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The higher education press has lately been full of complaints about students' command of English. Universities need fees and, it's claimed, admit students to courses when their command of English isn't adequate.
The higher education press has lately been full of complaints about students' command of English. Universities need fees and, it's claimed, admit students to courses when their command of English isn't adequate.
Now, when it really matters, we are about to witness another reinvention of Gordon Brown. As Tony Blair finally makes way and the long weeks of the Labour leadership succession begin, Brown will seek a significant change of style.
Outside work, many of us try to live fair, ethical lives. So why do we abandon that sense of social responsibility the moment we hit the office.
“Certainly globalisation means that life has got more complex and because it’s got more complex there is a degree of uncertainty,” says Charlie Edwards, an expert on business resilience at Demos. In America, terrorism is seen as a major threat to business
Terrorism is the main reason given for the split. Mr Reid says the new Home Office will be “faster, brighter and more agile” at catching bombers. It will handle policing, ID cards and immigration, and a new security and counter-terrorism outfit will take
Whitehall may believe that its joined up approach to policy is the envy of the world but more often than not it is a reputation built on sand.
Children have been quick to grasp the joys of new technology. Why are schools lagging so far behind, ask David Puttnam
The kind of public inquiry being called for into the events leading up to the 7/7 bombings will not solve anything.
Recent reviews on racial inequality in Britain highlight the fact that small businesses aren't doing enough to diversify their workforces.
Banning TV for toddlers is not a complete solution - there are better ways to juggle our responsibilities as parents.
The full text of Tessa Jowell's speech to Demos on a radical new open politics for Labour
Demos releases The Liberal Republic and announces new Advisory Council
Make people Britain’s First Emergency Service, says report
Today, Wednesday 4 March, Demos launches 'Knowledge Nomads', the final installment in it's 'Atlas of Ideas' series. 'Knowledge Nomads' argues that migration is important for both Britain and global science and innovation.
Millions of people in the UK who rely on social care risk becoming “second class citizens” unless their rights are protected by an NHS-style Constitution, a Demos report warns today.
Demos is today unveiling a major project to research 'progressive conservative' policies at an event with senior Conservative and Labour figures.
Demos is pleased to announce the appointment of two leading researchers to develop a new programme of research tackling social mobility and inclusion.
Michael Gove, Vince Cable and James Purnell are the most radical politicians in Britain, according to a Demos survey released today.