This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at the Swiss asylum reforms and key takeaways for the UK. The UK is suffering a downward spiral, with collapsing public confidence in the government’s ability to deliver an effective asylum system. This report investigates reforms to the Swiss asylum system designed to address...

This report from UK think tank Demos sets out a practical route to detoxify one of the most polarised policy issues of our time – immigration. This paper presents opportunities to upgrade democracy – to address the ‘democratic doom loop’ of mistrust, disengagement and political ineffectiveness – through setting out a practical route to detoxify...

This report from UK think tank IPPR examines the government's 'earned settlement' consultation. How long should people have to wait until they can permanently settle in the UK? This is the core question underpinning the Home Office’s ‘earned settlement’ policy, currently out for consultation. While the measures have received surprisingly little attention compared to some...

This report from UK think tank IPPR argues that British politics is undergoing a profound shift as ethnonationalist ideas move from the fringes into the mainstream of the right. The report argues that British politics is undergoing a profound shift as ethnonationalist ideas move from the fringes into the mainstream of the right. Anti-migration politics...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue analyses the relationship between the asylum and modern slavery systems before proposing new policies to lessen modern slavery cases. ‘Modern slavery’ is a hidden but pervasive crime that disproportionately affects vulnerable people, especially asylum seekers, who become trapped in cycles of coercion and abuse. While exact numbers...

This report from UK think tank British Future explores what the public really thinks about immigration. The British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker has followed public attitudes to immigration for a decade since 2015. Research for this 18th wave of the tracker surveyed 3,003 adults across Great Britain, from 16 June to 2 July 2025. The report...

This report from UK think the Future Governance Forum puts forward a three step plan for the government to end use of asylum hotels by 2026. Published by The Future Governance Forum with contributions from Nesta, Labour Together, the Refugee Council and housing expert Kate Wareing, Restoring Order and Reducing Costs puts forward a three...

This report from UK think tank Onward explores the removal of foreign national offenders and prison capacity. The report highlights a deepening prison capacity crisis in England and Wales, where adult male prisons are operating at around 98 % occupancy. Around one in eight prisoners is a foreign national offender (FNO) — roughly 10,800 people...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines whether there are conditions under which instrumentalised migration is more likely to be used. Russia’s war in Ukraine has unleashed brutality that Europe has not seen for decades. In addition to conventional war, new tactics and technologies have been used, such as drones and...

This report from UK think tank the Future Governance Forum considers how the government can reform and renew the asylum system. The Future of Asylum – A vision for renewal considers how the government can reform and renew the asylum system. This essay collection features leading progressive voices and sets out bold ideas for the...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity sets out why supporting Jordan is a strategic necessity for the UK. Jordan has long been one of the UK’s most important allies in the Middle East. Despite immense pressures – from hosting millions of refugees and coping with water scarcity, to confronting regional...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government summarises a government roundtable discussion on resettlement schemes. Over the last decade, resettlement programmes have safely and successfully brought to the UK hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict and persecution. These schemes have rapidly mobilised different parts of central and local government, public services,...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity analyses the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 a decade after its implementation. This report from the Coalition for Global Prosperity analyses the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 a decade after its implementation. While initially a landmark piece of legislation, the report argues that its...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue examines the future of the European centre-right. For much of the postwar era, centre-right political parties dominated European parliaments. European centre-right parties in the time since the Second World War benefited from and presided over strong economic growth, rising living standards and relatively generous social security systems....

This report from UK think tank the Future Governance Forum calls on government to set up new asylum management centres in France to divert asylum seekers into safe routes. With rising small boat arrivals and a dysfunctional asylum system, the government faces growing pressure to demonstrate control at the border. But achieving a significant and...

After the coronavirus crisis and the recognised contribution of key workers, many of whom are immigrants, has this changed the immigration debate? A points-based system will prevent migrants from working in many key roles By Cameron Boyle (The Foreign Policy Centre) One positive to emerge from the COVID-19 era has been the increased appreciation for...