Date: 18 December 2024
Sunder Katwala reviews the year in politics and policy, and looks at some of the highlights in British Future’s work in 2024.
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.
Date: 28 November 2024
New net migration figures for the year to June 2024 are a reminder of unkept promises on immigration and a lesson for PM Keir Starmer.
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.
Date: 14 November 2024
On 12 November, British Future’s Director Sunder Katwala gave the Migration Museum’s Annual Lecture at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
Date: 30 October 2024
New calls for more awareness of service of Black and Asian servicemen in world wars, on 110th anniversary of the first Indian and first Muslim soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
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.
Date: 17 July 2024
The Reform Party must do more to exclude extreme candidates and has a worse reputation on racism than UKIP in 2015, finds a new poll.
Date: 5 July 2024
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has won a landslide majority. What can we learn from the 2024 general election result for what happens next?
This #Remembrance Week, we honour veterans like Jake, who left Trinidad at 17 to serve in the RAF during WWII. His story of bravery and perseverance reminds us of the many faces in our shared history.
We will remember them and ensure all contributions are recognised. 🇬🇧
Soldiers of Empire fighting for Britain. Ahead of this Remembrance Weekend, listen to @DalrympleWill and @tweeter_anita in conversation with @OxfordYasmin about the contribution of Indian soldiers… wherever you get your podcasts 👂
"America’s immigration challenges differ from Europe’s asylum debates but there are important echoes. The antidote to nativist populism is a credible, real-world offer to blend control and well-managed legal processes with a commitment to integration."
Comment: America’s choice of Trump illustrates the Transatlantic divide - EasternEye
Donald Trump is America’s choice. This was a decisive breakthrough in a polarised America. Vice-President Kamala Har...
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Bradford becomes home to the first Commonwealth War Memorial outside of London:
“It reinforces our commitment to remembering and uniting communities around shared sacrifices."
https://www.asianexpress.co.uk/2024/11/history-made-as-bradford-becomes-home-to-the-first-commonwealth-war-memorial-outside-of-london/
#RememberTogether #RemembranceDay2024 #LestWeForget
British icon and refugee Paddington Bear is back on screens tomorrow - with a passport!
Looking forward to discussing Paddington in Peru and UK migration policy with @sundersays, @KatieTonkiss and @Edconsterdine at @GenesisCinema Saturday, 16 Nov.
🎟️: https://genesiscinema.co.uk/event/93148
Six in 10 (60%) people in the UK feel international students bring a significant benefit to the British economy, while only around one in 10 (12%) disagree with this view, according to a new @policyatkings study by @BobbyDuffyKings.
Majority say international students bring significant economic benefits, study finds
Only one in 10 disagree with this view
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Gotta hand it to @SebastianEPayne—at the @britishfuture summer party panel on the Carlton Street Terrace with @sundersays and @gabyhinsliff a few years ago, he went full Nostradamus pre-Partygate, predicting @Keir_Starmer as PM and @KemiBadenoch as LOTO after the next election.…
Brixton’s Remembrance Day ceremony (2pm Sunday 10 Nov) is at the African & Caribbean war memorial, Windrush Square – incl veterans, military personnel + guests.
An estimated 2 million service personnel in the World Wars were from Africa & the Caribbean.
https://brixtonblog.com/2024/11/remembrance-day-in-brixton-and-lambeth/
Trump has won the election, primarily on change, the wrong track + the economy.
Immig second issue for Republican voters, a top issue for 1 in 5. Trump is preferred 53-47 to Harris on immig
Mass deportation policy has support of 4/10 though almost 6/10 prefer regularisation
'A defining week in politics for Britain and the world' - @sundersays column for @EasternEye on the budget, Kemi Badenoch and the Harris-Trump race in the US.
https://www.easterneye.biz/britain-politics-kemi-badenoch-keir-starmer/
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