Glasgow is not short of ‘mass imagination’
Glasgow is not short of ‘mass imagination’
Press centre
Browse our archive of articles, media coverage and press releases. For press enquiries click here. Download a list of Demos experts for broadcast here .
Tongue-tied
Britain is becoming increasingly complacent about its mother tongue, claims a new report from the thinktank Demos. As You Like It, by Samuel Jones and Peter Bradwell, argues that Britain cannot continue to rely on the cultural and economic benefit of hav
When dreams cross over into the realm of fantasy
There's only one team in Glasgow/One team in Glasgow/One team in Gla-a-a-sgow/There's only one team in Gla-a-a-sgow. Fellow foot soldiers in Partick Thistle's red and yellow army will readily recognise this somewhat monotonous ditty that rings out from th
Families are ‘uneasy’ over Glasgow plans for future
Ordinary Glaswegians have an unease' about the way the city is promoting itself, a groundbreaking report says today.
Running on Empty
Britain's urban renaissance is being held back by a imagination deficit that could be relieved with greater community involvement, writes Melissa Mean
Think-tank attacks city's rebirth
Poorer parts of Scotland's largest city have been left behind by major regeneration projects, according to a new report.
A dear green place divided by the benefits of regeneration
According to a damning new report published today by an influential think-tank, Glasgow has become a tale of two cities where affluence and poverty too often sit side by side. According to the report by Demos, Glasgow City Council has put architectural pr
Glasgow 2020: tale of seven cities
TEENAGE mothers are sterilised. Neds on Asbos are named and shamed on the nightly news. Neighbours from hell are evicted, Big Brother-style, by mobile phone vote. Welcome to Glasgow in 2020. Or at least as some of the city's citizens imagine it. This i
Row breaks out over think tank’s 2020 vision of Glasgow
Civic leaders in Glasgow were last night accused of running out of ideas by a report they helped to fund. Demos, a London-based think-tank, said the city's council and other authorities had left whole communities and neighbourhoods behind as they chase
Forging a future from the old ashes
Forging a future from the old ashes
Better design can challenge ‘disablism’
Our world of fiddly buttons and user-unfriendly gadgets is discriminating against disabled people, says new Demos report
Libraries can develop ‘creative reading’
Their contribution to helping young people develop creativity has been missed in the current library debate, says new Demos report
We are living in a ’society of small print’
Professionals and companies are becoming ‘responsibility averse’ in an attempt to protect reputation, warns leading risk management expert
Independent lives ‘lead to loneliness’
Social isolation is increasing in our fragmenting society with more people at risk of loneliness in the future, according to new report
Baby boomers try to relive their youth
The post-war generation is using wealth and leisure time to ‘have their time again’ and to postpone ageing, according to new report
Public debate needs to move 'upstream'
The government must start a public debate about nanotech now to avoid another anti-science backlash, according to a new report.
Ministers should appoint civil service chiefs
The cult of the ‘gifted generalist’ in the senior civil service is hampering public service reform, says new think tank report
Main political parties ‘facing oblivion’
Three Labour ministers debate loss of trust in politics and crisis in party membership at Demos fringe meeting in Brighton
Life skills key to tackling social exclusion and homelessness
Life skills key to tackling social exclusion and homelessness
Starter’s orders given on Olympic legacy
London should start now to secure legacy from 2012 bid