Starmer urged to restore community cohesion programmes in schools Exclusive: Race relations expert joins calls for PM to give ‘state of the nation’ address tackling root causes of riots The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
Where will they all sit? Commons welcomes 334 rookie MPs in most diverse parliament The new house has a record number of women and ethnic minority members, but finding seats could be hard during busy debates The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
UK government urged to harness football clubs for ‘social connection’ Thinktank British Future’s report calls for the government to channel its funding as football clubs are well placed to spread messages of inclusion The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
Britain is not without its problems. But Vaughan Gething proves how diverse it really is The UK now has ethnic minority leadership in Downing Street, Scotland and Wales – and it hardly even counts as a surprise, says the director of British Future The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selections The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024
British public backs closer relationship with EU after Brexit, new poll shows Report suggests that almost half of Britain thinks the UK’s relationship with the EU is more important for peace, stability and prosperity than our relationship with the US or the Commonwealth The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023
UK voters want closer relationship with EU in ‘significant’ shift since Brexit Major study finds public see ties with Europe as more important than links with US and many ‘exhausted’ by ‘toxic’ debate The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023
Two-thirds of UK public ‘dissatisfied with government’s approach to immigration’ The dissatisfaction is on both sides of the political divide but for different reasons, the research by Ipsos and think tank British Future suggests The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Two-thirds of public ‘dissatisfied with Government’s approach to immigration’ The dissatisfaction is on both sides of the political divide but for different reasons, the research by Ipsos and think tank British Future suggested. The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023
The Tories are mistaken if they believe that immigration is still their trump card Deeply distrusted on the issue after 13 years of broken promises, there is now more risk to the party than reward in trying to exploit it as an electoral weapon The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
Operation Warm Welcome for Afghans has not lived up to potential – think tank More In Common said there had been failings in areas including housing and accommodation, funding and integration of Afghans into local communities. The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023
Windrush report: Britain has made progress on race but more must be done Almost half of white British respondents and 60% of ethnic minorities said they believe it is easier to ‘get on’ in Britain if you are white. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
Sunak’s promise to ‘stop the boats’ is destined to fail without asylum reform A new humanitarian visa, giving a safe route to the UK, must be part of the answer to the refugee crisis, says a thinktank The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
‘Humanitarian visa’ could cut number of asylum seekers reaching UK by boat A cross-party group is urging Suella Braverman to adopt plan that would allow 40,000 people a year to seek asylum in Britain The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023 The Prevent review feeds a political lie: that fighting the far right lets Islamist terrorists off the hook Many hoped for an impartial examination of the threat, what works and what doesn’t. Those hopes have been dashed, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future
Daily Mirror · Jan 3, 2023 Vital to celebrate Windrush pioneers, says Lenny Henry ahead of 75th anniversary The actor and other black Brits urged the country to get behind events marking the 1948 arrival of the liner HMT Empire Windrush, which brought passengers from the Caribbean to the UK
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022 When we judge politicians’ views, why should their skin colour be in any way relevant? As ethnic diversity becomes the new normal in politics, ideas should be the focus of discussion
Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022 Labour MP Rupa Huq faces backlash after calling Kwasi Kwarteng 'superficially Black' The Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton went on to say, 'You wouldn’t know he is black' when listening to him on the radio. She was speaking at a Labour fringe event in Liverpool.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 ‘Paltry’ convictions mark anniversary of Euro 2020 final racist abuse The incident prompted a public outcry and fuelled the debate amid moves by the Government to protect users.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2022 MPs call for an end to higher fees for Hong Kong students Under the current system, students from Hong Kong face paying £22,831 a year more than domestic students for university fees.
Evening Standard · May 20, 2022 Most of Britain lives in a bubble — now at last it’s catching up with London The idea that London is the polar opposite of the rest of Britain in almost every way has taken a firm grip on Westminster. It’s perhaps a species of overcorrection. In the months leading up to the Brexit referendum, Westminster’s forecasters tended to suffer from a London bias — they…
The Independent UK · May 18, 2022 Queen’s Jubilee: Survey finds UK ‘at ease’ with ethnic diversity despite soaring race inequalities Some 84 per cent of the public would be comfortable with an ethnic minority Prime Minister but research shows that a Black person is 12 times less likely to lead Britain than their white counterpart
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 Poll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM The British Future poll found 26% of those asked were ‘positive’ about the prospect and 58% did not think a PM’s ethnicity was relevant.
The National (Scotland) · May 15, 2022 Fewer than half of Scots support keeping monarchy, poll finds FEWER than half of Scots support keeping the monarchy while a quarter associate the Union flag with racism and extremism, according to a new poll.
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022 Scottish support for monarchy falls to 45%, poll reveals Widening rift on retaining the royals is revealed ahead of Queen’s platinum jubilee