Demos report: Entrepreneurs shouldn't be seen as mavericks
BBC Radio 4 reports on the Everyone’s Business study, which argues that the perception of entrepreneurship should change to make it more accessible. (From 8mins 25sec)
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BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze debates social media
Jamie Bartlett discusses the moral code of social media and the future of journalism on BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze programme. (From 2mins 50sec)
BBC Radio 4 discusses press regulation
BBC Radio 4's Today programme discusses the results of a report, which shows the public desire for an independent press regulator. (From 2hrs 55min)
People in Poverty
STV News investigates the key findings of Demos's 'A Wider Lens' report. (From 4min 15sec)
Thousands facing poverty
Glasgow is the region with the highest proportion of the 24,000 Scottish families facing severe hardship, writes the Herald.
Scottish poverty: Demos study paints deprivation picture
BBC News reports on the Demos study into the severe hardships faced by thousands of Scottish families.
4 per cent of Scottish families suffer severe hardship
The Scotsman reports on 'A Wider Lens', a new Demos study that has found 24,000 Scottish families facing multiple disadvantages.
Public 'wants more say on press regulation'
A new report, researched by Demos, shows three fifths of the public are in favour of parliamentary involvement in a new press watchdog.
Introducing social media intelligence
In this article for the academic journal Intelligence and National Security, Jamie Bartlett, Carl Miller and Sir David Omand introduce social media intelligence.
Blogging for freedom
In this essay Jamie Bartlett and Hedda Bjorge Soremshaugen explore the reaction of Norway's right-wing blogosphere to the Breivik attacks.
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.