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Why it’s time for an Office for Citizenship and Integration in London

Why it’s time for an Office for Citizenship and Integration in London Date: 25 February 2016

On the anniversary of Britain’s first citizenship ceremony, a new report says that Britain has ‘forgotten’ the value of citizenship and the importance of proactively promoting better integration – and calls on the Capital to lead the way.

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How all parties got it wrong on immigration in the General Election

How all parties got it wrong on immigration in the General Election Date: 23 September 2015

Our new report sets out some surprising lessons from the 2015 General Election – and what they might mean for party leaders who want to engage the public.

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Record number of ethnic minority MPs to be elected in May 2015

Record number of ethnic minority MPs to be elected in May 2015 Date: 23 March 2015

More ethnic minority MPs than ever before will sit in the next parliament, according to new research from British Future, published in the report “The race for representation: how ethnic diversity became the ‘new normal’ in British politics”.

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2015: A year of uncertainty

2015: A year of uncertainty Date: 18 January 2015

New ICM polling for British Future’s State of the Nation 2015 report sheds some light on key issues surrounding the General Election campaign and beyond.

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Public “baffled” students included in government’s migration targets

Public “baffled” students included in government’s migration targets Date: 25 August 2014

The British public do not see international students studying in the UK as “immigrants”, and do not want the number coming here reduced, even if this would make it harder to reduce overall immigration numbers, according to new research by Universities UK and British Future, writes Joe Cryer.

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REPORT: EU migration from Romania and Bulgaria

REPORT: EU migration from Romania and Bulgaria Date: 17 December 2013

On 1st January 2014, Britain opens its borders to Romania and Bulgaria. It is a moment being greeted not with fanfares of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, but with the more reluctant mantra ‘we have no choice’, with a heated public debate polarising around two viewpoints.

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REPORT: The melting pot generation

REPORT: The melting pot generation Date: 11 December 2012

When the parents of Olympic champion Jessica Ennis, who are from Jamaica and Derbyshire, met in Sheffield in the 1980s, a majority of the public opposed to mixed race relationships. This is no longer the case, shows the new report from British Future The Melting Pot Generation: How Britain became more relaxed about race.

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VIDEO: Questions put to our New Patriotism panel

VIDEO: Questions put to our New Patriotism panel Date: 3 December 2012

How does class affect British identity? What do the Conservatives have to say about immigration now? And how can ethnic minorities feel like real citizens when their parliament and judiciary aren’t representative? These were some of the questions put to the panel at British Future and Bright Blue event The New Patriotism: Beyond the Spirit of 2012.

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A new patriotism or running from the Empire? Britain in 2012

A new patriotism or running from the Empire? Britain in 2012 Date: 3 December 2012

Where have the events of 2012 left British patriotism? British Future and thinktank Bright Blue held an event talking about whether the Olympics, Paralympics and the Jubilee have left us with a strong new sense of national pride, or whether the hype of 2012 was just that, and we’re still just a country unable to deal with its history.

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