Date: 2 July 2015
A new poll shows an anxious decade since 7/7, with most feeling community relations have got worse. The need to stand together remains greater than ever, writes Steve Ballinger.
Date: 1 July 2015
British Future picked up the “One to Watch” award at the 2015 Prospect Thinktank of the Year Awards
Date: 29 June 2015
Ten years ago, terrorists tried to divide us. Today a broad coalition of people, from all faiths and backgrounds, is calling on the public to come together and show that they failed. Please join us and walk the last stop of your journey on 7 July, and show your support by sharing a photo using #WalkTogether.
Date: 15 June 2015
Rising star of British boxing Ajmal “The Dream” Faizy dedicates his big fight – during Refugee Week – “to Britain, the country that offered me protection”
Date: 10 June 2015
“Hurling Rubble at the Sun” and “Hurling Rubble at the Moon”, both the work of playwright Avaes Mohammad and shown at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park offered a thought-provoking study of radicalisation and political violence.
Date: 5 June 2015
Prominent voices on both sides of the EU debate risk harming their own cause, says a new survey revealing public distrust of the debate’s loudest voices. The referendum remains up for grabs, with over 70% of the public still not fully decided where they stand on the question of Britain’s EU membership.
Date: 25 May 2015
New research shows ethnic minority votes are increasingly up for grabs, with Conservatives closing the gap on Labour.
Date: 20 May 2015
Tackling illegal immigration may reassure the public, but it won’t distract them from the high net migration figures. A more practical response is needed.
Date: 17 May 2015
A new poll from British Future finds only 52% of Scots think independence will come in the next ten years – while 73% back new powers for Scotland.
'Three weeks, three months, or three years? The uncertain future of Keir Starmer'' – new
@sundersays column for @easterneye :
https://www.easterneye.biz/keir-starmer-resignation-speculation
Most of the public does not like the way in which the England flag has been dragged into polarised debates about identity and race, according to new research published today by British Future, one month out from St George's Day. [Thread]
Faith leaders urge Government to 'slow down and rethink' changes to settlement rules, in a letter published in The Guardian today 🧵
Angela Rayner has warned that the Labour government proposals to make it harder for migrants already in the UK to settle permanently are "un-British" and a "breach of trust" - BBC News report
Angela Rayner warns against 'un-British' immigration reforms
Most migrant workers will have to wait longer to qualify for permanent residence under the government's proposals.
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Faith leaders urge government to rethink settlement changes that “risk undermining” community cohesion [1/3]
Our @sundersays will be on @BBCRadio4 'The Week in Westminster' at 11 today discussing the new govt cohesion plan and definition of anti-Muslim prejudice
BBC Radio 4 - The Week in Westminster
Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
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An independent commission examining inclusion and belonging in Newham – London's most diverse borough – has today published its final report, setting out recommendations to strengthen community connection and make the borough a national beacon of good practice [1/3]
"Her focus on so-called ‘pull-factors’ – an approach tried and tested without success by Conservative Home Secretaries before her – has been shown not to work." Our @sundersays on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's speech today.
The Modern Cockney Festival opens next week with events throughout March, including on the 16th marking the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street.
More details at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/moderncockneyfestival
'From Diwali to Discord: What Happened to Leicester’s Shared Belonging?'
As a new report examines the 2022 Leicester unrest, our Avaes Mohammed speaks to people from South Asian communities in the city about what needs to change. [1/2]
