Youtube blogs and diaries should be on the national curriculum
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The rise and rise of the Youtube generation
Coverage of the launch of Video Republic,
The new war against TB
The emergence of a devastating drug-resistant strain means that tuberculosis now kills more of us than malaria. Award-winning photographer James Nachtwey travelled from Siberian prisons to Cambodian clinics to document the battle against this 'virtually u
The rise and rise of the YouTube generation, and how adults can help
Blogs and online diaries should be part of school curriculum, says thinktank
Moving beyond Mrs Thatcher
Newsweek's Stryker McGuire discusses the fortunes of the Conservative party with Richard Reeves.
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?
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.
Baby ballots' would increase parental power
Children have become ‘invisible citizens’ whose lives are increasingly controlled by over-protective adults
Local groups may lose trust of community
Community-based organisations can’t tackle social exclusion if they are ‘instruments of government policy’
SATs would be 'son of gold standard'
School assessment system is under pressure to turn students into exam scores for university admissions, says new think tank report.
Transit centres should help migrants rebuild lives
UK government migration proposals must be backed by support and loans for new arrivals to Europe, according to new report
UK library service in 'terminal decline'
New libraries agency should step in to create a national network of ‘hub’ services, says key government advisor
Manchester is favourite with 'new bohemians'
Ethnic diversity and gay people are key indicators of cities’ creative potential, according to new UK creativity index
Arts leaders meet to discuss value of culture
Our cultural assets will be damaged unless major arts institutions successfully argue for their intrinsic worth
Location-aware tracking could be new 'killer app'
...but users need to see the trade-off between privacy and delivery of location-based services, says new report
Schools need 'education epidemic' to change
Teachers should embrace the 'hacker ethic' and share thier knowledge of what works, says leading education reformer
Government faces ‘baby boom backlash’
Ageing baby boomer generation could become force for social progress or a lobby for their own interests, says think tank report