Mind the Gap
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Summer Budget, the majority of media attention has focused on where the Government’s foreshadowed £12bn in spending cuts…
Posted by Events on July 6th, 2015Closing the Inequalities Gap on Character Education
“I have never visited a school that excelled academically, which didn’t also excel in extra-curricular activities. As top heads and teachers already…
Posted by Events on June 29th, 2015English, Not Employment, Must Come First for Migrants
The ability to speak English is widely considered essential to integration into British society. Not only has this view been promoted by…
Posted by Events on June 26th, 2015The Opportunities of Change
The new Government has wasted little time in making it clear that welfare policy will be high on the agenda for 2015,…
Posted by Events on June 24th, 2015Overcoming the Barriers to Impactful Policy
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Consulting Group hosted a reception to formally launch their new Centre for Public Impact – an…
Posted by Events on June 18th, 2015The Local Solution to Energising Democracy
The Government’s localism agenda has changed the planning system in a number of important ways over the last five years. Regional…
Posted by Events on June 17th, 2015Squaring the Circle
There are no good elections to lose – but some are better than others to win. Yesterday demonstrated both sides of the…
Posted by Events on June 11th, 2015Evidence Gaps Holding Back Progress on Bullying
Bullying is becoming increasingly prominent in the UK education agenda, spurred on by the recognition of the lasting psychological damage that peer…
Posted by Events on June 8th, 2015Rethinking NIMBYism
Amber Rudd, the new Energy Secretary, has set out her plans to fulfil the Conservatives’ manifesto commitment to end subsidies for onshore…
Posted by Events on May 22nd, 2015Demos Integration Hub Launches
Drawing on data from a wide range of public sources and leading independent research, the Hub provides a data-driven picture of the…
Posted by Events on May 21st, 2015The Tory To-Do List
If last week’s election results were a victory for small ‘c’ conservatism, so too was David Cameron’s first reshuffle of the…
Posted by Events on May 12th, 2015Mili-Brand Not Such a Joke After All
Ever since Miliband was snapped outside Russell Brand’s home, there has been much furore at the sight of the Leader of the…
Posted by Events on April 29th, 2015Labour and Conservatives Converge on Immigration
Today, the Labour Party announced its 10-point plan for immigration, which includes tough new measures on people entering and leaving the country,…
Posted by Events on April 28th, 2015Fair Accounting
It’s fair to say there’s been little love lost between the Coalition Government and disabled people as a group – and justifiably…
Posted by Events on April 24th, 2015The World Beyond
In an election campaign unique for its distinct lack of foreign policy debate, last Friday marked a distinct shift of gear. For…
Posted by Events on April 27th, 2015Power Failure
In a period dominated by big ‘P’ politics, there has been an important – and concerning – change to recent policy-making: the…
Posted by Events on April 23rd, 2015On the Table
Foodbanks are in the news today, not for the first time in the election campaign. Food poverty has become a litmus test…
Posted by Events on April 22nd, 2015How Twitter Judged the Challengers’ Debate
As part of our ongoing project analysing the role that social media is playing in the 2015 General Election, Demos – alongside…
Posted by Events on April 17th, 2015Behind the Demons of the Digital Underworld
My heart was pounding as I waited for Paul to arrive at the train station where we’d agreed to meet. I’d been…
Posted by Events on April 16th, 2015Are These the Manifestos Voters Deserve?
Today’s manifesto launches from UKIP and the Liberal Democrats means all the main parties’ wares are finally on display. But as the…
Posted by Events on April 15th, 2015