Sunder Katwala

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Sunder Katwala is a British writer and thinker. He is the director of British Future, a UK-based think tank,{{cite web|url=http://www.britishfuture.org/ |title=Homepage |publisher=British Future |accessdate=15 July 2017}} and former general secretary{{cite web|url=http://www.fabians.org.uk/people-mainmenu-63/staff/sunder-katwala |title=Sunder Katwala General Secretary of the Fabian Society|publisher=Fabian Society |access-date=2011-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102320/http://www.fabians.org.uk/people-mainmenu-63/staff/sunder-katwala |archive-date=20 July 2011 }} of the Fabian Society.

British Future, which also addresses issues of migration and opportunity, launched{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jan/07/proud-to-be-british |title=We're proud to be British – but just a little bit anxious, too |last=Helm |first=Toby |work=The Guardian |date=7 January 2012 |accessdate=15 July 2017}} in January 2012. The think-tank's{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/9217699/An-English-anthem-would-give-us-pride-without-prejudice.html |title=An English anthem would give us pride without prejudice |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 April 2012 |accessdate=15 July 2017}} call for the adoption of an English national anthem, backed by MPs from different UK political parties, won the support of Prime Minister David Cameron, according to reports on the website ConservativeHome{{cite web|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2012/07/exclusive-jerusalem-is-david-camerons-choice-as-englands-national-anthem.html |title=EXCLUSIVE: As the Olympics loom, "Jerusalem" is David Cameron's choice as England's sporting national anthem The Tory Diary |publisher=Conservativehome.blogs.com |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=15 July 2017}} and in The Sunday Telegraph.{{cite web|author=Patrick Hennessy |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9400486/David-Cameron-backs-Jerusalem-as-English-national-anthem.html |title=David Cameron backs Jerusalem as English national anthem |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=15 July 2017}}

He was previously with The Observer newspaper, as a leader writer and internet editor, and was Research Director of The Foreign Policy Centre think-tank from 1999 to 2001. He became Fabian general secretary in October 2003, and held the position until July 2011.

Katwala also writes for The Guardian{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sunderkatwala |title=Sunder Katwala |work=The Guardian |accessdate=15 July 2017}} newspaper, for the New Statesman, The Spectator Coffee House blog, and for Liberal Conspiracy{{cite web|url=http://liberalconspiracy.org/author/sunderk/ |title=Sunder Katwala |publisher=Liberal Conspiracy |accessdate=15 July 2017}} blog.

In 2010 the Daily Telegraph included Katwala at number 32 in its list of the '100 most influential left-wingers{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8028230/Top-100-most-influential-Left-wingers-50-26.html |title=Top 100 most influential Left-wingers: 50-26 |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 September 2010 |accessdate=15 July 2017}}' in British politics, while he was Fabian General Secretary. British Future claims to be a non-partisan group which engages across the political spectrum, and to have staff and trustees with backgrounds across the major political parties.