Date: 13 May 2015
Chris Creegan reflects on the historic election result in Scotland and asks whether Scotland can find a new, post-election political consensus
Date: 8 May 2015
Last night was a tale of at least two elections, writes Sunder Katwala – a very good night for the Conservative and Unionist Party, and one almost beyond the dreams of the Scottish National Party.
Date: 8 May 2015
Nigel Farage has resigned as UKIP leader. Perhaps the pro-Europeans should be worrying about losing an unusual asset, argues Sunder Katwala.
Date: 8 May 2015
A record number of ethnic minority MPs have been elected to the House of Commons: so who is in the new Class of 2015?
Date: 6 May 2015
Joe Cryer offers his reflections on what 5 things we learned from speaking with young voters up and down the country during the Voice of a Generation tour
Date: 5 May 2015
Key seats, big-name casualties, the UKIP ‘surge’ and the impact of ethnic minority voters: British Future’s Sunder Katwala sets out ten things he’ll be looking out for on election night.
Date: 22 April 2015
Many of us in England will be celebrating St George’s Day this week, commemorating the nation’s patron saint. Others will remain unaware, or wonder why there’s nothing much happening in their local area. British Future’s Steve Ballinger looks at what we think about St George’s Day and what we know, or don’t know, about England’s patron saint.
Date: 21 April 2015
While attending British Future’s Voice of a Generation event in Westminster we spoke to George from London to find out what he thought about politics and politicians today.
Date: 19 April 2015
Sunder Katwala looks at the new ‘Kingmaker’ seats that could decide the next Prime Minister
'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.
www.bbc.co.uk
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]
