Steve Ballinger
@steveballinger
Communications Director at @BritishFuture. E17 resident, Nottingham Forest fan, cat slave.
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01-03-2009 19:02:12
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Great to be back in my hometown for the launch of ‘unravelling history’ at Leamington Art Gallery. Annabel Rainbow’s quilted portraits of local Windrush Generation elders - who were there too- help bring these stories to a wider audience. Do go, it’s free! …ckdc-artgalleryevents.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…
What happens to the politics of immigration when numbers start falling? Sunder Katwala writes for ConservativeHome conservativehome.com/2025/03/17/sun…
Hong Kong human rights defenders call for government action outside Parliament. The UK Government must do more to protect activists in the UK from harassment & repression. thank you to Hong Kong Watch The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Blair McDougall MP, Chair of APPG on Hong Kong via Amnesty UK
NEW: Computer Says No lays out how broken systems - from GP bookings to council websites - is quietly fuelling frustration and reshaping politics. Most people get that the govt got a duff hand with cost of living and Trump. But this - gov can and should fix. More in Common
Delighted to be at The Friends Of Windrush Square parliamentary reception launching this year’s #BigCaribbeanLunch - moving speech from Ros Griffiths
New Mr. Montega research out today for the Common Ground Justice Project, exploring public attitudes on criminal justice reform - suggesting more nuance than our binary ‘tough’ vs ‘soft’ debate commongroundjustice.uk
Lovely film from Nottingham Forest from the conference they hosted this week with Leicester City and British Future to mark #WindrushDay - featuring Forest & England legend Viv Anderson, among many others.
Come and work with me - we’re hiring at British Future
Hong Kong activists in Britain should be able to rely on police protection 'The UK has become a hunting ground for authoritarian regimes targeting dissidents, journalists and students' - Sara Rydkvist theguardian.com/global-develop…
‘It’s encouraging Gov recognises transnational repression as a human rights issue, but its response fails to realise the breadth & seriousness of problem. We need a dedicated hotline and clear, time-bound plan for working with the community’- Sara Rydkvist publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5901/jtse…