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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...
For years now, patriotism has been a political football: a dirty word akin to nationalism to some, and a rousing exercise in belief and identity for others. Yet has patriotism been misrepresented, on both sides of the spectrum? Back in 2010,...
From electronic voting to reform of select committees, modernising the functions of Parliament have long been called for by many. Yet when Parliamentary recess comes to an end next week, MPs will be going virtual for the first time. We...
For those tackling the coronavirus on the front line, these past weeks and months will have been the most physically and emotionally challenging times of their lives. Yet for many of us, we know that the best thing we can...
The social care crisis has been one of the greatest challenges of our generation. Successive Governments have come close to coming up with a long term plan but never reached the finishing line – in practice little has changed. Meanwhile,...
Once this is over, it’s not immediately obvious how we’ll look back on this time. There will be grief, certainly, for those we’ve lost, and gratitude to those who’ve been on the front line. We’ll likely think of those who’ve...
Yesterday the Government announced a £750m package to support charities stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis – a move which has been welcomed as a positive step by many in the third sector. But there is a wider question around charity sustainability...
For many parents up and down the country, this is the first time they’ll be taking their children’s’ education into their own hands. It’s a difficult ask: many will be juggling their newfound responsibilities with a full workload, and the added...
Our public services are under more strain than ever before. Our beloved NHS is working to the brink to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, with our doctors, nurses and carers literally putting their lives on the line. Retired workers are returning...
The Government’s financial response to the current crisis is unprecedented. Yet while many livelihoods have been protected in the short term, the long term economic impact of the crisis has yet to be seen. As is always the case, financial...
