Knock it back - you're drinking for Britain
Gordon Brown wants us to unite in a day of celebrating Britishness. One idea? A booze-up
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The Return of Goodness
Contemporary liberalism's insistence that morality is a mere matter of rights and obligations empties life of its ethical meaning. We need a return to the virtue ethics of the pre-moderns, and a renewed conception of the good life
We are all 'progressive' these days
Voters should stand back from this wily imprecision. The looseness of the term disguises vital differences
What do you think of the new Tories?
Are the Conservatives really progressive? Do they deserve to be taken seriously as a government-in-waiting? The Guardian's three-day series on the new Tories, in the paper and online, has concluded today.
What do the new Tories stand for? Economic Policy
What do the new Tories stand for? As part of our series examining the people and policies that would come to power if David Cameron wins the next election, Andrew Sparrow summarises what we know so far about the Conservatives' plans for office, and links
Pick'n'mix progressives
Gordon Brown should be careful what he wishes for. In his tub-thumping 2004 conference speech, he declared: "I want us to build a shared national purpose, a British progressive consensus." He repeated the call for a "progressive consensus" a dozen times a
Out of the shadows
A thousand champagne-quaffing, canapé-munching Tories are crammed into a drab hotel function room by the Tower of London. The sell-out, sweltering, after-work reception for Conservative supporters from the City projects an unmistakable air of confidence,
There are places laws can't reach
Richard Reeves at the think-tank Demos is keen to stimulate debate about how cultures can promote "good character".
Can This Brand Be Saved? To Fix Its Image, the GOP Might Look to Corporate America
Duncan O'Leary on rebranding the Conservative party
Have the Right taken all the best ideas?
Tim Adams of the Observer looks at the evolving influence of think tanks.
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.