DEMOS

• Athenian option, The Radical reform for the House of Lords The report suggests creating PPs – people’s peers – chosen in the same way as jurors through the electoral roll to scrutinise legislation. Anthony Barnett Peter Carty January 1998
• Fair game Tackling monopoly in sports broadcasting This report argues that the government must take urgent action to safeguard key sporting events. It recommends a new body, the Sports Broadcasting Regulator. Bill New Julian LeGrand January 1998
• Reasonable force The place of compulsion in securing adequate pensions The author explores the options for pensions reform and makes recommendations for achieving target pensions pots through a form of compulsory saving. Ben Jupp January 1998
• Learning beyond the classroom Young people are having more difficulty than ever before in adapting to the world they will enter as adults. We must recognise that learning takes place far beyond the formal education sector and connect what happens in schools to wider opportunities for learning. Tom Bentley January 1998
• The Substance of youth The role of drugs in young people’s lives today The authors argue that there are moral and social resources within young people’s cultures which could be mobilised to reduce drug misuse. Ben Jupp Helen Perry January 1998
• Good life, The This Demos Collection argues that it is time to bring the idea of the good life back into our public conversation Geoff Mulgan Helen Wilkinson January 1998
• Animal rights and wrongs, 2nd ed Roger Scruton argues that it is wrong to believe that animals automatically have rights, but suggests we owe them duties depending on whether we are treating them as pets, for laboratory experiments or for food. Roger Scruton January 1998
• Access denied? Preventing information ­exclusion The author explores how ‘information exclusion’ could be exacerbated or alleviated and argues that policies to prevent it can play a major role in helping disadvantaged people. Danny Kruger January 1998
• NetState Creating electronic government The author argues that the processes and structures of government must be radically reformed to meet the challenges of the digital age. George Lawson January 1998
• Civic entrepreneurship The problem of improving services can be overcome by encouraging entrepreneurship in the public sector to develop innovative solutions to local problems. Charles Leadbeater Sue Goss January 1998

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