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: 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
Date: 29 March 2022
Michael Gove is urged to extend Britain’s warm welcome to Afghan refugees still waiting for homes, in a letter from a broad coalition today.
Date: 14 March 2022
British Future Associate Fellow Jill Rutter writes about why her family has decided to offer a home to a Ukrainian refugee; and what the government needs to do to get this new scheme right.
Date: 14 March 2022
Public support for welcoming refugees is part of a broader warming of attitudes to immigration that pre-dates the Ukraine crisis, according to the latest wave of the Ipsos/British Future Unbound Immigration Tracker.
Date: 14 March 2022
The latest attitudes tracker survey presents a nuanced and somewhat hopeful picture of public attitudes towards asylum and refugees – and a counter to those arguing that the public demands only the toughest approach.
Date: 11 March 2022
Sponsors of Ukrainian refugees should be allowed to name the individuals that they want to support in the UK, argues Sunder Katwala.
Date: 7 March 2022
Jill Rutter looks at what the UK can learn from the response to the last major movement of refugees from a war in Europe – the break-up of Yugoslavia.
Date: 2 March 2022
The government has been surprised by the breadth of public, political and media support for refugees this week, writes Sunder Katwala. They are playing catch-up, but it is not too late to get it right.
Date: 14 September 2021
Public attitudes to immigration are more positive than negative across a range of measures, according to the latest findings from Ipsos MORI research that has tracked changing public attitudes to immigration across twelve waves of research since 2015.
All Lords amendments rejected by the Commons, back to the Lords we go
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Great film from @Wolves showing the power of football to build a shared identity, across our differences. #OnePack
Thrilled the Pepshop PR campaign @MrKennyCampbell and I ran for @100Windrush is @CIPR_Global Excellence Awards nominated. A fantastic story working with fantastic people. @MykaellRiley @ppvernon @sundersays @DJTrevorNelson @steveballinger @BritishFuture #Windrush75 #CIPRexcel
Lords vote last night again insists that Rwanda Bill be amended. Commons expected to reject amendments and return Bill to Lords today https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/16/rwanda-bill-delayed-for-at-least-a-day-after-lords-pass-amendments?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘Defiance’ on @Channel4 is required viewing for youngsters with higher expectations of society, writes @sundersays
Defiance is required viewing for youngsters with higher expectations of society - EasternEye
By exploring the British Asian experience of racism, resistance and social conflict across the scorching summers of ...
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I reviewed "Another England" by @CarolineLucas for today's Observer, in which the outgoing Green MP appeals to her fellow progressives not to fear a rising English national consciousness, but rather to speak to Englishness & to seek to shape its future
Reports that Lords may send back the Rwanda Bill to the Commons with amendments one more time.
Reminder that our polling with @focaldataHQ found the public backs most of the Lords amendments:
Public backs Lords in clash with government on Rwanda bill – new poll - British Future
New polling for British Future finds the public agrees with amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill proposed by the House of Lords.
www.britishfuture.org
Rwanda: crossbench peer Lord McDonald of Salford enumerates the various reasons why the Lords should stand firm on its amendments to the government's Bill
Peers know the Rwanda bill is flawed and dangerous. We must use every power to oppose it | Simon...
Standing firm on our amendments would mean the Commons backs down or loses the bill, says Lord McDonald, former ...
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Thread from our @sundersays on the government's Rwanda scheme and the fantasy numbers being briefed to friendly newspapers (saying Rwanda could take up to 30k people when reality is closer to 300 per year)
As Parliament debates the 'Safety of Rwanda' Bill again this week, a reminder of our @focaldataHQ polling, which found that the majority of the public support almost all of the Lords' amendments.
https://www.britishfuture.org/public-backs-lords-in-clash-with-government-on-rwanda-bill-new-poll/
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