British Future
The conversations we need on integration and migration, identity and race.Contact: info@britishfuture.org
Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
- "Fusing control and contribution with compassion would resonate with Britain, if the citizenship agenda which came with it was more proactive than punitive." - new column from @sundersays.bsky.social on the #ImmigrationWhitePaper for @easterneye.bsky.social www.easterneye.biz/uk-immigrati...
- "The public want competence too - but have ceased to expect it. Making promises that can be kept could be the key to taking back control of the immigration politics too."
- 59% of the public, and 64% of 2024 Labour voters, agree that migrants living in the UK and paying taxes should be eligible to apply for citizenship after five years or less, according to our new Focaldata research. www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-... #ImmigrationWhitePaper
- New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study: www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
- Most of the public (71%) DON'T want to see reductions in migration of fill care home workers, according to our Focaldata poll www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-... #ImmigrationWhitePaper
- New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study: www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
- “Getting trapped in the net migration numbers game, where less is always best, risks distracting Starmer from the key challenges of contribution and control.” @sundersays.bsky.social comment for @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/0e1f...
- Yvette Cooper tells Laura Kuenssberg there will be a 50,000 reduction in visas for lower-skilled work over the next year.
- New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study: www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
- New British Future research, published ahead of the government’s expected Immigration White Paper, find more balanced public views on immigration for work or study: www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
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View full threadThread from our @sundersays.bsky.social on te new findings and the White Paper bsky.app/profile/sund...
- Rachel Sylvester's Observer preview of immigration white paper on policy + political dilemmas of control "Public opinion is more nuanced than politicians often think" 50% want overall numbers down but most wouldn't reduce visas for study, nor for work in most jobs observer.co.uk/news/politic...
- Yvette Cooper is now on BBC Laura K show talking about how white paper will limit work visas and that net migration “needs to come down further”
- People who voted Labour in 2024 are even less inclined to support reductions, with 55% preferring overall immigration numbers to stay the same or increase.
- Observer preview of next week's Immigration white paper draws on new @britishfuture.bsky.social public attitudes research observer.co.uk/news/politic...
