United Kingdom Muslims Meet on Rising Radicalism
Acknowledging a rising trend of radicalism, Muslim leaders and imams will huddle together on Saturday, July 7, to discuss practical ways to fight extremism and help authorities in their mission.
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Terrorism: Corporates gear up to face a persistent threat
“I don’t see the threat diminishing,” says Kroll’s Bob Grenier, who served 27 years with the CIA before moving to the private sector.
Our think-tanks are failing the interested public
People are hungry to exchange views and, yes, pontificate on the burning issues
Drugs firm to refund cost if treatment fails
Jack Stilgoe comments on a drug for bone cancer which is to be provided by the NHS after its manufacturer promised to refund the cost of treatment in cases where it does not improve a patient's health.
Collaboration is the key to better services
Labour has been good at creating consensus around goals, but its great failure has been a lack of agreement about how to reach them.
Mind the gap
Despite thirty years of legislation disadvantaged young women are yet to reap the rewards of gender equality in the workplace.
National spotlight on Cumbrian scheme to put people with learning disabilities in control
Researchers from the think-tank Demos are in Carlisle today to meet with some of the 250 service users from across Cumbria who have been using the In Control scheme to manage their own care and support services.
A future Glasgow built on the people’s imagination
Glasgow 2020 was a two-year project facilitated by the think-tank Demos which aimed to look at three things: Glasgow's future, cities generally and how we imagine the future. The aim was not to have an insular Glasgow conversation, but talk and swap ideas
50 ideas for Brown's Britain
Five leading think tanks of the left suggest ten-point plans for the Brown premiership
Can we really soup up our city with acronyms, jargon and gobbledygook? Probably not
HOW GALLING it was for Glasgow's civic leaderstospendperfectlygood council taxpayers' money on a report about the future of the city and last week be told conclusions they do not want to hear
Labour is the traditional party of fraternity, says minister
The Minister for Immigration Liam Byrne today claimed that Labour is the only party that can ‘refresh’ Britain’s sense of community.
New Director for Demos
The Board of Trustees of Demos have appointed Richard Reeves to the role of Director.
Shrinking government no recipe for people power, argues new report by UK thinktank
Smaller government is not a recipe for making people feel more empowered, according to a new study of 25 European countries to be published by Demos today. This conclusion is based on data from the Everyday Democracy Index, part of ongoing experiment whic
People 'Losing Control' of Personal Information
People are losing control of their own personal information, according to a report launched by Demos today. People need to be put back in the driving seat when it comes to their own data and they need to be able count on a greater level of trust and openn
GP-patient relationship in need of first aid
The conversation between GPs and patients – the cornerstone of modern healthcare in the UK – is under enormous pressure, and must be rethought for a less deferential age in which patients have access to vast amounts of medical information, a report launch