a new immigration system.
Date: 12 May 2017
British Future’s ‘Common ground manifesto for immigration’ sets out ten proposals to help rebuild public trust on immigration and integration
Date: 10 May 2017
The General Election will see a neck-and-neck race between the Conservative and Labour parties to become the party with the most ethnic minority MPs. New projections suggest Theresa May’s party may edge ahead for the first time.
Date: 1 May 2017
All candidates in the mayoral elections for England’s new ‘city-regions’ should support the appointment of a ‘deputy mayor for integration,’ says a report.
We know that sport strengthens communities and helps bring people together, so we’re pleased to hear of the relaunch of @BelongNetwork’s #PowerOfSport toolkit, supporting coaches and organisations to design inclusive sports programmes.
https://sport.belongnetwork.co.uk/
"Stop it Suella, you are as English as I am," writes @albieamankona for @ConHome
Albie Amankona: Stop it Suella, you are as English as I am | Conservative Home
Braverman’s views on Englishness aren’t a sign of the times. They’re a sign of her age. Among some ethnic ...
conservativehome.com
History Made: The First Ever #OpenIftar at St. George’s Hall Windsor Castle! 🌙
For the first time in 1,000 years, the grandeur of St. George’s Hall became a place of faith, unity, and community as we gathered to break our fast.
A night we will never forget.
📸 @ShaFoShizzle
#OnThisDay in 7️⃣8️⃣ Brendon Batson OBE made his #WestBrom debut🙌🏾
⚽️Aged 2️⃣5️⃣, he started for #WBA vs #BCFC in a 2-1 win at St Andrews with goals by A & T.Brown✨️
🌎Born in Grenada🇬🇩 of 🇹🇹Trinidadian descent, he became the #Baggies 3️⃣rd Black footballer🔥 #PremierLeague #EFL
Our @sundersays is talking to @iancollinsuk @TalkTV at 2.30 on what it means to be English – after Suella Braverman’s Telegraph piece saying that she isn’t English and denying Englishness to most other ethnic minorities living here
"We really want to put forward a positive and confident narrative around British Muslims and their role in British society” – New British Muslim Network launches today
Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
British Muslim Network aims to bring together experts to identify challenges the community faces to policymakers
www.theguardian.com
“I am so grateful to English people” - @guardian speaks to the first Ukrainian refugee to arrive in the UK after war began 3 yrs ago today
‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips
First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’
www.theguardian.com
📈 New @britishfuture research out this week suggests that the public is more positive about student migration than the government might think
@Heather_Rolfe breaks down the stats in her new blog 👇
“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
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