Caroline Lucas closes Politics 2010 lectures


The leader of the Green Party marked the last in Demos's Politics 2010 lecture series with a speech on Wednesday morning.


Calling for an end to both human and environmental exploitation, she argued that the green agenda can serve the goal of equality better than any other. Read the speech.

Senfrontpage

Demos Annual Lecture: Amartya Sen


Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen delivered the Demos Annual Lecture on Monday evening.  Thanks to everyone who came, watched online and joined in with their questions and thoughts.

You can watch the whole event through our Video On Demand here.

It's who you know


Last Friday we hosted Nicholas Christakis from Harvard University and Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, who gave a stimulating - and amusing - discussion on the power of social networks.


They covered everything from the quiet riot of the obesity epidemic to slime mould.  In case you weren't there, we've made two short films.

2421129047_22e2176008_b

1 in 10 five year olds are disengaged from school


Demos's latest report Ex Curricula, looks at educational disengagement in the early years.  This study of over 15,000 children found 1 in 10 start school without the behavioural skills to learn.

 

Download the pamphlet and read the blog.

Arrow_fpt

We mean power


On Monday night James Purnell MP delivered a speech at the London School of Economics on the future of the Left in Britain. Watch the speech here.


The speech marked the launch of We mean power: ideas for the future of the left - a collection of essays edited by James Purnell and Graeme Cooke at Demos' Open Left project.

www.openleft.co.uk

'Sit up and listen'


Last month Demos launched The Character Inquiry with a speech by David Cameron MP.  He called on people to 'sit up and listen' to evidence from Demos highlighting the importance of Building Character.  Read the speech.

 

Read more about the project and the enquiry members here.

Tape

Illegal downloaders spend more on music


Demos' latest research finds that people who admit to downloading music illegally spend over £30 more on music per year than those who don't.


Download the full report here.

LATEST FROM THE DEMOS BLOG

Mar 17

Straying from the script

William Bradley responds to some of the online comments about our Annual Lecture with Amartya Sen.

Mar 12

Consumer Care

Pippa Read says we need more than just enlightened consumer choice.

VIEW ALL BLOGS

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Picture_14
March 2010
Picture_11
February 2010
Wmp_front_cover
February 2010
VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS

LATEST PODCASTS

Dec 15

Evgeny Morozov in conversation

In a joint Demos and Prospect Magazine podcast Tom Chatfield of Prospect interviews Evgeny...

Dec 15

The Power Gap

Listen to the launch of a new Demos power map with Dan Leighton, the author of the report...

VIEW ALL PODCASTS

LATEST PRESS

Mar 19

Political parties in the United kingdom

The Demos Greenhouse blog features on Intute website.

Mar 19

Is Policy Exchange the most loathsome think tank in Britain?

Demos described as Cameron's favorite think tank appears inTelegraph article...

VIEW ALL PRESS