Britain From Above
Demos researcher Celia Hannon explains how British children use spaces in unexpected ways.
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Will the internet kill thinktanks?
They're still relied on to generate new ideas. But maintaining that privileged position in a web 2.0 world will require imagination
What if they actually believe it?
George Osborne has now claimed "fairness" as a core Tory value, the latest of a series of raids deep into Labour territory
How intrapeneurs can change the world
Think-tank Demos recently published a set of essays called ‘The Future Face of Enterprise’, about what the UK needs to do to raise its game. One contribution came from Microsoft UK boss Gordon Frazer, who argued that ‘intrapreneurs’ (entrepreneurial types
Why the camping revival? Something to do with, ahem, the call of nature
To be dependent on the weather; to take time to construct a shelter for the night; to sleep with no bricks and mortar between you and the stars - all of that marks a radical contrast with lives that have become tame, domesticated and sanitised. Most peopl
Give us back our big idea, Mr Cameron
The idea that we might have a fight about ‘fraternity’ at the next election shows just how far the centre ground of politics has moved. Not so long ago, people would have laughed if you suggested the Tories might have a stab at a row about feelings of sol
Politics gets personal
Suddenly politics has become personal: not the enmity between David Cameron and Gordon Brown, but the relationship between government and people. From green taxes to smoking bans, obesity crackdowns to parenting contracts, marriage incentives and even org
'No such thing as Cameronism'
David Cameron does not have a "coherent political philosophy" according to the director of thinktank Demos.
Comment: What does Cameron believe in?
Richard Reeves, the director of think tank Demos, claimed that "Cameronism is certainly not an ideology, nor even - yet - a coherent political philosophy".
Flu pandemic tops risk register
A flu pandemic is the gravest threat to UK security, according to a new National Risk Register being published. Think-tank Demos welcomed the register but called for more specific information about the scale and nature of the hazards.
Government Handling of Relationships with Muslims May be Increasing the Risk of Terrorism
New Demos research finds strong feelings of resentment and alienation from Muslim Communities
Democracy and Development speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Deve
Monday 23rd October 2006, 6pm – 8pm Central Hall, Westminster
Demos Announce New Director
Following the departure of Madeleine Bunting, the think tank Demos has promoted Dr Catherine Fieschi to the post of Acting Director. Having previously been Demos’ Head of Research, Catherine will carry forward Demos’ intellectual agenda in the months a
Madeleine Bunting Resigns as Director of Demos
Madeleine Bunting has decided to resign as Director of Demos. Since it has emerged that her vision for Demos is incompatible with that of the trustees, she has decided to focus on her interests as a writer and a thinker at this point in her career. She wi
Government must give communities a greater role in counter-terrorism
Responding to his speech today on security and freedom, Demos called on the Home Secretary to make real his pledge to allow all sections of society to play a greater role in delivering security.
Demos does 'black sky thinking' on space
New mission will add up economic and social benefits of space and create first long-term strategy for British space programme
EU's expanding borders require joint migration strategy
Pressure from global movement of people will increase while attempts to tighten controls may actually reduce national security
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’