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Integration key to building trust on immigration in West Midlands – new reports

Integration key to building trust on immigration in West Midlands – new reports Date: 24 January 2018

New West Midlands reports from the National Conversation – from Kidderminster, Sutton Coldfield, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and North Staffordshire – show that local integration may hold the key to rebuilding trust and consensus on immigration.

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Home Affairs Committee report: a timely plea for consensus-building

Home Affairs Committee report: a timely plea for consensus-building Date: 18 January 2018

The Home Affairs Committee’s report, ‘Immigration Policy: Basis for Building Consensus,’ is a timely intervention in the debate about Britain’s future immigration policy after Brexit – and adopts many proposals set out by British Future.

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The National Conversation on Immigration – interim report

The National Conversation on Immigration – interim report Date: 15 January 2018

The National Conversation on Immigration, the UK’s biggest-ever public consultation on this issue, published its initial findings

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How can shared history help integration in Bradford today?

How can shared history help integration in Bradford today? Date: 8 December 2017

Naz Shah, MP for Bradford West, spoke at Bradford’s Cartwright Hall at a British Future event to explore how greater understanding of the First World War contribution from the Indian Army’s Muslim soldiers could help integration in Britain today.

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What do people in Wales think about immigration?

What do people in Wales think about immigration? Date: 4 December 2017

Are Welsh attitudes to immigration different to those in England and Scotland? Polling from British Future takes the temperature in Wales.

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Video: Bradford youth rap remembrance of shared history

Video: Bradford youth rap remembrance of shared history Date: 8 November 2017

Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Muslim and non-Muslim youth in Bradford explore, in a new video, how remembering our shared history can help integration today.

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Descendants of WW1 Muslim soldiers and white officers uncover shared history: video

Descendants of WW1 Muslim soldiers and white officers uncover shared history: video Date: 31 October 2017

On 31 October 1914, Sepoy Khudadad Khan became the first Muslim recipient of the Victoria Cross, the nation’s highest award for bravery. To mark this anniversary, this new film from British Future explores what happened when descendants of WW1 Muslim soldiers came together with descendants of white WW1 Indian Army officers to learn more about their shared history at the National Archives

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“I owe my existence to Indian army Muslim soldiers” – Paddy Ashdown

“I owe my existence to Indian army Muslim soldiers” – Paddy Ashdown Date: 24 October 2017

The former Lib Dem leader joined British Future at an event with descendants of Muslim soldiers and white officers who fought side-by-side in the WW1

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‘We’re still fighting battles we should have won 10 years ago’ – Conservatives & minority voters fringe report

‘We’re still fighting battles we should have won 10 years ago’ – Conservatives & minority voters fringe report Date: 3 October 2017

Minister Sam Gyimah joined British Future, Modern Britain and ConservativeHome at a party conference fringe debating how Tories can reach out to BME voters.

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British Future’s latest activity on Twitter