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Integration

We work to raise the profile of integration, with policy recommendations to increase contact between people from different backgrounds.

We need to think about integration and social connection in a new way – refusing to divide people into ‘Them and Us’, whether that’s about migrants, ethnic minorities or British Muslims.

We put forward concrete ideas to make integration an ‘everybody’ issue, shaping a ‘New Us’ so we can all feel part of a country that is closer, kinder and more connected.

British Future is proud to be a founding member of the Together coalition, which works to bring people together and bridge divides, to help build a kinder, closer and more connected society. To inform Together’s work, British Future conducted ‘Talk/together‘, the UK’s biggest-ever conversation about what unites and divides us and what could bring us closer together. Nearly 160,000 people took part. For more information see www.together.org.uk

British Future is also the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration. Click here for more information on the APPG.

How inclusive remembrance can be a force for good

How inclusive remembrance can be a force for good Date: 8 May 2025

A speech by Sunder Katwala at the the Royal British Legion’s Remember Together event at Sennedd Cymru, Cardiff, on VE Day, 8 May 2025.

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Who gets to be English?

Who gets to be English? Date: 3 March 2025

“People become English if they were born in England and identify as English,” argues Sunder Katwala – and they are accepted as English by most English people on that basis.

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New commission to hear from Newham residents on inclusion and belonging

New commission to hear from Newham residents on inclusion and belonging 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.

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New Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion

New Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion Date: 30 January 2025

A new, Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion seeks to understand the challenges to cohesion in our society and how we can rebuild community connection.

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How arts and creativity can help build more cohesive communities

How arts and creativity can help build more cohesive communities Date: 11 December 2024

Bringing people together through community arts and creativity projects could help build more cohesive communities in the wake of this summer’s riots, according to new research.

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Experts and practitioners gather for ‘After the riots’ community cohesion summit

Experts and practitioners gather for ‘After the riots’ community cohesion summit Date: 25 November 2024

Social cohesion practitioners and experts gathered for ‘After the riots: A social cohesion summit’ in London, convened by British Future, Belong and the Together Coalition.

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Accountants working in kitchens, IT and insurance specialists working in warehouses: new migrants from Hong Kong struggling to bring their skills to the UK economy

Accountants working in kitchens, IT and insurance specialists working in warehouses: new migrants from Hong Kong struggling to bring their skills to the UK economy Date: 29 October 2024

New research on the challenges facing BN(O) Hong Kongers in finding work and dealing with the cost of living in the UK.

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After the riots

After the riots Date: 12 September 2024

Leading voices on community cohesion urge the government to address the ‘vacuum on communities policy’ after this summer’s riots, with a new publication setting out a 12-point agenda for change.

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Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland is a chance to bring people together

Euro 2028 in the UK and Ireland is a chance to bring people together Date: 17 July 2024

How can Euro 2028 – hosted here in the UK & Ireland – harness the connecting power of football to bridge divides and create a more inclusive sense of ‘us’?

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