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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
Demos: Social housing should provide universal preventative support
Early warning systems would save government and housing providers money.
Demos publishes ‘blueprint’ for social media intelligence monitoring
The ethical principles upon which the British security authorities should be allowed to monitor social media are laid out in a report published today by the think tank Demos.
London think-tank scores progress on the Olympics 7 out of 10
With 100 days until the Olympics the Centre for London scores the organisers on progress so far.
Demos: Religious most likely to identify as on the left
People who identify with a faith – even if they are not actively practising – are more likely to volunteer, be politically engaged and be active citizens in their neighbourhoods, according to our new report. People who identify with a relig
Mentoring schemes benefit mentors as well as mentees
A new evaluation by Demos finds that mentors benefit significantly from taking part in mentoring schemes.
Expert panel proposes framework to underpin any future change in law on assisted dying for terminally ill people
The Commission on Assisted Dying publishes its findings and recommendations in its final report.
New report reveals how cuts and confusion push disabled people into poverty
The latest instalment of our Disability in Austerity study finds that disabled people are confused about the nature of the Government's welfare reforms.
Britons more proud of the National Trust than the Royal Family
Shakespeare and the National Trust top a poll on symbols that inspire a sense of pride in the British public, beating the pound, the Monarchy and the BBC.
Disillusionment with mainstream politics spurs online populist movements across Europe
A Demos report surveying the views of 10,000 online supporters of populist movements has found that the majority are male and under 30.
Demos calls for an end to the NEET measure
A new Demos report on young people and unemployment.