Featured In Britain’s new year of anxiety, cohesion is no longer optional A stronger, shared vision would help, despite some anxiety about how far national leaders and institutions have the public standing to narrate it
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Featured Shabana Mahmood's control challenge won't tackle racism on its own A centre-left government does need to demonstrate control to unlock compassion for refugee protection, and secure confidence in the broader contribution of well-managed immigration.
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Featured ‘Whisper it, migration numbers have fallen’ Expert says political rhetoric is in contrast to public attitudes
Featured Shabana Mahmood’s hard line on asylum risks repeating Tory failures Home Office’s statistical bulletin reported last month that the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025