Playgrounds of the future
Traditional play is disappearing and so are children from public spaces, says a new report. Kids are now told where, when and how they can play and it isn't working for anyone. The solution?
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UK public areas 'actively antisocial to children'
Young people should be able to ring a hotline to report adults who are threatening their right to play outside, according to a report today warning that young people are being increasingly excluded from public spaces. A study by the thinktank Demos fin
Seen and Heard
Discussion of Demos' report Seen and Heard.
Efficiency and Local Government
If we want the public sector to be as slick and efficient as the private, we must accept that its top executives should be rewarded accordingly
Wage War
If we want the public sector to be as slick and efficient as the private, we must accept that its top executives should be rewarded accordingly
The battle over forces spending
The UKNDA's launch comes after the establishment last year of the British Armed Forces Federation, a staff association set up amid growing discontent among the rank and file. It also follows a report by the think tank Demos on Monday, which warned that
Report calls for urgent increase in spending on military
Britain's defence spending has not matched the Labour government's military ambitions, seriously compromising the ability of the armed forces to meet future threats, a left-leaning think-tank argues in a report out today. The report, from Demos, argues
Inhabiting places: User values in the built environment
Transforming our community spaces especially in our cities require radical thinking and the ability to drive changes among strong opposition from vested interests
Italy's immigration tipping point
taly is the latest European country to be forced to deal with immigration - but so far its response seems panicky and inadequate.
We sent them. We must treat them right
Its argument has two parts: one (Demos being a leftish think-tank) argues for restructuring because response to “21st-century challenges” is hampered by “tradition and hierarchy”. Personally, I reckon that if a bit of tradition keeps the poor sods' morale
SUN, SAND AND SALSA. FORGET BARBADOS, WELCOME TO BRISTOL BEACH!
Demos transforms car park for six-week summer in the city
LONDON’S ‘BURN AND CHURN’ MENTALITY THREATENS OLYMPIC LEGACY
UK capital must learn lessons from Barcelona, says Demos
Ministers back calls to put users at heart of public sector innovation
New Demos pamphlet claims top-down reform is not enough to win public trust in services
‘Formulaic’ regeneration projects failing to improve quality of city life, argues Demos
People and neighbourhoods being left behind as cities chase tired out formulas for urban renaissance
THINK TANK CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT BACKED SKILLS AGENCIES TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES MEET COST OF RECRUIT
SMEs FALLING BEHIND IN RACE TO RECRUIT BEST TALENT, WARNS DEMOS
Influential think tank calls for radical shake up of Whitehall
Government must design public services locally or risk further distrust, warns new report
British attitude to English language stuck in an age of Empire, claims Demos
UK at risk of losing political, cultural and economic relevance by refusing to join ‘global conversation’
Britain needs a strategic vision for national security, claims Demos
Think tank claims that splitting Home Office will distract from need for better cross-Government co-ordination
ARTS AND CULTURE MUST BE CENTRAL TO UK RELATIONS ABROAD, WARNS DEMOS
GLOBAL POTENTIAL OF BRITISH CULTURE BEING WASTED SAYS NEW REPORT