Our mission is two-fold: to provide an unbiased communications platform for migrants and refugees to safely share their stories while providing reliable advice and insights into life in the UK.

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale As the world marks International Migrants Day, we reflect on the resilience, contributions, and challenges faced by millions of migrants who...

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale Discrimination continues to rob individuals of their dignity and rights. This Human Rights Day, TogetherintheUK tells one such story to inspire...

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale Once a child fleeing the chaos of war, Gulwali Passarlay has transformed his harrowing journey into a powerful mission of advocacy and...

In this beautifully written and detailed short story Jetha Makieleka shares her family story and reflects on how she now supports refugees and in so doing solves the...

Author:  Laura Ndanuko For Mother’s Day, we are sharing Laura’s essay.  Her story is one of suffering and of hope. She tells us about how she created a new...

Author: Hamida Khoder Hamida shows great generosity in sharing her story.  PALEWELL PRESS said of her poem, ‘I wish every refugee could read her poem to give them...

For World Poetry Day, we are sharing the 3 winning entries to our creative writing competition, ‘Then & Now ‘ Each poem is introduced by comments from Camilla...

Author: Sayantani Biswas In this blog Sayantani Biswasreviews the...

By Lola Cheung Lola entered this essay into the Then and Now competition. It’s both the story of her family over three generations and an exploration of cultural...

Author:  Alison Hramiak  Standfirst This is a review of a book that tells the story of a teenage refugee who must re-live the pain of his past to enter a land...

By Teresa Norman On 31 January 2026, we celebrated our ten-year anniversary and we combined this with announcing the Awards for the Then & Now competition.  It was...

To celebrate LGBT History month, we are sharing the winning entry in the Then and Now creative writing competition. It’s a beautiful story of migration and...

by: Sayantani Biswas A meditation on the anthology ,’So Many Unavoidable Journeys – tales of displacement’ edited by Camilla Reeve and Esme Edwards, published by...

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale On the International Day for Tolerance, TogetherintheUK explores how empathy, storytelling, compassion, and listening to people’s stories can...

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale For José Mesa, migration wasn’t just about survival — it was about sharing a passion. His journey from Venezuela to Manchester shows how...

By Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale The theme for Black History Month 2025 (BHM) —“Standing Firm in Power and Pride”— celebrates the profound contributions of Black people who...

By Bushra Mukadam Standfirst: An easy and enlightening read, Jonathan Portes’ book cuts through the myths about immigration with clarity and humanity and for me, it hit...

by Sinéad Mangan-Mc Hale This World Suicide Prevention Day, 10th September, TogetherintheUK looks at how interrupting suicidal thoughts—through conversation,...

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Nour Majan describes her journey from Syria and her ten years in the UK

Richard Williams describes the story of his policy work advocating for refugees and asylum seekers

The 1960s journey from Barbados to the UK | TogetherInTheUK Michele Bent shares her parents's story, the joys, triumphs and tribulations.

Sadiqa discusses faith, belonging and cultural identity

Jola Pieskowska discusses her career and some of the history of Polish migration

Prof Marius Turda discusses the transition from communism for Eastern Europe, eugenics and the war in Ukraine.

Prof. Marius Turda discusses eugenics, anti-Roma racism and possible consequences of the war in Ukraine.

Aman shares insights into UK and Indian culture and useful advice for anyone migrating to the UK.

Adina describes growing up in communist Romania and her work advocating for the Eastern European communities.