Plea to let parents inspect schools instead of Ofsted
The Telegraph report on Demos study to tackle 'toxic' target-driven culture in schools.
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White Britons 'In Retreat' From Minority Areas
David Goodhart on Sky News discussing Demos analysis that shows 45% of ethnic minorities in England and Wales live in areas where less than half the population is white British.
White Britons 'in retreat' from racially mixed areas, reveals study by think-tank Demos
Demos research reveals the negative impact 'majority retreat' is having on integration, in the Independent.
'Ethnic majority' areas growing, says report
The Telegraph's David Barrett covers Demos's latest Census analysis.
How rise of 'white flight' is creating a segregated UK
Daily Mail reports on Demos research which shows white Britons moving away from areas where they are a minority.
Demos: White Britons ‘in retreat’ from ethnic minority areas
Metro reports on latest Demos analysis of recent Census data.
Everything you've been told about radicalisation Is wrong
Jamie Bartlett talks to Rolling Stone magazine about the implications of the Boston bombings.
Today programme: the Boston bombings and social media
On BBC R4's Today, Jamie Bartlett discusses the response of social media like Twitter and Reddit to the Boston bombings.
Lib Dems 'least loyal' on Twitter
The Telegraph reports on our paper Virtually Members, which found that Liberal Democrat supporters on Twitter are more likely to follow MPs from other parties.
Michael Howard reviews The British Dream
Michael Howard reviews David Goodhart's 'The British Dream' in The Spectator.
Demos: scrap Ofsted inspections to tackle ‘target-obsessed culture’ in schools
A new report by think-tank Demos proposes a fundamental shake-up of how schools and pupils are assessed in order to rescue an education system obsessed with targets and league tables.
Almost half of ethnic minority population now live in majority non-white areas
Analysis of the Census by the think-tank Demos reveals that almost half of ethnic minority residents in England and Wales now live in areas where white British people are in a minority.
Half of workers wrongly assume bosses would foot the bill for long-term sick leave
UK workers are risking their own financial security by failing to protect themselves adequately, in case they are forced to leave work by illness or injury, according to new research by the think-tank Demos.
Disabled people set to lose £28.3bn of support
Demos analysis reveals the full impact of the Government's changes to the welfare system on disabled people.
Hire social media chiefs to put ‘Twitter snooping’ on a legal footing, think-tank tells police
Police constabularies should install dedicated heads of social media to tackle crime and ensure responsible collection of online intelligence data, according to Demos’s Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM).
Demos: Reward healthy choices with fast-track NHS treatment
People who make healthier life choices should be prioritised for non-emergency hospital appointments, according to an independent think-tank.
Ethnic minorities feel more empowered than white Britons, finds study
White British people feel significantly more disenfranchised by modern politics than minority groups, according to an analysis of a major government survey of community life in Britain by the think-tank Demos.
‘In broadband we trust’ say supporters of Italy’s Beppe Grillo
A pioneering survey of Beppe Grillo’s populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) reveals astonishing levels of distrust in politics, business and the media among its online supporters.
Demos: 120,000 pensioners a year to miss out on social care relief if Government ditches Dilnot cap proposal
Demos analysis reveals an extra 120,000 elderly people a year will receive no relief on their social care costs if the government forego Dilnot recommendations and adopt a £75k cap
Use benefits to change behaviour, argues Demos
New report shows how prepaid cards could offer financial inclusion to Britain’s 2 million unbanked and nurture a generation of savers.