Phoebe Griffith

former Deputy Director
hoebe is the former Deputy Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). She had strategic oversight across the institute's programme of work.

She is a recognised expert on a range of issues, including immigration policy and communities. She has led a number of major programmes at IPPR and is the author of key publications, including The integration compact and an Immigration Strategy for the UK. She is has appeared on the Today programme, ITV News, BBC News and Sky News, and written for a range of publications, including the Telegraph, HuffPost UK, OpenDemocracy and Metro.

Before joining IPPR as Associate Director for Migration and Integration, Phoebe worked at a grant making foundation and in a number of leading progressive think tanks. She was recently seconded to the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Goverment, and is on the board of an award-winning migrant rights charity, IMiX.

Phoebe has an MA in Latin American politics and society, a BA from Oxford University and is Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Trust Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. She is bilingual in Spanish.

More from this author:

  1. Reaching out: Tackling disengagement among Pakistani and Bangladeshi women in Britain

    There is widespread acceptance that the social and economic disengagement of women from Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remains a challenge, and the government has recognised the need to tackle disengagement as a key priority.

  2. The integration compact: A strategy for maximising the benefits of immigration

    The way we approach immigration in the UK needs a rethink. Last year, IPPR made the case for an immigration strategy that focused on how to reform immigration rules and policies with the purpose of addressing the structural problems…

  3. Local Migration Panel: Coventry

    The Coventry Local Migration Panel was convened to further understanding of how residents have responded to high levels of immigration to the city. The aim was to provide an insight for local stakeholders to help them develop strategies to…