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Charlie Tims, a Demos senior researcher, commenting on less measurable benefits that London brings to surrounding regions and the country as a whole.
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A Crucial Engagement
Engagement with political Islam is not a question of if, but of how
The incendiary tax?
When did the inheritance tax become the new poll tax? When did it gain the Exocet-like power to hone in on the outrage of middle Britain, and even put off an election?
Can politicians use technology? NZ thinks so
Earlier this week I took a trip down to Bournemouth to speak at an event organised by the thinktank Demos as part of the Labour Party Conference Fringe. For the discussion, which was entitled 'Participation Rewired', I joined an illustrious panel - Jim
The ungood earth
According to Demos, a UK think tank that studied science and innovation potential in China, the country is at an early stage in the most ambitious programme of research investment since John F Kennedy embarked on the race to the moon. Demos cite Chinese
Who's afraid of the Respect Party? Dissent and cohesion in modern Britain
For a demographic group that makes up approximately 3 per cent of the UK’s population, the Muslim community manages to command more than its fair share of newspaper headlines. Rarely does a week pass without controversy, whether it be veil-wearing women
Safety for deposits
Economists can be frustrating sometimes. Watching the Channel 4 news yesterday I saw Michael Foot - formerly of the FSA, not the other one - describe how the people withdrawing their money from Northern Rock had been acting "naively" and "irrationally". B
'India, China Don't Pose A Challenge To US'
Warnings from pundits that the millions of engineers and scientists India and China produce each year would soon challenge the US' technical superiority may be a little premature, according to Newsweek International.
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Holistic answer to national security challenges
Consider for a moment the multitude of forces affecting the UK; from terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, immigration, pandemics and climate change to the impact of fragile states on the global community and the growth of organised
Keep faith in religious providers, urges think tank Demos
Local authorities should use faith groups to deliver public services to achieve value for money, greater ‘social value’ and wider community benefits, argues a new report by Demos.
Demos: alcohol policy should focus on parenting, not pricing
The Government’s attempts to curb the UK’s hazardous drinking culture would be more effective if they focused on encouraging better parenting, particularly among parents misusing alcohol, say experts at the think tank Demos.
Parents ‘in the dark’ as child nutrition advice isn’t getting through
Child nutrition advice should be displayed on supermarket shelves and online parenting forums to make it more accessible to parents, according to a Demos report.
Demos launches pioneering new model for measuring poverty
Think-tank Demos has launched a pioneering new model for measuring poverty that could transform local social service provision and help thousands of families escape poverty.
Britain’s budding entrepreneurs say “It’s not the economy, stupid”
Entrepreneurs are optimistic and determined but defy stereotypes about their motives, characteristics and attitudes, finds new research from Demos.
Demos: 24,000 Scottish families face severe disadvantage
A new report by the think-tank Demos reveals the full extent of the hardship experienced across Scotland, estimating that 24,000 families face severe disadvantage.
Majority support government control of how people spend benefit payments
New polling released by the think tank Demos shows the majority of people believe the government should start controlling how welfare recipients spend their money.
Clegg’s former Director of Strategy warns: ‘stay in the centre or face annihilation’
This press release introduces Richard Reeves' essay on Cleggism, A Liberal Inside.
Private sector must step in to tackle crisis in loneliness among older people
Ageing Sociably argues that businesses must do its bit to tackle the crisis in loneliness among older people.
Housing providers should bid for reablement contracts
Clinical commissioners should look again both at how reablement services are delivered – and who delivers them – as they take responsibility for these schemes from local authorities, says a new report by Demos.