British Future Launches
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Location: Museum of London, Docklands
As 2012 kicks off, new identity, integration, migration and opportunity thinktank British Future will hold its launch at the Museum of London Docklands, where the iconic flameholder of the 1948 Olympics is stored.
In its opening debate, a panel and audience will be discussing British past and future at the historic warehouse, where symbolic icons of past and present are stored. There is also a nod to the iconic nature of the year ahead as the Olympic flame 2012 will take a course past the doorstep of the museum ahead of 2012 Olympics.
The Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee and the British public feelings about the importance of these events will form a thread of discussion at the opening event. The audience will also be asked how they think their families and friends fit into the jigsaw of British national identity today and in the past.
The audience will also be asked for their opinion on integration in British society today, and the challenges going forward, and also to debate economic opportunities needed for the current generations.
British Future’s latest activity on Twitter
With the men's football World Cup draw today, @sundersays @EasternEye column reports from the women's game at Wembley: "It would be hard to find a more inclusive pride and patriotism than the way in which the Wembley crowd were cheering on the Lionesses"
What the Lionesses’ success reveals about unity and diversity in England
Expert says sport serves as a bridge between communities.
www.easterneye.biz
We’re delighted that our @jake_puddle &
@Heather_Rolfe, together with @jillyrutter of @BelongNetwork, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report. [1/3]
Good to see @JohnRentoul citing British Future's new research and analysis in this explainer of the new net migration figures for @Independent [1/3]
If you missed our webinar today 'New net migration figures: What next for politics and policy?' you can watch a recording here:
THURSDAY WEBINAR: 'New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?'
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also published 27 Nov) [1/2]
'Labour risks leaving its voters behind over settlement proposals' – New blog from our @Heather_Rolfe for @UKandEU drawing on research for the Immigration Attitudes Tracker [1/2]
"What is the best-kept secret in British politics? It must be falling immigration. Almost everyone knows that immigration hit record highs... Few realise the last couple of years have seen some of the biggest ever reductions too." @sundersays @EasternEye
Net migration now 204,000 – new @ONS figures today
Net migration now 204,000 – new @ONS figures today
At 204,000, long-term international net migration (number of people immigrating long-term minus number of people emigrating long-term) for the year ending June 2025 was around two-thirds lower than a year earlier (649,000).
Read more ➡️
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingjune2025
PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – the report on the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gave evidence this morning to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Settlement, Citizenship and Integration - watch here:
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/cdf09b84-dbe9-4f35-b5a3-672f5117b586
New @FutureGovForum paper sets out 3-point plan to end use of asylum hotels by 2026 and deliver savings of btwn £3-5 billion for the Exchequer. [1/2]
