The 2024 Parliament will be Britain’s most diverse ever, with a record number of ethnic minority MPs taking seats in the Commons, according to new analysis of final candidate selections by British Future.
The General Election will see the biggest ever increase in minority representation. With around 14% of the new parliament’s MPs coming from an ethnic minority background, Westminster will be closer than ever before to reflecting the diversity of the electorate.
Progress on gender equality will be slower, however. While there will be more female MPs in the 2024 parliament than ever before, only around 4 in 10 MPs will be women, while they make up 51% of the electorate.
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"Global majority" should obvs not be used *by organisations* until/unless can show
1) most people know what it means (non-grads, young, old)
(2) most of those it is about like/want this term
unlikely for Western minorities + absurd for global billions this is *ostensibly* for
As well as building shared identities - as England fans or fans of local teams - football also leads to greater social contact across social divides. Grassroots football is volunteer led & surveys show that those who give their time on Saturdays come from all sections of society
Thomas Tuchel offers England's Three Lions a chance of victory – but others must now speak for English identity, writes @sundersays for @CapX
https://capx.co/in-the-spirit-of-football-england-should-welcome-thomas-tuchel/
As well as new manager Thomas Tuchel, the @FA recently unveiled its strategy for 2024-28. Our @sundersays was at Wembley for the launch and writes for @EasternEye how how football can help bring people together
https://www.easterneye.biz/shared-goals-can-be-game-changers-in-diversity-drive/
'UK asylum backlog lower since Rwanda plan scrapped, figures show' reports @guardian today.
A new @refugeecouncil report says nearly 120,000 people await case processing with 63,000 set to be granted asylum by the government.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/17/uk-asylum-backlog-rwanda-plan-hotels-deportations
A new exhibition has launched to celebrate the Windrush Generation and to mark #BlackHistoryMonthUK
'Enigma of Arrival' at the Battle Library in Reading reflects the lives of those who travelled to the UK from the Caribbean.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjrkdy27l0o
"Does race matter in British politics?"
Our @sundersays writes for @CapX on the surprise Tory leadership choice and how, despite a toxic racist fringe, the contest won't be decided by the ethnicity of the candidates.
Does race matter in British politics?
This has been the Wacky Races leadership contest. It is impossible to confidently predict which of Kemi Badenoch o...
capx.co
Our @sundersays speaking at this @ASI event tonight with Madeleine Sumption, Katie Lam MP, author Tom Jones
New @hopenothate research today finds public support for govt taking a more proactive approach to community cohesion:
"72% of people want the Government to step in and improve cohesion between communities"
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