Frontline neglect leads to chaos
Anne Power writes in The Guardian about Octaiva Hill's enduring relevance in social policy.
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Does the cap fit?
Claudia Wood takes a closer look at the cap on social housing benefits in PublicFinance magazine.
Who are we?
David Goodhart reflects on sixty years of "Britishness" in Prospect Magazine (£).
100 years on, Octavia Hill's battles are not won
Dame Fiona Reynolds looks at Octavia Hill's legacy in The Times (£).
Claire Perry: a new breed of iron lady?
Demos's publication Iron Ladies features in The Guardian.
Britain shamed by Europe over lonely and neglected elderly
Sophie Borland discusses Demos's recent research on ageing in The Daily Mail.
Surveillance needs a status update
Carl Miller blogs about social media intelligence for Prospect.
Generation Strains
Duncan O'Leary and Bobby Duffy discuss attitudes to welfare on the New Statesman blog.
Social media, national security and privacy
Carl Miller writes about internet openness and #Intelligence on politics.co.uk.
If the Tories won't cut middle-class benefits...
Anushka Asthana discusses Demos's welfare research in The Times. (£)
Keep faith in religious providers, urges think tank Demos
Local authorities should use faith groups to deliver public services to achieve value for money, greater ‘social value’ and wider community benefits, argues a new report by Demos.
Demos: alcohol policy should focus on parenting, not pricing
The Government’s attempts to curb the UK’s hazardous drinking culture would be more effective if they focused on encouraging better parenting, particularly among parents misusing alcohol, say experts at the think tank Demos.
Parents ‘in the dark’ as child nutrition advice isn’t getting through
Child nutrition advice should be displayed on supermarket shelves and online parenting forums to make it more accessible to parents, according to a Demos report.
Demos launches pioneering new model for measuring poverty
Think-tank Demos has launched a pioneering new model for measuring poverty that could transform local social service provision and help thousands of families escape poverty.
Britain’s budding entrepreneurs say “It’s not the economy, stupid”
Entrepreneurs are optimistic and determined but defy stereotypes about their motives, characteristics and attitudes, finds new research from Demos.
Demos: 24,000 Scottish families face severe disadvantage
A new report by the think-tank Demos reveals the full extent of the hardship experienced across Scotland, estimating that 24,000 families face severe disadvantage.
Majority support government control of how people spend benefit payments
New polling released by the think tank Demos shows the majority of people believe the government should start controlling how welfare recipients spend their money.
Clegg’s former Director of Strategy warns: ‘stay in the centre or face annihilation’
This press release introduces Richard Reeves' essay on Cleggism, A Liberal Inside.
Private sector must step in to tackle crisis in loneliness among older people
Ageing Sociably argues that businesses must do its bit to tackle the crisis in loneliness among older people.
Housing providers should bid for reablement contracts
Clinical commissioners should look again both at how reablement services are delivered – and who delivers them – as they take responsibility for these schemes from local authorities, says a new report by Demos.