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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
Glasgow is not short of ‘mass imagination’
Glasgow is not short of ‘mass imagination’
Tongue-tied
Britain is becoming increasingly complacent about its mother tongue, claims a new report from the thinktank Demos. As You Like It, by Samuel Jones and Peter Bradwell, argues that Britain cannot continue to rely on the cultural and economic benefit of hav
Sleep-deprived bosses shout at home and work
Employers and government should put the nation’s sleep deficit at the heart of the work/life balance debate, says a new report
Teachers could learn from popular TV formats
New digital television channel for teachers should draw on mainstream TV formats based on coaching rather than lecturing, says new report
Staff want their employers to 'disorganise'
Companies should 'loosen up'
‘Anoraks’ are emerging as a new social force
Everyone needs a hobby and government should invest in leisure activities to encourage community cohesion, says new think tank report
Arts funding overlooks cultural value
Arts should be funded because of their cultural contribution to society rather than because they deliver government policy, says Demos report
Public services need to be more ‘customer-focused’
Schools and hospitals need better customer service, not more private sector involvement
Learning Group calls for Commission
A Commission on Learning is needed to drive excellence in education and promote greater collaboration between schools and researchers, says think tank report
Met hails 'Unlikely Counter Terrorists'
Companies must play a greater role in the fight against terrorism, senior police officer tells think-tank
Hope is key to future Scotland
Creating a ‘future literate’ public would tackle fatalism and revive Scotland’s political culture, says new think-tank report
‘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