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Demos Daily: Slow down – the return to local food

Cooking has been a great form of escapism for many people since lockdown begun – whether we’re getting our aprons on for...

Demos Daily: A Place for Pride

For years now, patriotism has been a political football: a dirty word akin to nationalism to some, and a rousing exercise in...

Demos Daily: Born Creative

With the BBC announcing one of their largest education packages to date, well-known figures such as Danny Dyer, Sir David Attenborough and...

Demos Daily: Democracy in the digital age

From electronic voting to reform of select committees, modernising the functions of Parliament have long been called for by many. Yet when...

Demos Daily: Finding time to live

For those tackling the coronavirus on the front line, these past weeks and months will have been the most physically and emotionally...

Demos Daily: The Commission on Residential Care

The social care crisis has been one of the greatest challenges of our generation. Successive Governments have come close to coming up...

Demos Daily: Tantrums and Tiaras

Once this is over, it’s not immediately obvious how we’ll look back on this time. There will be grief, certainly, for those...

Demos Daily: The other invisible hand

Yesterday the Government announced a £750m package to support charities stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis – a move which has been welcomed as...

Demos Daily: Family Learning

For many parents up and down the country, this is the first time...

Demos Daily: The Adaptive State

Our public services are under more strain than ever before. Our beloved NHS is working to the brink to tackle the coronavirus...

Demos Daily: The Borrowers

The Government’s financial response to the current crisis is unprecedented. Yet while many livelihoods have been protected in the short term, the...

Demos Daily: Warring Songs

As online conversations become the norm, it’s crucial to be aware of how false information can spread through online spaces, whether through...

Demos Daily: On Power

It seems odd to say that our lives have moved online as a result of lockdown – for all intents...

Demos Daily: Dream On

It’s official: we’re losing sleep. This isn’t at all surprising. National anxiety levels are through the roof, as each day brings new,...

Demos Daily: Received Wisdom

British politics has always had a complicated relationship with experts. Different governments have defined and redefined expert roles in their administrations, with...