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21 Jan 2019

Unfit DWP should be axed, says thinktank

The Observer covers our report Pathways from Poverty calling for a radical change in how we deliver benefits and welfare.

January 2019

Pathways from Poverty:
A case for institutional reform

Tom Pollard
08 Jan 2019

It’s no good embracing medical technology without listening to doctors

Cold means crisis for our health service. As the temperature falls, the pressure on the NHS rises. But the secretary of state’s prescription for the problem risks failing.

January 2019
Alex Krasodomski-Jones takes the CASM reins

It’s exciting as it is daunting to be taking the reins at CASM. It’s also an opportunity to reflect on what exactly ...

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14 Jan 2019

The case for moving parliament to Manchester

Polly Mackenzie, sets out why moving parliament to Manchester would deliver the national reset Britain desperately needs.

January 2019

Winter is coming. HealthTech is here

Elliot Jones
14 Jan 2019

The case for a Universal Carer’s Income

Ben Glover writes about our report The Carers' Covenant and sets out the case for a Universal Carer's Income

18 Dec 2018

Millions of unpaid carers are ‘left to struggle on paltry benefits’

The Express discusses the findings of our research on unpaid carers

December 2018
The Carers’ Covenant: why we are calling on the Government to introduce a bold new policy agenda for carers

Everyone knows social care desperately needs to change but there is little agreement of how. It comes as no surprise then that ...

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December 2018

The Carers’ Covenant

Ben Glover
November 2018

The Retirement Income Riddle:
New perspectives on how we make financial choices and their impact on our wellbeing

Sacha Hilhorst
20 Nov 2018

Online security and privacy: What an email address reveals

Josh Smith sat down with Politics Live to explore how an email address could be useful information for political campaigners.

November 2018

Good Growth for Cities 2018

Alan Lockey
02 Nov 2018

Preston named as most improved city in UK

The Guardian covers this year's Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index

November 2018

A Society of Readers

Alan Lockey
Sacha Hilhorst
Tom Speight
02 Nov 2018

Russian trolls’ priority in UK is stirring hatred of Islam

The Times covers Demos analysis of Russian Influence Operations on Twitter

November 2018

Russian Influence Operations on Twitter

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
Agnès Chauvet
Elliot Jones
October 2018
“We need to explore radical new ways to raise revenue” – Alan Lockey responds to yesterday’s Budget

Austerity, at least in terms of the overall spending envelope, is over. However, this will not mean the end of cuts – ...

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30 Oct 2018

Teenagers bombarded by gambling ads ask for help

The BBC covers Demos' pilot of a gambling education in schools.

30 Oct 2018

Voters would choose Corbyn if it meant guaranteeing Brexit

Polly Mackenzie discusses findings from our Brexit polling in The Times

September 2018

Plugged In:
Social action on social media

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
05 Sep 2018

Can Twitter, Google and Facebook avoid being biased against conservative views?

Josh Smith commenting in The Telegraph

05 Sep 2018

Targeting big tech on child sexual abuse is picking the wrong fight

Alex Krasodomski-Jones commenting in Wired following Sajid Javid's speech on fighting child sex abuse online.

August 2018

Patterns of hate crime:
Who, what, when and where?

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
05 Sep 2018

Transgender victims of hate crime ‘silenced’ because Met’s recording system ‘only has man and woman categories’

Coverage of our report on patterns in hate crime in the Evening Standard

August 2018

New tech, old problems:
A report on the Barclays financial inclusion roundtable

Sacha Hilhorst
August 2018
Chuka Umunna MP – How do we end serious youth violence?

Chuka Umunna MP’s speech delivered at an event hosted by Demos in Brixton on Tuesday 21st August 2018 Introduction  This evening I ...

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27 Jul 2018

Nostalgia has stolen the future

Coverage of our nostalgia report in the Financial Times

July 2018
From Whitehall To Town Hall – A Vision For England After Brexit

This week Jeremy Corbyn was labelled a protectionist, an economic nationalist and even a Donald Trump impersonator for arguing that there could be ...

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July 2018

Rate of Return:
It's time to take the case for depreciation seriously

Alan Lockey
July 2018

The Future of Political Campaigning

Jamie Bartlett
June 2018
To sustain a happier democracy, we must find a better way of doing digital politics

Looking back over the last six years of work we’ve done here at CASM, you might think we have a masochistic tendency ...

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June 2018

The Personal Security of Individuals in British Public Life

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
11 Jun 2018

Nostalgia And Politics Are A Dangerous Mix

David Aaronovitch covers findings from our Nostaliga research in The Times

June 2018

Supporting Military Veterans in Residential Care

01 Jun 2018

We love a little nostalgia — but few would turn back the clock

The Times covers findings from our research into Nostalgia in Britain

May 2018

At Home in One’s Past:
Nostalgia as a cultural and political force in Britain, France & Germany

Sophie Gaston
Sacha Hilhorst
26 Apr 2018

Boosting the economic security of the self-employed requires urgent attention

Alan Lockey, head of Demos' Modern Economy Programme, discusses his latest report Free Radicals for Prospect.

April 2018

Free Radicals:
A new deal for Britain's self-employed millions.

Alan Lockey
15 Mar 2018

Lessons about risks of gambling piloted in British schools

The Guardian covers findings from Demos' latest report 'Reducing the Odds: An Education Pilot to Prevent Gambling Related Harm'.

March 2018

Reducing the Odds:
An Education Pilot to Prevent Gambling Related Harms

Ian Wybron
March 2018

Mediating Populism:
The changing dynamics between media and politics in the digital age

Sophie Gaston
Peter Harrison-Evans
21 Feb 2018

It’s time to swap despair about UK politics for positive action

Demos Director Polly Mackenzie writes for the Evening Standard on why we need to stop despairing about British politics.

February 2018

A Better Work Capability Assessment is Possible

Ben Baumberg
21 Feb 2018

More than a million benefits sanctions imposed on disabled people since 2010

The Guardian covers findings from Demos' report on the Work Capability Assessment.

February 2018

Your Attention Please:
The Social and Economic Impact of ADHD

Ian Wybron
January 2018
Polly Mackenzie Joins Demos

Demos is twenty five years old but has never been more needed than it is now. Nations need a ‘demos’: a collective ...

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07 Feb 2018

Children ‘Should Be Taught About The Dangers Of Online Sexual Content’

The Huffington Post covers findings from Demos' first Technology Education Project paper on tackling the spread and consumption of Child Sex Abuse Imagery online.

22 Jan 2018

Paedophiles could hide abuse images in the ‘internet of things’, think tank warns

The Telegraph covers Demos' first Technology Education Project paper on tackling the spread and consumption of Child Sex Abuse Imagery online.

January 2018

Tech Education Project: Online Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
December 2017
A focus on employers in the new careers strategy is welcome, but we can’t leave disadvantaged children behind

Yesterday, the Government unveiled its long-awaited careers strategy, two years after it was first promised by the former Education Minister Sam Gyimah. ...

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January 2018

Citizens’ Voices:
Insights from focus groups conducted in England for the project, At Home in One’s Past.

Sophie Gaston
10 Jan 2018

Compassion and frustration were prominent feelings of British

Demos' acting director, Sophie Gaston, in Times Red Box discussing our focus groups across England on citizens' perspectives on society, culture and politics

27 Nov 2017

Social media can be an immense force for good

Nicky Morgan MP writing in Times Red Box covers findings from our Moral Web report, looking into the impact of social media on young people's character development.

27 Nov 2017

Changes to universal credit are just tinkering at the edges

Claudia Wood, Director of Demos, discusses why the changes to Universal Credit announced in the 2017 Budget do not go far enough

12 Jan 2018

Nigel Farage says Britain should vote again on Brexit

Demos' focus groups gaining perspectives on citizens' views of English society, culture and politics were covered by the Washington Post.

08 Nov 2017

Birmingham is fastest-improving city to live and work, says study

The Guardian covers Demos-PwC The Good Growth for Cities report

November 2017
Our emotional responses to AI and the danger of a backlash

Rodney Brooks, one of the world’s leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers of the last 20 years, has recently written an article pointing ...

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07 Nov 2017

Call for a change in priorities to avert retirement housing crisis

The Telegraph covers Demos' research on the crisis in retirement housing.

October 2017
The growing social mission of social housing

At the Conservative Party Conference last month, Demos hosted an event with the social housing provider Orbit regarding their role is helping ...

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25 Oct 2017

UK housing crisis is hitting older people too, not just the young

Claudia Wood, Director at Demos, discusses the often overlooked shortage in suitable housing for older people in The Guardian

October 2017
“Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave?”

When the technology we rely on makes mistakes, what should we do? It feels like a simple question with a simple answer: ...

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October 2017
The secret employability programme on your high street

Graham, who’s in his early 60s, has been unemployed now for over five years. Health problems brought a 15-year career as a ...

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10 Oct 2017

‘Shocking’ number of youngsters have bullied peers or trolled celebrities online, research finds

The Telegraph covers Demos' research on how social media is impacting the character development of young people.

October 2017

The Moral Web:
Youth character, ethics and behaviour online.

Peter Harrison-Evans
Alex Krasodomski-Jones
21 Sep 2017

Young people fear for futures in Brexit Britain, says study

The BBC write up on the findings of Demos research, Next Generation UK, charting the attitudes and aspirations of young people.

September 2017
Still a Long Road Ahead in Fight Against Digital Extremism

With Theresa May speaking at the UN this week, the subject of extremist use of the web is back in the headlines. ...

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05 Oct 2017

How the Twitterati saw the Tory conference

The Times Red Box covered researcher Alex Krasodomski's analysis of the response on Twitter to the big speeches during this years Conservative Party Conference.

July 2017
Is informal childcare an untapped resource for Londoners?

The Holiday Childcare Survey 2017, released today by the Family and Childcare Trust, contains few surprises. The bottom line is that parents ...

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29 Aug 2017

Two-thirds of Tory MPs had no previous link with their constituencies

Analysis by Sophie Gaston, Demos' Deputy Director, on the 'local' credentials of all 650 MPs after the 2017 General Election, was covered by i News.

June 2017

The Financial Impact of motor neurone disease:
Measuring the financial impacts of diagnosis on individuals and their families

Simone Vibert
10 Mar 2016

BBC's World at One reports on Dan Jarvis' speech to Demos

19 Sep 2017

Charity shops: bringing in the cash, but bringing down the high street?

The Guardian cover Demos' research on the socio-economic impact of charity shops for the high street, volunteers and employees

June 2017
Amid the chaos, might politics now be in a better shape to bring the country together?

In the natural world, earthquakes function to dissipate the pressure building up between opposing tectonic plates. In the political world, however, it ...

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12 Jun 2017

Terrorism adds the backdrop to the fight for internet control

Jamie Bartlett, Director for the CASM at Demos, wrote in the Financial Times on the role of government and internet companies in regulating social media to prevent terrorism.

February 2017

Talking to Ourselves:
Political debate and online echo chambers

Alex Krasodomski-Jones
30 May 2017

We want a better future’: young first-time voters reveal who’s firing them up

Demos research on the electoral power of young people in the 2015 election, was quoted by the Guardian.

June 2017
Youth turnout: the new wisdom

In the cacophony of post-election analysis, one narrative has stood out: it appears the youth turnout rate surged. We do not yet ...

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22 Jun 2017

Immigration is changing the Swedish welfare state

Nothing to Fear but Fear itself, a report lead by Sophie Gaston, Head of International Projects, which included findings on Swedish views of immigration, was quoted by the Economist.

December 2016

Digital Citizens: Countering Extremism Online

Ralph Scott
Louis Reynolds
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