Coronavirus – HOPE not hate

The Coronavirus emergency will have a severe medical, economic and political impact on society over the next few months and possibly years. In the coming weeks and months HOPE not hate will be commissioning polling on public opinion on the virus, as well as producing reports and analysis on how individuals and groups are weaponising the pandemic to spread hate.

All of this will be published here.

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COVID-19: THE FIRST THREE MONTHS

HOPE not hate started tracking the public mood in March, when it was becoming clear that the coronavirus crisis would have a huge social, economic and political impact for years to come.

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BUILDING ON POSITIVITY TOWARDS MIGRANTS

25/04/2020 // As the Covid-19 crisis has continued, we have seen more visibly than ever the contribution migrants make to our national life.

COVID-19 & THE FAR RIGHT: WEEKLY ROUND UP

24/04/2020 // Read our weekly round up of how the far right are exploiting the current crisis.

HOW THE OUTBREAK IS CHANGING THE COUNTRY

20/04/2020 // The coronavirus outbreak has completely changed everyday life in Britain, and with it raised big questions – how would our society respond?

FAITH IN EACH OTHER BUT FEARS FOR OUR FUTURE

17/04/2020 // With the global death toll still rising, more than a fifth of the world’s population under lockdown, and much of Europe still quarantined in some form, and uncertainty about how and when this will end, the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted modern society on an unprecedented scale.

CORONAVIRUS POLLING: HOPE AND SOLIDARITY

16/04/2020 // Today, like every Thursday now, the country will come together to #ClapForOurCarers, to thank those at the frontline of this crisis, and to connect with one another even if only from their doorsteps, driveways or windows.

PDF: CORONAVIRUS POLLING BRIEFING

March 2020 // Read the full briefing on the first in our series of polls on Coronavirus and the public reaction

COVID–19 & THE FAR RIGHT: WEEKLY ROUNDUP

03/04/2020 // Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been monitoring the reaction of the far right.

NO, THE MOSQUES AREN'T OPEN

01/04/2020 // A deliberate campaign of anti-Muslim smears and misinformation is gathering pace.

PODCAST: AN OUTBREAK OF HATRED

3/3/2020 // Listen to our podcast with Labour MP Sarah Owen where we discuss the rise of anti-Chinese racism in the wake of the pandemic

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THIS IS A HUMAN CRISIS, NOT A CHINESE ONE

27/03/2020 // Writing exclusively for HOPE not hate, Sarah Owen MP says it is time for leaders to take a stand against the rise in racism aimed at the Chinese and...

COVID-19 & THE FAR RIGHT: EMERGING NARRATIVES

31/03/2020 // The far right will seek to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how they're framing their narratives so far.

COVID–19 POLLING: BRITS DIVIDED OVER RESPONSE

27/03/2020 // The HOPE not hate Charitable Trust has published the first in a series of new polls on the Coronavirus crisis which uncovers a crisis of public confidence...

THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE CHALLENGE OF STAYING HOPEFUL

26/03/2020 // The Coronavirus emergency will have a severe medical, economic and political impact on society over the next few months and possibly years.