new tools allow people with similar problems to not only share their experiences but also to discuss what they’ve personally found helpful or harmful. Demos, a UK-based thinktank has recently published an excellent document entitled “The Talking Cure”
The idea of "good character" sounds old-fashioned and patronising, but it may be the key to some of our most entrenched social problems. Politicians across the spectrum are starting to realise this
When David Miliband goes on holiday later this week he may well pack the latest edition of the New Left Review, something friends have sighted in his luggage on other holidays. We know he's read and written extensively in his five ministerial jobs inside
Despite criticism from certain sectors of the press, the recent government white paper, ‘Communities in Control’, is an ambitious attempt to stimulate participatory politics at a local level. However it is important to pay attention to the relationships w
A new report by the UK think tank Demos argues that Brazil is a 'natural knowledge-economy' where the intertwining of knowledge, skills and innovation with environmental and other natural assets holds the key to competitive advantage. Very relevant for
Stefan Stern of the Financial Times blogs Richard Reeves' appointment as new director.
Richard Reeves to be the new head of Demos
I knew on Sunday night that the week ahead would hold a touch of the Fellinis - a combination of Amarcord and 8½ were firmly on the agenda. And I wasn't wrong. It really should have been shot in black and white.
Tactical Briefing
Soumaya Ghannoushi insists the media are on a daily mission to equate Islam with fascism. This is patently not the case
Our world of fiddly buttons and user-unfriendly gadgets is discriminating against disabled people, says new Demos report
Their contribution to helping young people develop creativity has been missed in the current library debate, says new Demos report
Professionals and companies are becoming ‘responsibility averse’ in an attempt to protect reputation, warns leading risk management expert
Social isolation is increasing in our fragmenting society with more people at risk of loneliness in the future, according to new report
The post-war generation is using wealth and leisure time to ‘have their time again’ and to postpone ageing, according to new report
The government must start a public debate about nanotech now to avoid another anti-science backlash, according to a new report.
The cult of the ‘gifted generalist’ in the senior civil service is hampering public service reform, says new think tank report
Three Labour ministers debate loss of trust in politics and crisis in party membership at Demos fringe meeting in Brighton
Life skills key to tackling social exclusion and homelessness
London should start now to secure legacy from 2012 bid