Date: 16 August 2012
Celebrating her victory with the Welsh flag and the Union Jack, Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones’s success brought British patriotism and Welsh pride together, writes Daniel Lloyd.
Date: 14 August 2012
One in three of Team GB’s record medal haul were the product of Britain’s history of immigration and integration. That’s because our Olympic team reflects the country that we have become, says Sunder Katwala.
Date: 14 August 2012
There’s been a great Scottish contribution to the Team GB medal haul, but just 5% of the Team GB medals were won by Scots alone, with the others being made up from teams from across Britain, according to new British Future research.
Date: 6 August 2012
Up to 6,000 people fly to Pakistan from Britain every week. Anwar Akhtar says attitudes in the Foreign Office to working with the Pakistani diaspora in Britain are changing and it could open up great opportunities for the countries to work together.
Date: 3 August 2012
August 4 1972 was an unforgettable day for thousands of Ugandan Asians. It was the day that Uganda’s dictator Idi Amin ordered 70,000 Asians to leave the country. Forty years on, in an interview with British Future, Girish Mehta tells of his family’s flight from the country and how they settled in Britain.
Date: 3 August 2012
This matter of being “British” OR “English” has never concerned me. I live in England and my parentage is predominantly English, hence I am “English”. England is part of the United Kingdom, hence I am also “British”. I see no contradiction in this.
Date: 2 August 2012
As Chris Hoy bids for gold on the cycling track today, Robert Outram taps into the Scottish Olympic sentiment.
Date: 31 July 2012
London may be known as a great financial centre, but it’s the arts that are at the heart of London life, says Robin Linnecar, one of the directors of the City of London Festival.
Date: 28 July 2012
Sunder Katwala reviews the Olympic opening ceremony, and says that it shows an inclusive Britishness can be pretty irresistible
British Future reports examine public attitudes and make recommendations for change on topics ranging from future immigration and integration policy to how communications can help combat prejudice."
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