Back off, politicians: don't mess with Shoreditch
John Naughton draws on our report 'A Tale of Tech City' and suggests the government need a better understanding of the Shoreditch cluster.
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Should the police use Twitter for surveillance?
Jamie Bartlett discusses social media intelligence and the police on the Today programme (54:30)
Does not compute: UK's 'Silicon Roundabout' hit by lack of brain power
The Independent reports on 'A Tale of Tech City', threatened by a severe skills shortage and an apparent lack of understanding of the digital sector.
How not to debate immigration
Duncan O'Leary writes in Shifting Grounds about Ed Miliband's speech on immigration and its responses.
'Narrow' reablement services urged to improve social support
Reablement should become more focused on helping people re-engage with their communities, Community Care writes.
Disabled people hit especially hard by the cuts, finds report
Patrick Butler writes in the Guardian about the disability cuts drawing from our report
Disability: the missing £500 million
Claudia Wood discusses disability cuts in Public Finance.
Creating a genuinely sustainable higher education system
Matt Grist summarises his perspective that higher education funding needs to be put on a more sustainable footing.
A rare haven of stability in the transit lounge of life
The Rev Giles Fraser cites David Goodhart's in his latest Guardian column.
Legalisation is a decision for society not doctors
A BMJ editiorial supports neutrality on assisted dying.
Labour is the traditional party of fraternity, says minister
The Minister for Immigration Liam Byrne today claimed that Labour is the only party that can ‘refresh’ Britain’s sense of community.
New Director for Demos
The Board of Trustees of Demos have appointed Richard Reeves to the role of Director.
Shrinking government no recipe for people power, argues new report by UK thinktank
Smaller government is not a recipe for making people feel more empowered, according to a new study of 25 European countries to be published by Demos today. This conclusion is based on data from the Everyday Democracy Index, part of ongoing experiment whic
People 'Losing Control' of Personal Information
People are losing control of their own personal information, according to a report launched by Demos today. People need to be put back in the driving seat when it comes to their own data and they need to be able count on a greater level of trust and openn
GP-patient relationship in need of first aid
The conversation between GPs and patients – the cornerstone of modern healthcare in the UK – is under enormous pressure, and must be rethought for a less deferential age in which patients have access to vast amounts of medical information, a report launch