Steve Ballinger

Steve Ballinger is Director of Communications for British Future, an independent thinktank. The full immigration attitudes tracker findings can be read at www.britishfuture.org

Articles

Immigration

The Ukraine response shows Brits are more compassionate than some would have us believe

I was stuck in traffic last week in Royal Leamington Spa, as two heavy goods lorries blocked the road. A human chain of people stretched from the nearby Polish community centre to the back of one truck, with people heaving parcels hand-to-hand. They were filling the lorries with food and clothing that people from all […]

Politics

Is this Britain’s angriest election?

Could this turn out to be Britain’s angriest election? Last week police issued new guidance to every candidate on how to protect themselves from harassment and threats. Some have already had their offices vandalised; others have even received death threats. Female MPs and those of an ethnic or faith minority background have experienced more frequent and nastier abuse. […]

Politics

Learning English is central to integration – here’s how to boost it

The one-year spending review, announced in the next few weeks, will mostly be a pre-Brexit holding operation. But Chancellor Sajid Javid may look to make a major impact in one area. Speaking at a British Future event last month, Javid talked about the importance of boosting access to English language learning for migrants in the […]

Politics

Business must do more to shape the politics of immigration after May

Whichever candidate takes the keys to Number 10 later this month, the change of Conservative leader and Prime Minister looks set to mark the end of the net migration target. As politics move on, those looking to advocate for a fresh approach to immigration must do so too – and that includes business voices seeking […]