British Future
@britishfuture.bsky.social
The conversations we need on integration and migration, identity and race.Contact: [email protected]
Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
"We can take some solace in the fact that this offer to import the Trump and Vance doctrine into our own politics is something we will get to decide for ourselves at the ballot box." Our @sundersays.bsky.social letter to @thetimes.com on Trump's fears for Europe's 'civilisational erasure' [1/2]
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"We can take some solace in the fact that this offer to import the Trump and Vance doctrine into our own politics is something we will get to decide for ourselves at the ballot box." Our @sundersays.bsky.social letter to @thetimes.com on Trump's fears for Europe's 'civilisational erasure' [1/2]
You can read the report, ‘The State of Us: Community strength and cohesion in the UK’, here:
www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
You can read the report, ‘The State of Us: Community strength and cohesion in the UK’, here:
www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
We’re delighted that our @jakepuddle.bsky.social &
@heather-rolfe.bsky.social, together with @jillyrutter.bsky.social of Belong, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report.
www.mrs.org.uk/awards/mrs-a...
@heather-rolfe.bsky.social, together with @jillyrutter.bsky.social of Belong, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report.
www.mrs.org.uk/awards/mrs-a...
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We’re delighted that our @jakepuddle.bsky.social &
@heather-rolfe.bsky.social, together with @jillyrutter.bsky.social of Belong, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report.
www.mrs.org.uk/awards/mrs-a...
@heather-rolfe.bsky.social, together with @jillyrutter.bsky.social of Belong, won the MRS Presidents Medal last night at the Market Research Society & Research Live Awards 2025, for the ‘The State of Us’ report.
www.mrs.org.uk/awards/mrs-a...
"Immigration policy is hard," says Alan Manning – coincidentally the title of his new book – "But we make it much harder by having a very binary debate about it," where people are either for or against immigration, he adds.
"We need to get people out of their echo chambers," he says.
"We need to get people out of their echo chambers," he says.
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Immigration policy is hard," says Alan Manning – coincidentally the title of his new book – "But we make it much harder by having a very binary debate about it," where people are either for or against immigration, he adds.
"We need to get people out of their echo chambers," he says.
"We need to get people out of their echo chambers," he says.
Starting now - our webinar 'New net migration figures: What next for policy and politics?' with Professor Alan Manning of LSE, Marley Morris of IPPR and our Sunder Katwala and Heather Rolfe.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Starting now - our webinar 'New net migration figures: What next for policy and politics?' with Professor Alan Manning of LSE, Marley Morris of IPPR and our Sunder Katwala and Heather Rolfe.
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And download the full report here:
www.britishfuture.org/wp-content/u...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
And download the full report here:
www.britishfuture.org/wp-content/u...
www.britishfuture.org/wp-content/u...
“The risk for Keir Starmer’s government, which is promising to get a grip on numbers, is that constant crisis messaging only reinforces the public belief that asylum and immigration are out of control," says @sundersays.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“The risk for Keir Starmer’s government, which is promising to get a grip on numbers, is that constant crisis messaging only reinforces the public belief that asylum and immigration are out of control," says @sundersays.bsky.social
New govt settlement plans are tougher than most voters prefer. Half say graduate-level migrants should qualify within 5 years; 53% want mid-skilled to wait under 10 years. Only 21% back a 15-year wait for low-skilled workers—many think it should be 5 years or less.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New govt settlement plans are tougher than most voters prefer. Half say graduate-level migrants should qualify within 5 years; 53% want mid-skilled to wait under 10 years. Only 21% back a 15-year wait for low-skilled workers—many think it should be 5 years or less.
People struggle, however, to say what migration for work they would cut – only a minority would reduce migration for study, or indeed for work in most occupations tested in the research, such as doctors, care workers, lorry drivers or seasonal farm workers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
People struggle, however, to say what migration for work they would cut – only a minority would reduce migration for study, or indeed for work in most occupations tested in the research, such as doctors, care workers, lorry drivers or seasonal farm workers.
Four in ten people (41%) want immigration numbers reduced ‘a lot’, with a further 16% wanting more modest reductions. Just over a third of people (35%) want numbers to stay the same (21%) or increase (15%).
Responses differ significantly by political support.
Responses differ significantly by political support.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Four in ten people (41%) want immigration numbers reduced ‘a lot’, with a further 16% wanting more modest reductions. Just over a third of people (35%) want numbers to stay the same (21%) or increase (15%).
Responses differ significantly by political support.
Responses differ significantly by political support.
Yet most of the public think immigration increased last year, despite the fact it fell by half. Only 16% now expect net migration to fall, while twice as many expect it to go up.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Yet most of the public think immigration increased last year, despite the fact it fell by half. Only 16% now expect net migration to fall, while twice as many expect it to go up.
PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
PUBLISHED TODAY: ‘Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ – new findings from the British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has studied public opinion on immigration and asylum since 2015 [🧵]
THURSDAY WEBINAR: 'New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?'
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the new British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also 27th)
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the new British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also 27th)
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
THURSDAY WEBINAR: 'New Net Migration Figures - What Next for Policy and Politics?'
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the new British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also 27th)
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
Our expert panel discusses the new ONS net migration figures (published 9.30am Thurs 27th) and findings from the new British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker (also 27th)
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
Look out this Thursday for 'Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration' – the 2025 findings of the @britishfuture @Ipsos_in_the_UK Immigration Attitudes Tracker.
Published ahead of new @ONS net migration figures later that morning
Published ahead of new @ONS net migration figures later that morning
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Look out this Thursday for 'Noise & Nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration' – the 2025 findings of the @britishfuture @Ipsos_in_the_UK Immigration Attitudes Tracker.
Published ahead of new @ONS net migration figures later that morning
Published ahead of new @ONS net migration figures later that morning
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.
Published Thurs 27 Nov, ahead of new ONS net migration figures later that morning.
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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.
Published Thurs 27 Nov, ahead of new ONS net migration figures later that morning.
Our @sundersays.bsky.social speaking at today’s @nuffieldfoundation.org ‘Racial Diversity UK’ event, talking about our exciting new project ‘Voices for equity: Moving from evidence to action’
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our @sundersays.bsky.social speaking at today’s @nuffieldfoundation.org ‘Racial Diversity UK’ event, talking about our exciting new project ‘Voices for equity: Moving from evidence to action’
Has Britain entered a racism time warp? asks @sundersays.bsky.social in @easterneye.bsky.social, discussing how the 'p-word' has made a comeback on X - with the platform defending its use in the face of complaints.
www.easterneye.biz/uk-racism-nh...
www.easterneye.biz/uk-racism-nh...
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Has Britain entered a racism time warp? asks @sundersays.bsky.social in @easterneye.bsky.social, discussing how the 'p-word' has made a comeback on X - with the platform defending its use in the face of complaints.
www.easterneye.biz/uk-racism-nh...
www.easterneye.biz/uk-racism-nh...
We're delighted to be among the five 'highly commended' runners-up for this year's Think Tank of the Year Award.
@smartthinking.bsky.social
@smartthinking.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We're delighted to be among the five 'highly commended' runners-up for this year's Think Tank of the Year Award.
@smartthinking.bsky.social
@smartthinking.bsky.social
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.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
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.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
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.
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-net-mi...
The House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee examines attitudes to immigration in today's evidence session for its inquiry into community cohesion.
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee examines attitudes to immigration in today's evidence session for its inquiry into community cohesion.
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Our @sundersays.bsky.social gives evidence at 2.20pm.
Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
“Raising awareness of our history will help people understand that we all belong here,” she says - adding that My Family Legacy is for all South Asians, regardless of faith or national background
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Raising awareness of our history will help people understand that we all belong here,” she says - adding that My Family Legacy is for all South Asians, regardless of faith or national background
Our colleague Raj Kaur Bilkhu is on BBC Radio London now talking about our work with the Royal British Legion to raise awareness of South Asian service in the world wars, and the My Family Legacy campaign asking British Asians to share their family stories of service www.myfamilylegacy.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Our colleague Raj Kaur Bilkhu is on BBC Radio London now talking about our work with the Royal British Legion to raise awareness of South Asian service in the world wars, and the My Family Legacy campaign asking British Asians to share their family stories of service 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, do please click on the link for more info:
www.britishfuture.org/jobs/treasur...
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, do please click on the link for more info:
www.britishfuture.org/jobs/treasur...
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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, do please click on the link for more info:
www.britishfuture.org/jobs/treasur...
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, do please click on the link for more info:
www.britishfuture.org/jobs/treasur...
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 & policy of immigration - with @alanmanning4.bsky.social , Marley Morris of IPPR + our team
www.eventbrite.com/e/net-migrat...
www.eventbrite.com/e/net-migrat...
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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 & policy of immigration - with @alanmanning4.bsky.social , Marley Morris of IPPR + our team
www.eventbrite.com/e/net-migrat...
www.eventbrite.com/e/net-migrat...