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 calls for voting age to be lowered
Demos wants British 16 year-olds to be able to vote.
Conspiracy of silence on parental failure
The think tank Demos calls for an end to the “conspiracy of silence” on poor parenting today.
‘Character’ is the key to social mobility
‘Tough love’ parents who combine warmth and discipline are better at building good character capabilities in their children, finds a major new report from the think tank Demos.
Illegal downloaders are one of music industry’s biggest customers
People who use peer-to-peer filesharing websites to illegally download music spend over £30 more on music per year than those who do not find a new poll comm
Tories must pass progressive test
Demos publishes '12 Tests for 2012' for a Conservative government
Front line 'crippled' by lack of trust
Mistrust in front line staff is harming public services, says report
Employee ownership could tame "speculative excesses", says Demos
Britain's economy would be more resistant to crisis if more firms were employee-owned, co-operative or mutualised, according to a new Demos report.
George Osborne: Progressive reform in an age of austerity
On 11 August 2009, Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne delivered a speech on progressive politics to an audience at Demos.
New Project to make Left idealistic, open and radical again
Demos launches a new project, led by James Purnell, saying the political Left needs to rediscover its idealism, pluralism and appetite for radical ideas.
Report calls for capital not cash for welfare claimants
New Demos research outlines a progressive conservative roadmap to ‘recapitalise the poor’