British Future

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British Future
Formation7 June 2011
Type Think tank, charitable organization
HeadquartersKean House, 6 Kean Street, London, WC2B 4AS
Location
Director
Sunder Katwala
Website www.britishfuture.org

British Future is a UK-based think tank and registered charity [1] whose stated aim is to advance the education of the public in the subjects of equality and diversity, human rights, racial and cultural harmony, citizenship and social inclusion.

Contents

History

Incorporated in June 2011, [2] it was initially called The Communications Organisation [3] and was renamed British Future in December 2011. [4] It became a charity in 2014, [5] having been previously run as a not-for-profit organisation.

Its director is Sunder Katwala, a former director of the Fabian Society. [6] British Future states that it is a non-partisan organisation. It works with other think tanks, including Demos. [7]

Research and campaigns

In 2017, research by British Future suggested that the Conservative Party would have claimed a 42-seat majority in the 2017 general election if it had the same level of support among ethnic minority Britons as it does among white voters. [8]

It ran a campaign [9] for shops to close [10] and sporting events [11] not to be played on Remembrance Sunday 2014, ninety-six years after the end of the First World War.

Publications

Its publications include This Sceptred Isle, Team GB: How 2012 Should Boost Britain, and Generation 2012: Optimism Despite Obstacles.

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References

  1. "Registered charities in England and Wales". Charity Commission. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "British Future". Companies House. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Certificate of Incorporation". Companies House. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "Company name changed the communication organisation\certificate issued on 14/12/11". Companies House. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Statement of company's objects". Companies House. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. Dale, Iain; Brivati, Brian (3 October 2012). "Top 100 most influential figures from the Left 2012: 51-100". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. "Events". Demos. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. Walker, Peter (28 September 2017). "'Ethnic minority voting gap' cost Theresa May 28 seats, report says". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. Murphy, Joe (11 October 2012). "Every secondary schoolchild to visit World War One battlefields for centenary". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. "WWI centenary remembrance plans to be unveiled". BBC News. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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