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British politics has always had a complicated relationship with experts. Different governments have defined and redefined expert roles in their administrations, with arguments for and against technocratic policymaking filling the halls of Westminster at times of change, challenge and crisis....
For Demos, 2019 was a year of growth, impact and innovation. Demos Senior Management Team takes a look back on 2019, and sets out Demos’ vision for 2020 in this short video. For more information on what Demos has been...
A few days ago, I found myself talking to a woman I had just met, running through a list of facts about her family. The week before, Demos had been challenged by the BBC to find out as much as...
Astonishing new polling published by YouGov has revealed that 61 per cent of ‘Leave’ voters would be prepared to see the British economy suffer significant economic damage in order to ensue that the UK leaves the European Union. Even more...
In the cacophony of post-election analysis, one narrative has stood out: it appears the youth turnout rate surged. We do not yet have reliable data to confirm this, but assuming the early estimates are correct (some of which say that...
In the natural world, earthquakes function to dissipate the pressure building up between opposing tectonic plates. In the political world, however, it seems that every earthquake only serves to increase political pressure and entrench divides. Rather than settling the debate,...
It is tempting to think of social media as a great enabler of democratic participation. Online platforms lower the bar to contacting politicians; you don’t need to attend a surgery or craft an email to your MP if you know...
According to some, the long-running rhetorical battle between nationalism and patriotism has been decided: patriotism has won. Macron’s presidential victory over Le Pen, if you believe various pre-emptive European commentators, has struck a fatal blow against calls of nationalism in...
General election campaigns are a fertile time for social media research. In the run-up to election day, online platforms become battlegrounds, with candidates, commentators and supporters reacting to events, sharing information and vying to control the debate This political fracas...
