Rethinking Community Media – From Fragmentation to Shared Civic Life
In a recent speech, the UK Prime Minister warned that Britain risks becoming an “island of strangers,” raising a sharp challenge to those working in […]
Integration
Integration or Fragmentation? Why Community-Focused Media Must Be at the Heart of Social Cohesion Policy
In recent decades, public debate in the UK about immigration has been dominated by numbers—how many arrive, how they arrive, and what pressure they place […]
Assimilate or integrate – What’s the Difference?
The most recent immigration statistics for the UK, as of the data available up to 2024, show that net migration to the UK has been […]
Community Media Discussion – Overcoming Culture Shock
On Wednesday 12th July, I’m attending an all party event at the House of Commons: Lessons from Leicester: Bridging Communities across the UK. The discussion […]
Community Media Discussion – Developing a Community Cohesion Charter for Independent and Community Media
In our next community media discussion, we will be discussing the need for investment and action on community cohesion. Many towns and cities are faced […]
Community Media Discussion – Equality and Parallel Lives
This week in our community media discussion, we are continuing our conversation about community cohesion, and the role that an intercultural model of community development […]