DEMOS

• Innovate from Within An open letter to the new cabinet secretary The Civil Service is caught between the need for incremental improvement of existing services and the creation of new services for a changing society. In order to succeed, this notoriously risk-averse institution must learn to embrace experimentation. Charles Leadbeater January 2002
• It's Democracy, Stupid This publication is available for free download. Tom Bentley January 2001
• Leadership The Challenge for all? This report provides a 'reality check' of leadership in UK organisations. It examines the perceptions and experiences of managers from the private, public and voluntary sectors. Daniel Stedman Jones Perri 6 January 2001
• Classroom assistance Why teachers must transform teaching A generation gap is opening up within the teaching profession, which has to appeal to a ‘flexible generation’ who demand more professional autonomy and the ability to self-manage change. January 2001
• The Protest Ethic How the anti-globalisation movement challenges social democracy John Lloyd argues that it is vital that politicians develop legitimate international institutions to match the emerging global society that is currently being shaped by world markets. John Lloyd January 2001
• Design for learning This Demos report concludes that there are major opportunities to educate a new generation of pupils in the principles of good design. Ciara Fairley Shelagh Wright January 2001
• Human traffic Skills, employers and international volunteering International volunteers develop ‘global awareness’ which enables them to think strategically about issues such as diversity and globalisation. However many employers fail to recognise the so-called ‘higher order skills’ which volunteers develop. Gillian Thomas January 2001
• Surfing the long wave Knowledge entrepreneurship in Britain The authors make a series of radical policy proposals – notably that the DTI should be demerged – which are designed to ensure the UK maintains its competiveness in the knowledge economy. Charles Leadbeater Kate Oakley January 2001
• Basildon The mood of the nation The report shows a surprising level of disenchantment with the government and disengagement from politics itself. Alan Hudson Dennis Hayes January 2001
• Welfare that works Beyond the New Deal The Government’s welfare to work programmes should be restructured to put employers and their recruitment needs at their heart and make a significant contribution to full employment. David Pinto-Duschinsky January 2001

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