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‘Tough love’ parents who combine warmth and discipline are better at building good character capabilities in their children, finds a major new report from the think tank Demos.

Nov 1

Illegal downloaders are one of music industry’s biggest customers

People who use peer-to-peer filesharing websites to illegally download music spend over £30 more on music per year than those who do not find a new poll comm

Oct 9

Tories must pass progressive test

Demos publishes '12 Tests for 2012' for a Conservative government

Sep 22

Front line 'crippled' by lack of trust

Mistrust in front line staff is harming public services, says report

Sep 11

Employee ownership could tame "speculative excesses", says Demos

Britain's economy would be more resistant to crisis if more firms were employee-owned, co-operative or mutualised, according to a new Demos report.

Aug 11

George Osborne: Progressive reform in an age of austerity

On 11 August 2009, Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne delivered a speech on progressive politics to an audience at Demos.

Jul 20

New Project to make Left idealistic, open and radical again

Demos launches a new project, led by James Purnell, saying the political Left needs to rediscover its idealism, pluralism and appetite for radical ideas.

Jul 16

Report calls for capital not cash for welfare claimants

New Demos research outlines a progressive conservative roadmap to ‘recapitalise the poor’

Jun 10

Power to the people: a prospectus for Labour’s renewal

The full text of Tessa Jowell's speech to Demos on a radical new open politics for Labour

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Peter Bradwell

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Celia Hannon

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Jamie Bartlett

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Islam, political radicalisation and subversion in the UK and Europe
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Richard Reeves

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Julia Margo

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Sonia Sodha

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Asset-based policies (including the Child Trust Fund and Saving Gateway)
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Paul Johnson

Economics in the public sector - environment, transport and public sector pay and pensions
Education and skills policy
Tax and inequality
Welfare

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