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“Streamlining the planning process is a bit like trying to streamline democracy…” This line from Labour backbench MP Paul Truswell, spoken in a late night Commons debate almost 20 years ago, has a certain ring doesn’t it? As someone interested...
As part of our mission at Demos to build a collaborative democracy, we are keen to practise what we preach and involve the public in developing our own policy visions. We think this can be particularly powerful on contentious issues...
At this year’s Conservative party conference we’ll once again be holding a range of panel events with expert speakers, including politicians, businesses, civil society leaders, journalists and other experts that bring fresh ideas and perspectives. The core of what makes...
At this year’s Labour party conference we’ll once again be holding a range of panel events with expert speakers, including politicians, businesses, civil society leaders, journalists and other experts that bring fresh ideas and perspectives. We’ll be discussing the future...
At Demos, we have over 30 years’ experience in driving the most vibrant and impactful events at party conferences. We host high profile speakers in conversations that have influenced the course of governments. And this year, our programme is bigger...
This briefing is comprised of two components. Analysis of polling conducted between Monday 1st July – Tuesday 2nd July 2024 through Focaldata, designed by Demos. Nationally representative sample of 1,000 people. Covering how people are feeling ahead of the election,...
On 20th June 2024, we asked our Trustwatch panel about what they think of the Conservative director of campaigning and his wife being looked into for bets on the date of the general election. On 25th June 2024, we had...
Findings and commentary 1. Around half of the public (54%) feel that the general election campaigns represents people like them, especially those who plan to vote for the main parties, but concern remains from a significant proportion of the public...
In the week commencing 10th June, all major parties in the UK published their manifestos, with the Conservatives publishing on Tuesday 11th June and Labour on Thursday 13th June. We engaged various members of our Trustwatch panel via WhatsApp, both...
