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The Epistemic Security Network is a new network hosted by Demos. It provides a home for collective efforts to protect democracy by cleaning up and fortifying our information supply chains. As part of the network we share a weekly newsletter, Epistemic Security...
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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...
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the perspective of many budding students planning on starting university in the next few years. With the majority of this year’s intake still not knowing if and when their courses will begin after the summer,...
The tragic death of George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, has sparked protests across the globe, and brought new momentum to the Black Lives Matter movement. Institutional racism has been proved to be an issue...
It’s impossible to avoid the fact that this pandemic has been an intensely personal experience. All of us have seen our lives shrink in one way or another. We’ve been restricted to our homes, our local areas or workplaces, kept...
Many people have been busy decluttering under lockdown. And with many charity shops getting ready to reopen, Oxfam have asked people to call ahead before donating goods as a result of likely limited storage space. But the high demand for...
The return of some non-key worker children to school this week has provided some respite to parents struggling to balance work and home lives. While those children adapt to the new normal in their familiar environments, other children will have...
The relatively new Universal Credit system is being tested to its limit as hundreds of thousands of new applicants sign up, many of whom have lost their job due to the shutdown. The system has benefitted from being mostly online,...
Many argue that there hasn’t been enough international cooperation throughout the pandemic. Concerns that coordination with the EU has been hampered by politics especially prompts questions around our ability to work successfully with other countries. In these times of isolation...
Simon is in his fifties. He is in constant pain and has been for years. He can walk, but only a few hundred yards, and slowly. On his front door is a handwritten sign. In black marker pen, it reads:...
The government is now supporting the wages of employees of private companies in a way that has never been seen before. While millions have been furloughed, there is also a huge amount of uncertainty over the future of these jobs,...
