How church partnerships are transforming social action
Shelter for rough sleepers. Discussion groups for transgender teenagers. Coffee mornings to combat loneliness among the elderly. These are but some of…
Posted by Izzy Little on September 17th, 2019Gambling Ads on Twitter – 5 things you need to know
The betting ecosystem on Twitter is vast, diverse and highly active but despite the highly public nature of Twitter, much…
Posted by Events on August 20th, 2019We need Public Service Publishing for the New Digital Age
The way we consume content has changed almost beyond recognition in the digital age. Vast swathes of the published written…
Posted by Josh Tapper on July 31st, 2019The Connecting State
by Alex Smith, Founder/CEO – The Cares Family
If companies can have credit ratings, why can’t newspapers have accuracy ratings?
By Daniel Alphonsus
“Ripping apart the social fabric” and “destroying how society works”. These apocalyptic portrayals of social media were…
Posted by Izzy Little on February 23rd, 2018Regulating the internet is no easy task, but the Online Harms White Paper is a promising first step.
Last week the government published its long-awaited White Paper on Online Harms, proposing that an…
Posted by Caitlin Lambert on April 16th, 2019How confident are we in forecasting the automation of work?
This week, the Office for National Statistics released their first statistics on which occupations they believe are…
Posted by Caitlin Lambert on March 29th, 2019Celebrating thirty years of the World Wide Web
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, and at Demos, we’re celebrating because our research on the web has…
Posted by Izzy Little on March 12th, 2019Is the DWP capable of moulding itself to a radical new agenda?
Government reports rarely become bestsellers. But large queues formed on the night before the publication of William Beveridge’s 300-page survey…
Posted by Caitlin Lambert on January 19th, 2019Reflections on 10 years at Demos
After 10 years at Demos – in normal human years that’s half a century – I’ll be stepping down as…
Posted by Suzie on January 11th, 2019Alex 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…
Posted by Suzie on January 11th, 2019It’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…
Posted by Suzie on January 8th, 2019 Liberals must embrace the radical political economy of land
Liberals everywhere are struggling, not least because of their image as unambitious defenders of the status quo. Could the radical…
Posted by Caitlin Lambert on December 17th, 2018Want to tackle loneliness? Invest in a society of readers
Last month saw the publication of the Government’s first loneliness strategy, following the appointment of…
Posted by Tom Hashemi on November 9th, 2018Why Britain needs a progressive VAT
Much is unfair in Britain today. But one of our country’s most enduringly unjust features is the poor’s clobbering by…
Posted by Tom Hashemi on November 26th, 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 –…
Posted by Suzie on October 30th, 2018The 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…
Posted by Suzie on December 6th, 2018A nation of persuadables: politics and campaigning in the age of data
A few days ago, I found myself talking to a woman I had just met, running through a list of facts about…
Posted by Suzie on November 13th, 2018We at Demos were devastated to hear of the death of our good friend and former Trustee, Kieran Brett, who passed away…
Posted by Suzie on December 4th, 2018What does a new personalised era of campaigning mean for democracy?
A decade ago, there was one phrase we heard time and again, whether in a focus group, online or on question time…
Posted by Suzie on November 22nd, 2018