Personal budgets: wrong kind of spending?
Claudia Wood argues that regulating personal budgets encourages paternalism in Public Finance.
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Reassessing Octavia Hill's legacy
Sam Jones discusses Octavia Hill's enduring relevance as a social reformer on BBC Radio 4.
Rise of the Radicals
Jamie Bartlett explains the popularity of Europe's extremist political parties to The Economist.
The Dis-united Kingdom
David Goodhart discusses multiculturalism and what it really means to be British in The Cafe on Al Jazeera.
A new phase for the coalition
Duncan O'Leary comments on the shelved Lords Reform and what this now means for the coalition.
Boost lending via market-wide schemes not RBS, says think-tank
David Goodhart says the Government should focus on schemes that benefit the entire financial sector and not just one bank.
Digital Cops
Jamie Bartlett writes about how social media can help to keep the Olympics safe in Prospect magazine.
The role of unions in the Big Society
ConservativeHome reminds Conservatives of their ties with the unions
How housing providers can improve social care
Claudia Wood urges social housing providers to claim recognition and remuneration for their work.
Back off, politicians: don't mess with Shoreditch
John Naughton draws on our report 'A Tale of Tech City' and suggests the government need a better understanding of the Shoreditch cluster.
Government Handling of Relationships with Muslims May be Increasing the Risk of Terrorism
New Demos research finds strong feelings of resentment and alienation from Muslim Communities
Democracy and Development speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Deve
Monday 23rd October 2006, 6pm – 8pm Central Hall, Westminster
Demos Announce New Director
Following the departure of Madeleine Bunting, the think tank Demos has promoted Dr Catherine Fieschi to the post of Acting Director. Having previously been Demos’ Head of Research, Catherine will carry forward Demos’ intellectual agenda in the months a
Madeleine Bunting Resigns as Director of Demos
Madeleine Bunting has decided to resign as Director of Demos. Since it has emerged that her vision for Demos is incompatible with that of the trustees, she has decided to focus on her interests as a writer and a thinker at this point in her career. She wi
Government must give communities a greater role in counter-terrorism
Responding to his speech today on security and freedom, Demos called on the Home Secretary to make real his pledge to allow all sections of society to play a greater role in delivering security.
Demos does 'black sky thinking' on space
New mission will add up economic and social benefits of space and create first long-term strategy for British space programme
EU's expanding borders require joint migration strategy
Pressure from global movement of people will increase while attempts to tighten controls may actually reduce national security
Baby ballots' would increase parental power
Children have become ‘invisible citizens’ whose lives are increasingly controlled by over-protective adults
Local groups may lose trust of community
Community-based organisations can’t tackle social exclusion if they are ‘instruments of government policy’