Building broad public support for refugee protection in the UK is key to defending the protection framework and achieving
policy change.
How can voices in civil society and politics make the case for refugee protection to those who are sceptical about the asylum system and whether Britain can cope with the scale of the crisis?
British Future disseminates research into public attitudes and messages that resonate with persuadable sceptics, to help organisations working on refugee protection communicate more effectively.
We are proud to be part of Refugee Week each year.
Date: 17 March 2024
New polling for British Future finds public support for amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill proposed by the House of Lords.
Date: 19 February 2024
A new toolkit for local authorities showcases innovative ways in which councils are providing support to people seeking asylum.
Date: 15 November 2023
Reaction to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the government’s Rwanda scheme is unlawful.
Date: 20 October 2023
The Rwanda scheme, argues Sunder Katwala, is primarily a distraction from the question of how this government, or the next, can build a functioning asylum policy.
Date: 28 July 2023
The Government has yet to identify any viable solutions to the challenges facing Britain’s asylum system of asylum, writes Sunder Katwala – yet its critics are setting out alternative proposals.
Date: 13 March 2023
New research finds an appetite to extend the welcoming approach of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to other groups of new arrivals.
Date: 6 March 2023
The Government is repeating its impossible promises of last year to tackle Channel crossings – when it should be looking at practical solutions.
Date: 18 February 2023
A new report sets out ‘real world’ proposals for reforming UK asylum and reducing Channel crossings – in contrast to the Government’s ‘impossible promises’.
Date: 19 April 2022
Sunder Katwala sets out why the government’s scheme to send people seeking asylum in Britain to Rwanda misreads the mood of the country – and will fail as a policy
"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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