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.
Keep faith in religious providers, urges think tank Demos
Local authorities should use faith groups to deliver public services to achieve value for money, greater ‘social value’ and wider community benefits, argues a new report by Demos.
Demos: alcohol policy should focus on parenting, not pricing
The Government’s attempts to curb the UK’s hazardous drinking culture would be more effective if they focused on encouraging better parenting, particularly among parents misusing alcohol, say experts at the think tank Demos.
Parents ‘in the dark’ as child nutrition advice isn’t getting through
Child nutrition advice should be displayed on supermarket shelves and online parenting forums to make it more accessible to parents, according to a Demos report.
Demos launches pioneering new model for measuring poverty
Think-tank Demos has launched a pioneering new model for measuring poverty that could transform local social service provision and help thousands of families escape poverty.
Britain’s budding entrepreneurs say “It’s not the economy, stupid”
Entrepreneurs are optimistic and determined but defy stereotypes about their motives, characteristics and attitudes, finds new research from Demos.
Demos: 24,000 Scottish families face severe disadvantage
A new report by the think-tank Demos reveals the full extent of the hardship experienced across Scotland, estimating that 24,000 families face severe disadvantage.
Majority support government control of how people spend benefit payments
New polling released by the think tank Demos shows the majority of people believe the government should start controlling how welfare recipients spend their money.
Clegg’s former Director of Strategy warns: ‘stay in the centre or face annihilation’
This press release introduces Richard Reeves' essay on Cleggism, A Liberal Inside.
Private sector must step in to tackle crisis in loneliness among older people
Ageing Sociably argues that businesses must do its bit to tackle the crisis in loneliness among older people.
Housing providers should bid for reablement contracts
Clinical commissioners should look again both at how reablement services are delivered – and who delivers them – as they take responsibility for these schemes from local authorities, says a new report by Demos.