Medicine Men
James Wilsdon reviews a new history of alternative medicine by Roberta Bivins
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Islamic innovation is finally on a rising crescent
James Wilsdon assesses the prospects for science and innovation across the Islamic world. This will be the theme of a new Demos project to be launched in early 2008.
Diplomacy and skills for the cultural age
Culture is coming to play a more important role in determining the course of international relations than ever before. Politicians must respond to this with support, and cultural organisations must adapt to respond to the new needs that it brings
Capital Finance
Charlie Tims, a Demos senior researcher, commenting on less measurable benefits that London brings to surrounding regions and the country as a whole.
A Crucial Engagement
Engagement with political Islam is not a question of if, but of how
The incendiary tax?
When did the inheritance tax become the new poll tax? When did it gain the Exocet-like power to hone in on the outrage of middle Britain, and even put off an election?
Can politicians use technology? NZ thinks so
Earlier this week I took a trip down to Bournemouth to speak at an event organised by the thinktank Demos as part of the Labour Party Conference Fringe. For the discussion, which was entitled 'Participation Rewired', I joined an illustrious panel - Jim
The ungood earth
According to Demos, a UK think tank that studied science and innovation potential in China, the country is at an early stage in the most ambitious programme of research investment since John F Kennedy embarked on the race to the moon. Demos cite Chinese
Who's afraid of the Respect Party? Dissent and cohesion in modern Britain
For a demographic group that makes up approximately 3 per cent of the UK’s population, the Muslim community manages to command more than its fair share of newspaper headlines. Rarely does a week pass without controversy, whether it be veil-wearing women
Safety for deposits
Economists can be frustrating sometimes. Watching the Channel 4 news yesterday I saw Michael Foot - formerly of the FSA, not the other one - describe how the people withdrawing their money from Northern Rock had been acting "naively" and "irrationally". B
‘Press protest’ is politics of the future
Politicians are struggling to come to terms with the rise of single-issue protest backed by media power
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’