Those in the know are on the ropes
Last week a phrase dropped from the lips of a Brownite minister that we have not heard for a long while: "public service ethic".
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Green firms facing incentive barriers
The difficulties faced by 2ºC are raised in a report by NESTA, the publicly-funded body that champions innovation, to show how some green technologies are strugggling to get off the ground.
Three times lucky
Another change is the creation of a new national-security committee, chaired by the prime minister, which will replace three separate cabinet committees covering aspects of the matter. This approach is an improvement, if a recipe for epic squabbling, says
United Kingdom Muslims Meet on Rising Radicalism
Acknowledging a rising trend of radicalism, Muslim leaders and imams will huddle together on Saturday, July 7, to discuss practical ways to fight extremism and help authorities in their mission.
Terrorism: Corporates gear up to face a persistent threat
“I don’t see the threat diminishing,” says Kroll’s Bob Grenier, who served 27 years with the CIA before moving to the private sector.
Our think-tanks are failing the interested public
People are hungry to exchange views and, yes, pontificate on the burning issues
Drugs firm to refund cost if treatment fails
Jack Stilgoe comments on a drug for bone cancer which is to be provided by the NHS after its manufacturer promised to refund the cost of treatment in cases where it does not improve a patient's health.
Collaboration is the key to better services
Labour has been good at creating consensus around goals, but its great failure has been a lack of agreement about how to reach them.
Mind the gap
Despite thirty years of legislation disadvantaged young women are yet to reap the rewards of gender equality in the workplace.
National spotlight on Cumbrian scheme to put people with learning disabilities in control
Researchers from the think-tank Demos are in Carlisle today to meet with some of the 250 service users from across Cumbria who have been using the In Control scheme to manage their own care and support services.
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’