Demos Daily: Gambling and Social Media
Much has been made of the return of the Premier League this week, and of the return of sports-based betting. With the…
Posted by Events on June 19th, 2020Demos Daily: Community Chest
After the financial crisis in 2008, the role of banks in our economic recovery was often widely discussed, with many doubting their…
Posted by Events on June 18th, 2020Sam’s Story: Volunteering to fill the void
Within the first three days of the lockdown, a leaflet from local volunteers had come through the door, offering to…
Posted by Events on June 19th, 2020Demos Daily: Plugged In
George Floyd’s death at the hand of the Minneapolis police has sparked large protests around the world, targeting police brutality and systemic…
Posted by Events on June 17th, 2020Demos Daily: Duty of Care
Millions of employees were thrust into an extremely financially precarious position by the lockdown, and companies faced having to lay off much…
Posted by Events on June 16th, 2020Demos Daily: A More United Kingdom
The current health crisis has in many ways seen Britain form a united front: working to tackle our neighbourhood struggles together, a…
Posted by Events on June 15th, 2020Sector-picking: The role of online learning in transforming the labour market
The Government has set up a free online learning platform for furloughed workers to learn…
Posted by Events on June 12th, 2020Demos Daily: People Powered Planning
Allegations of a Cabinet minister’s intervention in the planning process has been causing waves throughout Westminster this week. While details of the…
Posted by Events on June 11th, 2020Demos Daily: Building Companionship
The lockdown is perhaps the most important thing we can be doing to stop the spread of Covid 19, but it’s brought…
Posted by Events on June 12th, 2020Demos Daily: Free Radicals
Many of the self-employed in the UK will be facing an uncertain future as the lockdown eases and the government grant that…
Posted by Events on June 10th, 2020Demos Daily: Future Universities
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the perspective of many budding students planning on starting university in the next few years. With the…
Posted by Events on June 9th, 2020Demos Daily: Diversity in Modern Policing
The tragic death of George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, has sparked protests across the globe, and…
Posted by Events on June 8th, 2020Demos Daily: Shopping for Good
Many people have been busy decluttering under lockdown. And with many charity shops getting ready to reopen, Oxfam have asked people to…
Posted by Events on June 5th, 2020In order to understand this pandemic, we need to throw out the research rulebook
It’s impossible to avoid the fact that this pandemic has been an intensely personal experience. All of us have seen…
Posted by Events on June 5th, 2020Demos Daily: Commissioning in Children’s Services
The return of some non-key worker children to school this week has provided some respite to parents struggling to balance work and…
Posted by Events on June 4th, 2020Demos Daily: Squaring the Circle
The relatively new Universal Credit system is being tested to its limit as hundreds of thousands of new applicants sign up, many…
Posted by Events on June 3rd, 2020Demos Daily: Britain
Many argue that there hasn’t been enough international cooperation throughout the pandemic. Concerns that coordination with the EU has been hampered by…
Posted by Events on June 2nd, 2020How not to do platform regulation
‘! Get the facts about mail-in ballots’. This week Twitter added a fact-check label to one of Donald…
Posted by Events on May 29th, 2020There’s no going back to normal. Join our national conversation about the future.
Simon is in his fifties. He is in constant pain and has been for years. He can walk, but only…
Posted by Events on May 31st, 2020Demos Daily: The Commission on Apprenticeships
The government is now supporting the wages of employees of private companies in a way that has never been seen before. While…
Posted by Events on May 29th, 2020