The Southwark Lido has been created on a derelict site in Union Street as part of the London Festival of Architecture. The work of collective EXYZT, it is open daily till Sunday 13 July. Tuesday's debate – entitled Changing the settings, changing polit
A recent experiment, soon to be published in the journal of experimental social psychology, offers provocative evidence that Islamophobia operates in the dark recesses of our unconscious. In the experiment, participants played a computer simulation and we
Having service users involved in the design of public services seems an obvious way to ensure that their needs are met. But a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Demos, a think-tank, says that public services in the UK lag behind those of other cou
NAMP have pointed to the results of an audit which detailed how Muslim officers were often overlooked for specialist operations including counter-terrorism. They also questioned why almost half of the 43 forces across UK didn't responded to the audit ques
He has been frustrated that the inquiry has taken six months. He is only gradually re-emerging into Westminster politics through his interest in Zimbabwe, and at a Demos event on tax evasion by the rich last night.
Simon Duffy, chief executive of In Control, a social enterprise leading the implementation of personal budgets, says: "If there is a thorough and proper system in place to ensure the right person has control of the budget, there is no logical or rational
ust a few months ago, the London-based think tank Demos warned in a report that "the center of gravity of innovation has started moving from the West to the East," and that China could become a "scientific superpower" by 2050. Indeed, the raw numbers are
Britain needs more Muslim police officers. But some forces don't even know - or won't say - how many there are.
For at least a decade, democratic renewal has been a top priority for all the UK’s major parties yet the results are not very encouraging. The authors here suggest ways of improving citizen engagement and suggest may be its time to look outwards.
Jacqui Smith will be asked to intervene tomorrow after the damning revelation that at least 20 police forces refused to co-operate with the first audit into the treatment of Muslim and black officers. Information from those forces that did take part sugge
School assessment system is under pressure to turn students into exam scores for university admissions, says new think tank report.
UK government migration proposals must be backed by support and loans for new arrivals to Europe, according to new report
New libraries agency should step in to create a national network of ‘hub’ services, says key government advisor
Ethnic diversity and gay people are key indicators of cities’ creative potential, according to new UK creativity index
Our cultural assets will be damaged unless major arts institutions successfully argue for their intrinsic worth
...but users need to see the trade-off between privacy and delivery of location-based services, says new report
Teachers should embrace the 'hacker ethic' and share thier knowledge of what works, says leading education reformer
Ageing baby boomer generation could become force for social progress or a lobby for their own interests, says think tank report
Online interaction could improve democratic participation, say leading American cyberculture writer and UK e-government minister
The public sector could deliver better services and improve political participation using wireless technology