British Future at party conferences 2017
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Location: Brighton and Manchester
British Future will be speaking at events at the 2017 Conservative and Labour party conferences.
Do come and join us.
We’ll also be tweeting during conferences from @BritishFuture.
Labour Party conference, Brighton, 24-27 September 2017
http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/annual-conference-2017
Monday 25th September, 4pm-5.30pm, Jury’s Inn Waterside: “Immigration: culture war or common ground? Lessons from the National Conversation on Immigration”
With Yvette Cooper and Hope not Hate.
Tuesday 26th September, 8.15am – 9.45am breakfast roundtable: Immigration after Brexit – How can a new system meet the needs of the economy and regain public confidence?
With Stephen Kinnock MP; Andrea Als, PWC; Sunder Katwala, British Future; Jill Rutter, British Future.
Please note that this is an invitation-only event with limited availability – please contact us if you would like to attend.
Conservative Party conference, Manchester, 1-4 October:
https://conservativepartyconference.com/index
Sunday 1 October, 2.30pm, Conservative Home Marquee – “After free movement: how should immigration work post-Brexit?”
James Cleverly MP (Invited); Nusrat Ghani MP; Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future; Paul Goodman, Editor, ConservativeHome (Chair)
Tuesday 3 October, 10am, Conservative Home Marquee – “Why the lack of minority appeal cost May her majority”
Sam Gyimah MP, Minster for Prisons and Probation; Paul Goodman, Executive Editor of ConservativeHome; Binita Mehta-Parmar, Director of Modern Britain; Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future (Chair)
British Future’s latest activity on Twitter
'‘Past, Present and Possibilities’: Windrush legacy celebrated' - report from @TheVoiceNews on the recent #WindrushDay event at @NFFC, co-hosted with @LCFC and @britishfuture [1/2]
“Communal life in Britain is under threat like never before," says former Communities Secretary Sir Sajid Javid.
Together with former Labour MP Jon Cruddas he will co-chair a new Independent Commission on Community & Cohesion that meets for the first time today [1/2]
"Can this government tell a shared story of how we got here and where we are going?" asks @sundersays for @easterneye, reflecting on #windrushday2025 last weekend and the anniversary of the UK riots next month [1/2]
Sad to hear of the passing of Sgt Mohammed Hussain, who had been one of the last living Indian Army WW2 veterans in the UK. Rest in Peace.
Lovely film from @NFFC from the conference they hosted this week with @LCFC and @britishfuture to mark #WindrushDay - featuring Forest & England legend Viv Anderson, among many others.
On Thursday, we proudly hosted a special conference at the City Ground to mark #WindrushDay.
The event brought together over 100 people from across English football to celebrate the incredible contributions of the Windrush generation to our game. ❤️
It’s #WindrushDay2025 with events taking place across the country.
It’s ever-more important to commemorate the legacy & contribution of the Windrush generation, with so many Windrush pioneers passing over last 12 months [1/2]
'Windrush and football: Past, present and possibilities' - report from a pre-#WindrushDay conference hosted by @NFFC @LCFC @britishfuture exploring how football can engage with Windrush Day to help combat racism and promote inclusion [1/2]
@100Windrush
Today we are at the @NFFC City Ground for the 'Windrush and Football: Past, Progress and Possibilities' event hosted by @100Windrush @britishfuture @LCFC and @NFFC !
#WindrushDay
“A deeper determination to keep their memory and legacy alive” - @ppvernon for @100Windrush on why marking #WindrushDay this Sunday matters even more with the passing of yet more Windrush pioneers
With #WindrushDay 2025 fast approaching, our Windrush 100 convenor @ppvernon reflects and pays tribute to the pioneers of the Windrush Generation whom we have lost over the past year...
https://www.windrush100.org/news/windrush-generation-pioneers-end-of-an-era
‘Keir Starmer to push for reform of European Convention on Human Rights to help manage migration, reports @politico
‘Lefty lawyer’ Keir Starmer to push for ECHR reform
The U.K. prime minister — a former human rights lawyer — wants to shake up Strasbourg amid pressure over mig...
www.politico.eu