Demos Daily: Under-Served
Last Friday was VE day, and we remembered those who bravely fought in Europe for our freedom. While many tributes were to…
Posted by Events on May 14th, 2020Demos Daily: Pathways from Poverty
During this crisis, the Department for Work and Pensions have had to deal with a sudden and steep rise in requests for welfare payments,…
Posted by Events on May 13th, 2020Demos Daily: The activist police force
During the current crisis, there have been questions from all sides around the role the police should be playing in enforcing social…
Posted by Events on May 12th, 2020Demos Daily: Value Added
Throughout this crisis, companies have been under the spotlight. How they’ve supported staff, how quickly they’ve adapted to guidance, the risks they’ve…
Posted by Events on May 11th, 2020Demos Daily: A Good Retirement
The retired and those living in retirement or care homes are facing unprecedented challenges. All have found their daily lives severely curtailed,…
Posted by Events on May 7th, 2020Demos Daily: The Forgotten Half
Many students are about to leave universities and colleges, and face an uncertain future. It seems likely that the current crisis will…
Posted by Events on May 6th, 2020Demos Daily: Resilient Nation
Our national resilience is being tested on arguably the largest scale since the Second World War. There’s much to celebrate, with communities…
Posted by Events on May 5th, 2020Demos Daily: Winter is coming. HealthTech is here.
Healthtech has already added significant value to healthcare systems around the world. Innovation to help tackle pressure on the NHS, improve diagnostics,…
Posted by Events on May 4th, 2020Demos Daily: The Entrepreneurial State
When this crisis is over, we will find our economy transformed. There will be a huge task ahead to recharge it, and potentially…
Posted by Events on May 1st, 2020Demos Daily: The Learning Curve
During lockdown, many people are using this time to set themselves new goals. Whether it’s furloughed workers up-skilling to improve their employability,…
Posted by Events on April 30th, 2020Algorithm Inspection and Regulatory Access
Demos has joined four other civil society groups in calling for greater transparency and oversight of algorithms being used by social media…
Posted by Events on April 29th, 2020Demos Daily: The Freedom of the City
Cities have been a central part of many of our livelihoods for years. But with higher living costs, the current lockdown could…
Posted by Events on April 29th, 2020Demos Daily: The Power of Prepaid
Fintech has started to revolutionise the way we manage our money: companies such as Monzo and Revolut have transformed personal banking, and to…
Posted by Events on April 28th, 2020Demos Daily: The Carers’ Covenant
Britain has a new ritual: at 8pm every Thursday we gather at our front doors, windows…
Posted by Events on April 27th, 2020Demos Daily: Network wonderland
In 1994, just 3 years after the World Wide Web was first made available to the public, Rael A Fenchurch took a glimpse…
Posted by Events on April 23rd, 2020Demos 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…
Posted by Events on April 22nd, 2020Demos 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…
Posted by Events on April 21st, 2020Demos 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…
Posted by Events on April 20th, 2020Demos 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…
Posted by Events on April 17th, 2020Demos 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…
Posted by Events on April 16th, 2020