The numbers game
Should we believe predictions of 40,000 job losses in the City, or has this figure simply been plucked out of the ether?
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I found an undiscovered country
Sarfraz Mansoor describes his journey around Scotland and reflects on Britain, Britishness and the recent Demos pamphlet A More United Kingdom.
Means Untested
Richard Reeves argues that while the Conservatives claim progressive goals, they do not yet know how to achieve them.
Trust in local government can and must prevail
Simon Parker, author of the pamphlet State of Trust, discusses the importance of trust between councils and the public.
Are party conferences still relevant?
Peter Harrington debates with Jill Kirby about the purpose of political party conferences.
Social liberals should join Labour
Richard Reeves argues that Centre-left Liberal Democrats who worry about inequalities and the corrosive impact of free markets are in the wrong party.
The David Miliband interview
In an interview with Richard Reeves, Dominic Lawson, Robert Cooper, Kishwer Falkner and David Goodhart, the foreign secretary explains why he remains a liberal interventionist abroad, and a radical decentraliser at home.
Celebrate British Day 'by drinking and watching television'
Drinking alcohol and watching television would be suitable ways of celebrating a new British bank holiday, according to a Labour minister.
The Rise of a Natural Knowledge Economy in Brazil
In 2007, the British think thank Demos conducted the The Atlas of Ideas initiative, a research program that analyzed the new geography of science and innovation and attempted to map the countries that are innovating and predict the innovation centers of t
Celebrate new national holiday with 'typically British' pursuit of drinking, says minister
Gordon Brown's planned new Britain Day should be celebrated 'through drinking', a minister said today.
Better design can challenge ‘disablism’
Our world of fiddly buttons and user-unfriendly gadgets is discriminating against disabled people, says new Demos report
Libraries can develop ‘creative reading’
Their contribution to helping young people develop creativity has been missed in the current library debate, says new Demos report
We are living in a ’society of small print’
Professionals and companies are becoming ‘responsibility averse’ in an attempt to protect reputation, warns leading risk management expert
Independent lives ‘lead to loneliness’
Social isolation is increasing in our fragmenting society with more people at risk of loneliness in the future, according to new report
Baby boomers try to relive their youth
The post-war generation is using wealth and leisure time to ‘have their time again’ and to postpone ageing, according to new report
Public debate needs to move 'upstream'
The government must start a public debate about nanotech now to avoid another anti-science backlash, according to a new report.
Ministers should appoint civil service chiefs
The cult of the ‘gifted generalist’ in the senior civil service is hampering public service reform, says new think tank report
Main political parties ‘facing oblivion’
Three Labour ministers debate loss of trust in politics and crisis in party membership at Demos fringe meeting in Brighton
Life skills key to tackling social exclusion and homelessness
Life skills key to tackling social exclusion and homelessness
Starter’s orders given on Olympic legacy
London should start now to secure legacy from 2012 bid