Demos recommends issuing benefit cash on 'prepay' cards
Demos analysis of 'cashless' welfare payments fuels a necessary moral and political debate.
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'Welfare cash cards' are much more than a tool of state control
The debate about whether the state should control benefits should not mask the many positive aspects of prepaid, writes Claudia Wood in Society Guardian.
Radio 4 discusses Faithful Providers
Jonathan Birdwell argues that religous groups should be considered for a greater role in delivering public services, on Radio 4's Sunday programme.
Britons 'self-segregate' as white flight soars
Nicholas Hellen reports on the phenomenon of "white flight" in the Sunday Times.
How cities can be the engines of good growth
Duncan O'Leary talks to Andy Ford and Nick C Jones of PwC and Gerald Vernon-Jackson, leader of Portsmouth City Council, about Demos and PwC's report 'Good Growth for Cities'.
How can faith bodies provide welfare when their own cupboards are bare?
Andrew Brown supports the findings of Demos's Faithful Providers report, arguing that the level of funding to faith bodies is 'both shocking and clearly inadequate'.
Get religious groups on board with Work Programme
The Independent reports on the Faithful Providers report, which argues for the use of religous institutions in delivering public services.
Newsnight debates Romanian immigration
David Goodhart appears on Newsnight to discuss EU enlargement and Romanian immigration to the UK.
Welfare cuts: pick your battles
Claudia Wood argues that the loss of child benefit for higher earners is less important than the cuts in income for poor families heralded by tomorrow’s benefits uprating bill.
Child benefit cuts: "we're not in an ideal world"
On Radio 5 Live, Claudia Wood argues that whole family assessment of child benefit is impractical due to current UK tax law.
Abolishing Prevent will make UK safer
From Suspects to Citizens, a new report from think tank Demos, calls for the 'Prevent' programme to be abolished.
UK needs more protests to combat terror threat
Jamie Bartlett, expert in counter-terrorism at Demos today calls for a more liberal approach to dissent, radicalism and the policing of protests in combating extremism.
Measuring Social Value
Press release launching Demos' latest report, 'Measuring Social Value', examining how third sector organisations measure their outcomes.
In Loco Parentis
Press Release for In Loco Parentis, Demos' latest publication looking at what ingreadients constitute a positive and negative experience of the care system.
VAT raise not “unavoidable”
Demos responds to the Budget, arguing that a progressive approach to balancing national finances could and should come from focusing on tax rises.
Demos appoints Julia Margo as Acting Director
Julia Margo, Deputy Director of Demos will become Acting Director with Richard Reeves joining the Deputy Prime Minister's office.
Ready for reform: voters want new electoral system
A Demos/YouGov poll of 2,076 people shows a strong appetite for reform of the voting system.
No claims bonuses for employers
Demos recommends welfare reform.
Beat terrorism - make it boring, says Demos
New report from Demos finds 'cool factor' a major draw to al-Qaeda.
Young people failed by short-termist politics
Demos releases An Anatomy of Youth, calling for generational justice.