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In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham set out his bold ambition for ‘a new political model and a new economic model’. This is the scale of ambition that is needed to meet the challenges of the moment....
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The Epistemic Security Network is a new network hosted by Demos. It provides a home for collective efforts to protect democracy by cleaning up and fortifying our information supply chains. As part of the network we share a bi-weekly newsletter, Epistemic Security...
Andy Burnham has promised us the ‘biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’ through his devolution agenda. But if devolution is to seriously tackle the crisis our democracy faces, it can’t only be about rebalancing power between politicians...
Demos is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Michelle Harrison as Chair of its Board of Trustees. Michelle joins Demos at a pivotal moment as Britain faces a democratic emergency. As trust in politics and institutions sits at record...
There is a growing movement for civic renewal, with broad political support. But one question remains unanswered: how do we fund this work at the scale required? Announcing a landmark programme of research and deliberation to develop a funding settlement...
16.5 million UK adults encountered deepfakes online in the past month Demos calls for action to safeguard democracy Political deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation pose a serious risk to democracy, the cross party think tank Demos today warns, as new evidence...
Text-based AI services such as chatbots and AI-powered search results routinely provided inaccurate information about elections ahead of this month’s polls, according to new evidence from the cross-party think tank Demos. Errors included getting the date of election day wrong,...
Last week, Demos’s Aidan Garner attended The National Growth Debate – here he offers his reflections. The event, organised by the Good Growth Foundation, brought together the most senior economic thinkers and decision makers from across politics, industry, media and...
Stronger links between small businesses, councils and educators could unlock billions in growth while opening up new job and apprenticeship opportunities for young people – especially those from a low-income background – according to new research by the cross-party think...
Last week’s Gorton and Denton by-election produced a result that commentators have rightly called seismic. The Greens won with 40.7% of the vote –their first ever by-election victory – while Reform came second with 28.7%. Labour, which held this seat...
MPs’ offices are stuck in fire-fighting mode, unable to cope with the volume of urgent requests from constituents due to outdated technology, limited organisational support and restrictive procurement rules, according to new research from the cross-party think tank Demos. The...
