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Social-ism should be defined as the ability for people to exert maximum control over their lives...
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It's not more education that children need, it's better character...
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Universities are just one source among many for ideas, knowledge and innovation
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Labour is a crusade or it is nothing. But where is the crusade leading?
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Efficiency comes not from doing things slightly cheaper or better, but by doing different things....
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Audio-visual creativity is sowing the seeds for a more participative, expressive democracy...
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Educational disengagement starts in primary school...
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Personalisation will turn care provision on its head...
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The mobility of scientists and entrepreneurs is vital to innovation and the UK economy....
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Universities are becoming partners in learning and research rather than sole providers
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Discussions about 'devolving' power approach the question from the wrong direction...
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Hope is not only passively waiting for a new future to occur; it can also be a motive for action
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We live in a brittle society, rather than a broken one...
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Next generation resilience relies on citizens and communities, not the institutions of state...
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In some cases, the state has to be a child's parent ... and it must be a good one....
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When it comes to vlogging, British politicians have yet to get the picture....
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A culture of imagination will lead to a stronger and more resilient Britain
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As Twitter and other social media seem to open us up, they don't make the world less opaque...
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The way we take care of the world demonstrates what we value about it...
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Let's not pretend, as Sarkozy argues, that banning the burka will free women from 'imprisonment'...
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The election will be won by the party which succeeds in framing the debate on their own terms
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An open society depends on individuals rediscovering the social value of privacy...
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Technology can help all universities become 'open universities'....
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More than ever, people expect the state to confront the public consequences of private decisions...
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A battle is being fought for the centre ground in British politics....
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Personal dreams must be taken more seriously, especially during a recession. Demos travelled the country asking people about their lives and what they wished for in the future. Far from a 'broken society' we found an optimistic, realistic and altruistic Britain.
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Higher education must embrace technology...
Technology is changing higher education and Demos' pamphlet The Edgeless University, published this week, explores how universities can keep up with these changes.
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