As the government prepares to publish its response to the Race Commission’s report, new research from British Future, Race and opportunity in Britain: finding common ground, provides new, detailed evidence of attitudes to race among white and ethnic minority citizens in the UK.
Its findings, submitted as evidence to the Race Commission, illustrate why talking about race can sometimes feel difficult, but also identifies the common ground on which a positive agenda for change could be built.
Action to tackle CV discrimination in employment, to combat hate speech online, to promote greater mixing in schools between children from different backgrounds, and to promote a shared understanding of Britain’s history, including the history of Empire, were all issues on which ethnic minority and white citizens would like to see change.
The research draws on two waves of nationally representative research conducted by Number Cruncher Politics, firstly in October 2020 (with a sample of 1,000 ethnic minority and 1,088 white UK adults) and then in February 2021 (with a sample of 2,000 ethnic minority and 1,501 white UK adults).
Seven online discussion groups were held with mixed-ethnicity participants from Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire; Cardiff; Glasgow; Leicestershire; Lewisham, South London; the north-east of England (Greater Newcastle, Sunderland and Northumberland); and Preston, Lancashire.
Look out next week for 'Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration' - reporting new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker.
Published Thurs 27 Nov, ahead of new ONS net migration figures later that morning.
‘UK net migration 20% lower in 2024 than first thought, ONS says,’ reports BBC. Estimate now 345,000.
New net migration stats published next Thursday expected to show further fall.
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EVENT, THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 12-1pm:
New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?
Join our expert panel, on the day that new net migration figures are released, to discuss how they will shape the politics and policy of immigration. [1/2]
The Women & Equalities Committee @CommonWEC examines attitudes to immigration in today's evidence session of its inquiry into community cohesion. Our @sundersays gives evidence at 2.20pm. [1/2]
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We will examine attitudes towards immigration in a public hearing for our inquiry into community cohesion.
Watch at 2.20pm on 12 November, with:
@PeterKGeoghegan | @britishfuture | @hopenothate
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/event/24864/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Our colleague Raj Kaur Bilkhu is on BBC Radio London now talking about our work with Royal British Legion raising awareness of South Asian service in the world wars, and the My Family Legacy campaign asking British Asians to share family stories of service http://www.myfamilylegacy.org.uk
British Future is looking for a new Treasurer!
If you or someone you know has the skills and would like to join the trustee board of a dynamic thinktank working on issues of immigration, integration, race and identity, please click on the link for more info [1/2]
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New net migration figures are published by ONS this month (27 Nov). Join our lunchtime webinar that afternoon for expert analysis of what the figures mean for the politics and policy of immigration - with @alanmanning4 @MarleyAMorris + our team [1/2]
