Date: 3 July 2012
Journalist Daniel Lloyd considers his Welsh identity and why the infectious, inclusive nature of Wales can prove irresistible for many.
Date: 1 May 2012
Author and journalist Andrew Gimson asks whether St George’s Day can, or should, ever become for the English what St Patrick’s Day is for the Irish.
Date: 9 January 2012
British national identity is becoming more and more like the British weather – a mixed bag, changeable from one place to another and on occasion difficult to describe to outsiders not already familiar with it, argues Ipsos Mori’s Mark Diffley.
"If this Henry Jackson Society poll was an active demonstration of how to frame an argument to inflate support for Hamas in polarised times, its results offer insights for counter-extremism voices who want to marginalise extreme narratives, rather than boost them" - @sundersays
Brixton procession and opera 'flash mob' to mark #WindrushDay2024
via @brixtonblog
New @migobs analysis shows high cost of becoming a British citizen + risks of exploitation for care workers after dependants ban.
Migration Observatory analyses show the high cost of becoming a British citizen, and risks of...
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
Times reports Rwanda has now sold to private residents 70% of the 163 homes in new housing project funded by UK government as part of UK-Rwanda migration partnership. Braverman visited a year ago, tweeting the project was one "people seeking refugee would come to call home"
Sunday Telegraph news report on a poll of British Muslim attitudes, with comments from Fiyaz Mughal responding to it. This survey found that 4/10 Muslim respondents say Hamas did not commit atrocities on October 7th. Thread on these findings follows.
The 6th anniversary of Home Office Windrush Scandal which took place yesterday at Windrush Square in Brixton. My tribute to those who have died so far!
Our @jake_puddle writes for @lgcplus on how councils are driving new ideas to support people seeking asylum – and a new toolkit to share this innovation with others working in local government. https://www.lgcplus.com/services/community-cohesion/jake-puddle-councils-are-driving-new-ideas-to-support-people-seeking-asylum-03-04-2024/
"Strengthening social cohesion could never be the work of govt alone – but a stronger framework for what public policy can contribute could help unlock the broader civic response that we need too." @sundersays for @EasternEye on Sara Khan's cohesion review https://www.easterneye.biz/dame-sara-khan-review-social-cohesion/
"Responses that support asylum-seekers are possible and even effective, improving outcomes for both people seeking asylum and the communities in which they live," argues @mweihmayer for @LSEpoliticsblog referencing new @britishfuture asylum toolkit
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/government-vs-councils-on-asylum-policy/
"Migration for work: the ‘brightest and best’ vs economic and social need" - our @Heather_Rolfe analyses the new Immigration Attitudes Tracker data in this blog for @UKandEU https://ukandeu.ac.uk/attitudes-towards-migration-for-work-the-brightest-and-best-vs-economic-and-social-need/
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