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Reforming institutions to encourage greater social mixing is particularly important for building a more integrated Britain. research themes EdITorIal Contents Contributors 4 Editor’s letter 25 International commitments diane banks is a literary agent and a Richard Mabey Diane Sheard non-executive director of Bright Blue paul blomfield mp is Chair of the All Party 5 Director’s note 26 Compassion and control: a Conservative Parliamentary Group on Migration Ryan Shorthouse response David Burrowes MP stephen booth is Co-Director of Open Europe 27 A lifeline for children sam bowman is Executive Director of the europe and immigration Tanya Steele Adam Smith Institute thom brooks is Professor of Law and 6 The politics of EU immigration Government at Durham University Deborah Mattinson and Ben Shimson integration david burrowes mp is a Member of the 7 Security and the EU 28 Welcoming refugees Home Affairs Select Committee The Rt Hon John Hayes MP Stephen Hale helen carr is an Associate Fellow at Bright Blue zenia chopra is Head of Sales and 8 The unsettled migration question 29 Integrated Britain? Marketing at Access Tier 5 Stephen Booth Professor Anthony Heath james dobson is a researcher at Bright Blue 9 Taking control of the immigration 30 The history of Muslim integration in don flynn is Director of the Migrants’ debate Johnathan Portes the UK Helen Carr Rights Network the rt hon chris grayling mp is the 10 The case for Brexit 32 Testing times for citizenship Leader of the House of Commons The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP Professor Thom Brooks stephen hale is the Chief Executive of Refugee Action the impact of immigration a better system sam hall is a researcher at Bright Blue richard harrington mp 11 Is immigration good for Britain? 33 Ensuring Britain really has got talent is Minister for Syrian Refugees Philippe Legrain and Ed West Zenia Chopra the rt hon john hayes mp is Minister 14 Economic lessons 34 Studying the impact of international for Security Professor Ian Preston students Nick Hillman anthony heath is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford Strains on our schools? 15 35 Meeting targets nick hillman is the Director of the James Johnson Madeleine Sumption Higher Education Policy Institute 16 The New Labour years 36 Immigration detention: why it’s time james johnson is a Senior Researcher at the Professor Nick Pearce for a time limit Paul Blomfield MP New Schools Network will jones is a Departmental Lecturer in 17 Future flows 37 Our immigration system is failing Forced Migration at the University of Oxford Sam Bowman families Don Flynn philippe legrain is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE richard mabey is the Editor of Centre Write bright blue politics books & arts zakiy manji is the Advocate Coordinator for ConservativesIN Why I’m a Bright Blue MP Exotic England: the Making of a 18 38 deborah mattinson and ben shimshon are Robin Walker MP Curious Nation (Yasmin Founding Partners of BritainThinks 20 Going green, globally Alibhai-Brown) Diane Banks guy olliff-cooper is a former researcher to Sam Hall 39 The arts argument: Remain vs Leave Andrew Griffiths MP Zakiy Manji and Guy Olliff-Cooper nick pearce is Professor of Public 21 Bright Blue research update Policy at the University of Bath James Dobson 40 All at Sea (Decca Aitkenhead) jonathan portes is Senior Fellow at 22 The Centre Write interview: Basil Vincent UK in a Changing Europe, Kings College London Richard Harrington MP Charmed Life: The Phenomenal ian preston is Professor of Economics at 42 University College London World of Philip Sassoon (Damian diane sheard is the interim Europe Executive refugees Collins) Keith Tomlinson Director of The ONE Campaign 24 Matchmaking ryan shorthouse is the Director of Bright Blue Alex Teytelboym and Will Jones tanya steele is Interim Chief Executive at Save the Children madeleine sumption is Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford Bright Blue Director: Ryan Shorthouse alex teytelboym is the Otto Poon Research Chair: Matthew d’Ancona Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking Bright Blue is an independent think Board of Directors: Rachel Johnson, at the Oxford Martin School, tank and pressure group for liberal Alexandra Jezeph, Diane Banks & Phil Clarke University of Oxford conservatism. keith tomlinson is an economic and investment researcher Editor: Richard Mabey Assistant Editor: Alexander King basil vincent is a teacher at a secondary www.brightblue.org.uk school in East London robin walker mp is PPS to the Printers: PPC, www.ppcbristol.co.uk Secretary of State for Education Designer: Eleanor Hyland-Stanbrook, ed west is the Deputy Editor of the eleanorhylandstanbrook.com Catholic Herald richard mabey is the Editor Editor’s letter of Centre Write In 2010, I published a paper on some of the more technical In the context of Europe, yes, but we also ask the wider aspects of the Alternative Vote. Interesting as this statistical questions around national identity, human rights and progress analysis was, perhaps of greater interest was just how successful that stem naturally from the new immigration narrative. the ‘No to AV’ campaign was. The campaign, run by Matt Elliott In the Centre Write letter exchange, Ed West and Philippe (now on the Vote Leave campaign), proposed that the risks and Legrain (p.11) debate the fundamental question in the costs of changing our voting system would outweigh the benefits. debate: whether immigration is good for Britain. They won a landslide victory. On Europe and migration, Minister for Security John Hayes A victory for the status quo in a referendum is not unusual. MP (p. 7) tells us, with regard to migration, how being a member Principles of behavioural economics will tell you that people of the EU affects Britain’s security. Chris Grayling MP (p.10) are disproportionately affected by risk, and so there is an makes the case for Brexit, while Stephen Booth (p.8) says that the inherent bias at play. And perhaps this was a driver behind the referendum will not settle the matter of immigration either way. Government’s second referendum victory - the momentary On the impact of migration, Sam Bowman (p.17) predicts that defeat of Scottish independence. When it comes to referendums as economic inequality between EU nations falls, it is actually (yes, that is the plural), David Cameron is a master strategist. non-EU immigration that will become the pressing point. On This month’s referendum is the third time the Prime public services and migration, James Johnson (p.15) asks what Minister has backed the status quo, and the economics of the immigration means for the education system. Ian Preston debate (plus, perhaps, having the machinery of Government (p.14) reminds us of the economic benefits of immigration, onside) tells us he will win. But there are forces at play while Jonathan Portes (p.9) tells us that the referendum that he cannot possibly have imagined when he announced offers an opportunity for a new migration settlement. the in/out referendum in the run up to the last election. On refugees, we speak to Richard Harrington MP (p.22), Europe is on the move. More than a million migrants and the Minister with responsibility for Syrian refugees. Alex refugees crossed into Europe in 2015 and this rate has remained Teytelboym and Will Jones (p.24) propose a new approach more or less constant in 2016. The majority coming from to placing refugees. David Burrowes MP (p.26) sets out Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, driven by civil war and the threat the compassionate conservative approach to the refugee of so-called Islamic State. So desperate is their plight that they crisis, while Tanya Steel (p.