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In this blog, Jamie Hancock reflects on the enduring challenges that people face when navigating the welfare system, as highlighted by Demos’ Online Listening research in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) Insight Infrastructure team. Over the last year...
Today is a big day. After six months of designing, trialing, debating and remaking, a new digital democratic process has hit the streets of Camden. It will help form the future of one of the most important duties of any...
This poster, hastily pasted onto bus stops and walls, appeared in my local area earlier this summer. It immediately caught my eye and I quickly took this photo before my bus turned up. I could feel the energy and...
We need to make sure that we reach the people that have the power to tackle the root causes of poverty and really help people that are struggling with the issues we care about. We have been proudly working in...
In this blog, Billy Huband-Thompson and Jamie Hancock reflect on findings from our latest report in partnership with Insight Infrastructure at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Wave 2 2025 reveals the challenges those living in financial hardship face in the context...
Look out of your nearest window and what do you see? Wherever you are in the country, whether there are buildings in sight or not, your view is almost certainly of a human habitat. It might sound unlikely given that...
Today, the government announced its new strategy for modern and secure elections, commenting on the need to rebuild trust in our democracy. Responding to the news, Polly Curtis, Chief Executive at Demos, said: “Yes, it’s bold, but alone it’s not enough....
The government has been forced to U-turn on it’s welfare reform agenda under mounting pressure from Labour rebels. Reflecting on the rebellion, Polly Curtis, Chief Executive at Demos, said: “This rebellion wasn’t just about the detail of policy, but about process. The...
“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...
