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.
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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.
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
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
Demos calls for action to prevent ‘hit and miss’ end of life care
Research published today by the think-tank Demos reveals unacceptable inequalities in end of life care.
Think-tank calls for two-tier benefits system to reward contributors
Workers who have made sufficient National Insurance contributions should be rewarded with a higher £95-a-week rate of Job Seeker's Allowance, according to the think-tank Demos.
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.