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Soumaya Ghannoushi insists the media are on a daily mission to equate Islam with fascism. This is patently not the case
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Passion in the Workplace
Young people want to work for organisations they feel passionate about, says Peter Grigg.
The importance of being there
On Monday I went to see author and thinker Clay Shirky talk at a lunchtime seminar hosted by the Demos think tank. Clay was charming and intelligent and funny, and I got to hear him thinking out loud about the impact of social tools on international polit
A Demos event worth turning up to
Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, was a must see event.
State of Trust
In State of Trust, a study written for the leading think tank Demos (and funded by Communities and Local Government and the IDeA), Simon Parker, Phil Spires, Faizal Farook and Melissa Mean explored what trust might mean, why it is useful and how councils
Wanted: risk-takers for the next decade
Duncan O'Leary and Paul Skidmore of the think-tank Demos argued that enterprise should be embedded within the teaching of employability skills, for both young people and adult learners. "Common debate centres around literacy, numeracy, and communicatio
Individual taste
Despite fears that the system could be open to abuse, the government this week made it clear that personal budgets for care are the key to providing services that people really need.
Myths and Monsters
Three years after 7/7 the threat is still real and still misunderstood
State must proceed with technology in classroom plan
The UK think-tank Demos last year published a report Their Space: education for a digital generation. It talks about young people spending their time in a space which adults find difficult to supervise or understand. It found that "the use of digital tech
The many faces of innovation
INNOVATION has become a popular subject on the business bookshelf over the past few years. But few of the new titles have offered much in the way of vision, insight or practical guidance. Two recent works—Charles Leadbeater's “We-Think” (Profile Books) an
Jowell calls for regenerated public realm
A third-term Labour Government must tackle ‘poverty of aspiration’, says Culture Secretary
Open source revolution
‘Open source’ models have huge untapped potential to transform business, government and everyday life, says think-tank report
Welfare system should be 'turned upside down'
Disabled people should be empowered to design and deliver their own services, says think-tank report
Changing leaders won’t save democracy
We get the ‘politicians we deserve’ if we opt out of the democratic process, says think-tank
Employers must help tackle social exclusion
A dedicated fund should be set up to support companies that employ homeless people
Blue-rinse brigade can learn from ‘Hoodie Two Shoes’
A new breed of active citizen is kick-starting a culture of volunteering
Tackling terrorism is ‘women’s work’
‘Mothers’ meetings’ with Muslim women are vital part of the ‘war on terror’, says think tank
CBI Chief should sit on COBRA
Government must consult business on anti-terror policy
'Scientific protectionism' will harm Britain's long-term interests
Demos embarks on Government-backed study of the new ‘science superpowers’
Children’s professionals should take more risks
A culture of ‘playing in safe’ in children’s services could harm childhood development, says report