This report from UK think tank British Future looks at public attitudes to race, identity and history as we mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush. Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Windrush on 22 June, a new report from British Future, ‘Why the Windrush matters today,‘ provides a ‘state of the nation’ picture...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at the prevalence of discrimination against Hindu pupils in schools in the UK. This study examined the prevalence of discrimination against Hindu pupils in schools in the UK and found that it is present in the classroom. Incidents, in the main, emanate from peers...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at how to foster a stronger and more resilient charity sector. This report from the Social Market Foundation think-tank assesses the state of the UK’s charity sector, suggests ways in which government can protect its long term viability. While charities showed great adaptability in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs looks at whether digital platforms be required to fund news publishers. A new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs warns government against intervening in the relationship between digital platforms and legacy media. Breaking the News?, by IEA Head of Public Policy Matthew Lesh,...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the prospect of regulation within English men’s football. This Civitas publication looks at the prospect of regulation within English men’s football, something that has a large impact on football fans and the local community. Aaryaman Banerji is a sports researcher at Civitas looking at how we...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at ethnic differences in use of financial products and services. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank looks at the reasons behind the ethnic gap in financial products uptake, as well as proposing recommendations on how to reduce the risk of disadvantage faced by...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the principal importance of human rights for AI governance. Governments and companies are already deploying AI to assist in making decisions that can have major consequences for the lives of individual citizens and societies. AI offers far-reaching benefits for human development but also presents risks....

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how the UK think tank sector can improve its diversity. Think tanks need to improve outreach, change perceptions of the sector and adapt their recruitment to improve their diversity. This report investigates why think tanks are not as diverse as they could be...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs looks at how improving access to the media, news and information in Wales, especially in an era of ‘fake news’. We wanted to understand where people get their news and information from, how much they trust it, and how it makes them think and...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the case for recognising marriage in the tax system and why we should keep the Marriage Allowance. Marriage is disappearing in Britain. 2021 was the first year on record that the number of children born to unmarried couples exceeded the number of children born to married...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at policy lessons from police surveillance in Buenos Aires and São Paulo. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years have driven the rapid development of facial recognition technologies. Jurisdictions around the world have begun to grapple with the question of how to regulate their use....

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at the case for school enrichment. In this report Onward sets out a plan to boost the provision of school enrichment in every school in England. This is vital to improve outcomes for children. The disadvantage gap has scarcely closed in recent decades and young people are...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at “Hindutva” and the creation of a false narrative. From 4th-20th September 2022, there was significant civil unrest between ethnic minority groups in Leicester, including vandalism of property, assaults, stabbings and attacks on places of worship. Most notably, on the weekend of 17th September,...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at accents and social mobility. Accent is arguably the primary signal of socioeconomic status. It is also a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, some of them protected characteristics, including gender, race, age, sexuality, and many others. A hierarchy of...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the gender insecurity gap. New analysis of UK labour market data has identified a gender insecurity gap, with working women nearly twice as likely as working men to be in severely insecure work – and the situation worsens for mothers, disabled women and women...