The Atlas of Idea, a series of four reports published by Demos, a UK think tank, looks at the pace and scale of scientific innovation in India, China and South Korea. James Wilsdon, science and innovation head, Demos, and Kirsten Bound, author, India: Th
India may have strengths like democracy, diversity, demography, interdependence and role models, but it can't become a global research giant unless it harnesses the strengths. By conventional metrics such as numbers of patents, the centres of innovation w
Lost data crisis Personal data is as valuable as cash. To protect it in future, there must be a change in attitude
Ms Gallagher and colleague Peter Bradwell will release their report in early December. "Pretty much every organisation you engage with day-to-day - from clicking your Oyster card to ordering your take away - means sharing personal information." That
The private details of UK individuals are on as many as 600 private and public databases, often without their knowledge, a study will reveal next month. The report by the thinktank Demos will say that new laws and procedures are needed to protect people's
As the military veers ever closer to crisis, it is time for an honest debate about the future of British defence policy
Every day there are stories that don't make the headlines. Some are not controversial, shocking or new enough; some are just too local to make national news. But it is through those everyday stories that one starts seeing patterns emerge.
"Devalued, angry and suffering from Iraq fatigue". That's the state of our troops at the moment according to the Head of the Army General Sir Richard Dannatt. Sir Richard Dannatt
THIS year, we visited Sheffield to find out what young people who live there thought about their town centre. We met a group of teenagers who were tired of being moved along simply for gathering in groups. They told us that they attracted suspicion unles
Teenagers should have a hotline they can use to complain about adults who do not let them play or hang around in public spaces, according to plans unveiled today by a think tank. Young people have stopped using public spaces in cities as politicians an
A new report by think-tank Demos proposes a fundamental shake-up of how schools and pupils are assessed in order to rescue an education system obsessed with targets and league tables.
Analysis of the Census by the think-tank Demos reveals that almost half of ethnic minority residents in England and Wales now live in areas where white British people are in a minority.
UK workers are risking their own financial security by failing to protect themselves adequately, in case they are forced to leave work by illness or injury, according to new research by the think-tank Demos.
Demos analysis reveals the full impact of the Government's changes to the welfare system on disabled people.
Police constabularies should install dedicated heads of social media to tackle crime and ensure responsible collection of online intelligence data, according to Demos’s Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM).
People who make healthier life choices should be prioritised for non-emergency hospital appointments, according to an independent think-tank.
White British people feel significantly more disenfranchised by modern politics than minority groups, according to an analysis of a major government survey of community life in Britain by the think-tank Demos.
A pioneering survey of Beppe Grillo’s populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) reveals astonishing levels of distrust in politics, business and the media among its online supporters.
Demos analysis reveals an extra 120,000 elderly people a year will receive no relief on their social care costs if the government forego Dilnot recommendations and adopt a £75k cap
New report shows how prepaid cards could offer financial inclusion to Britain’s 2 million unbanked and nurture a generation of savers.