{{Short description|British think tank and charity}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox organization |name = British Future |formation = 7 June 2011 |type = Think tank, charitable organization |headquarters = Kean House, 6 Kean Street, London, WC2B 4AS |location = London, England |leader_title = Director |leader_name = Sunder Katwala |website = [http://www.britishfuture.org www.britishfuture.org] }} '''British Future''' is a UK-based think tank and registered charity<ref name="Charity">{{cite web|title=Registered charities in England and Wales|url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details?regid=1159291&subid=0|publisher=Charity Commission|accessdate=7 March 2018}}</ref> 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.
== History == Incorporated in June 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=British Future|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07660799|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref> it was initially called The Communications Organisation<ref>{{cite web|title=Certificate of Incorporation|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07660799/filing-history/MzAzODQ0NDYyM2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 March 2018|date=7 June 2011}}</ref> and was renamed British Future in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company name changed the communication organisation\certificate issued on 14/12/11|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07660799/filing-history/MzA0ODk2NzMyNWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 March 2018|date=14 December 2011}}</ref> It became a charity in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement of company's objects|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07660799/filing-history/QTNJWUwwTVJhZGlxemtjeA/document?format=pdf&download=0|publisher=Companies House|accessdate=8 March 2018|date=28 October 2014}}</ref> having previously been run as a not-for-profit organisation.
Its director is Sunder Katwala, a former director of the Fabian Society.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/9584228/Top-100-most-influential-figures-from-the-Left-2012-51-100.html |title=Top 100 most influential figures from the Left 2012: 51-100 |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=3 October 2012 |first1=Iain |last1=Dale |first2=Brian |last2=Brivati |authorlink2 = Brian Brivati|accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> He has vocalised concerns in regards to the impact right-wing politics is having on attitudes towards citizenship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=John |date=4 January 2026 |title=Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future gover... |url=https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/two-tier-citizenship-could-be-weaponised-by-future-government |access-date=2026-01-05 |newspaper=The Observer|language=en}}</ref> British Future states that it is a non-partisan organisation. It works with other think tanks, including Demos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demos.co.uk/events/immigrationcon |title=Events |publisher=Demos |date=8 October 2012 |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320071657/http://demos.co.uk/events/immigrationcon |archivedate=20 March 2013}}</ref>
== Research, polls 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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter |last=Walker|title='Ethnic minority voting gap' cost Theresa May 28 seats, report says|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/28/ethnic-minority-voting-gap-cost-theresa-may-28-seats-report-says |accessdate=5 April 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 September 2017}}</ref>
It ran a campaign<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/every-secondary-schoolchild-to-visit-world-war-one-battlefields-for-centenary-8207418.html |title=Every secondary schoolchild to visit World War One battlefields for centenary |newspaper=London Evening Standard |first=Joe |last=Murphy |date=11 October 2012 |accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> for shops to close<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19904844|title=WWI centenary remembrance plans to be unveiled|publisher=BBC News |date=11 October 2012 |accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> and sporting events<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/10/david-cameron-first-world-war |newspaper=The Guardian |title=David Cameron to emphasise importance of first world war centenary |first=Patrick |last=Wintour |date= 10 October 2012 |accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> not to be played on Remembrance Sunday 2014, ninety-six years after the end of the First World War.
The organisation conducts polls to gather public opinions. A British Future’s poll, reported in 2025 stated that 48% of people in Britain would support up to 50,000 refugees a year arriving in the UK and only 18% would oppose this.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=2025-10-07 |title=Sunder Katwala on race, patriotism and flag-waving: ‘The far right is vocal and angry because it is shrinking’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/sunder-katwala-race-patriotism-flag-waving-far-right-vocal-angry-shrinking |access-date=2026-01-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The organisation was involved in the largest public consultation on immigration, to gain a better grasp of public opinions on this subject.<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Future |url=https://smartthinking.org.uk/thinktank/british-future/ |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Smart Thinking |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Publications == Its publications include ''This Sceptred Isle'', ''Team GB: How 2012 Should Boost Britain'', and ''Generation 2012: Optimism Despite Obstacles''.
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