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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
Abolishing Prevent will make UK safer
From Suspects to Citizens, a new report from think tank Demos, calls for the 'Prevent' programme to be abolished.
UK needs more protests to combat terror threat
Jamie Bartlett, expert in counter-terrorism at Demos today calls for a more liberal approach to dissent, radicalism and the policing of protests in combating extremism.
Measuring Social Value
Press release launching Demos' latest report, 'Measuring Social Value', examining how third sector organisations measure their outcomes.
In Loco Parentis
Press Release for In Loco Parentis, Demos' latest publication looking at what ingreadients constitute a positive and negative experience of the care system.
VAT raise not “unavoidable”
Demos responds to the Budget, arguing that a progressive approach to balancing national finances could and should come from focusing on tax rises.
Demos appoints Julia Margo as Acting Director
Julia Margo, Deputy Director of Demos will become Acting Director with Richard Reeves joining the Deputy Prime Minister's office.
Ready for reform: voters want new electoral system
A Demos/YouGov poll of 2,076 people shows a strong appetite for reform of the voting system.
No claims bonuses for employers
Demos recommends welfare reform.
Beat terrorism - make it boring, says Demos
New report from Demos finds 'cool factor' a major draw to al-Qaeda.
Young people failed by short-termist politics
Demos releases An Anatomy of Youth, calling for generational justice.