The legal stance on Assisted Dying
Louise Bazalgette discusses Tony Nickinson's case and the Commission on Assisted Dying (2:09:39) on BBC Radio Kent.
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Personal budgets: wrong kind of spending?
Claudia Wood argues that regulating personal budgets encourages paternalism in Public Finance.
Reassessing Octavia Hill's legacy
Sam Jones discusses Octavia Hill's enduring relevance as a social reformer on BBC Radio 4.
Rise of the Radicals
Jamie Bartlett explains the popularity of Europe's extremist political parties to The Economist.
The Dis-united Kingdom
David Goodhart discusses multiculturalism and what it really means to be British in The Cafe on Al Jazeera.
A new phase for the coalition
Duncan O'Leary comments on the shelved Lords Reform and what this now means for the coalition.
Boost lending via market-wide schemes not RBS, says think-tank
David Goodhart says the Government should focus on schemes that benefit the entire financial sector and not just one bank.
Digital Cops
Jamie Bartlett writes about how social media can help to keep the Olympics safe in Prospect magazine.
The role of unions in the Big Society
ConservativeHome reminds Conservatives of their ties with the unions
How housing providers can improve social care
Claudia Wood urges social housing providers to claim recognition and remuneration for their work.
Demos: scrap Ofsted inspections to tackle ‘target-obsessed culture’ in schools
A new report by think-tank Demos proposes a fundamental shake-up of how schools and pupils are assessed in order to rescue an education system obsessed with targets and league tables.
Almost half of ethnic minority population now live in majority non-white areas
Analysis of the Census by the think-tank Demos reveals that almost half of ethnic minority residents in England and Wales now live in areas where white British people are in a minority.
Half of workers wrongly assume bosses would foot the bill for long-term sick leave
UK workers are risking their own financial security by failing to protect themselves adequately, in case they are forced to leave work by illness or injury, according to new research by the think-tank Demos.
Disabled people set to lose £28.3bn of support
Demos analysis reveals the full impact of the Government's changes to the welfare system on disabled people.
Hire social media chiefs to put ‘Twitter snooping’ on a legal footing, think-tank tells police
Police constabularies should install dedicated heads of social media to tackle crime and ensure responsible collection of online intelligence data, according to Demos’s Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM).
Demos: Reward healthy choices with fast-track NHS treatment
People who make healthier life choices should be prioritised for non-emergency hospital appointments, according to an independent think-tank.
Ethnic minorities feel more empowered than white Britons, finds study
White British people feel significantly more disenfranchised by modern politics than minority groups, according to an analysis of a major government survey of community life in Britain by the think-tank Demos.
‘In broadband we trust’ say supporters of Italy’s Beppe Grillo
A pioneering survey of Beppe Grillo’s populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) reveals astonishing levels of distrust in politics, business and the media among its online supporters.
Demos: 120,000 pensioners a year to miss out on social care relief if Government ditches Dilnot cap proposal
Demos analysis reveals an extra 120,000 elderly people a year will receive no relief on their social care costs if the government forego Dilnot recommendations and adopt a £75k cap
Use benefits to change behaviour, argues Demos
New report shows how prepaid cards could offer financial inclusion to Britain’s 2 million unbanked and nurture a generation of savers.