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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...
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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...
It is still too early to draw any significant conclusions from the terrible, sickening murder of Jo Cox MP on Thursday of last week. It is worth noting, however, that when asked to provide his name on being charged with...
Over the past month, CASM have worked with ITV’s Peston on Sunday program to take a look at how UK politics is being discussed on Twitter. As the two EU referendum campaigns gather momentum ahead of the 23rd June, we...
In 2011, Demos warned that personal budgets are a vehicle for personalisation – one of many – and not an end in themselves. We warned that the Government’s narrow focus on personal budgets as a proxy for personalised services could...
In 2015, Yvette Cooper announced the Reclaim the Internet campaign. This was in response to the abuse, often misogynistic in tone, faced by high-profile women online. However, the ubiquity of social media in society today means that this abuse, or...
This years’ Queen’s Speech included the announcement of a Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill. Last years’ Speech contained the announcement of an Extremism Bill. The differences between the two are slight, meaning this year’s iteration is largely a rebranding of the...
The question of how best to stem the flow of young British Muslims travelling to join Islamic State is often met with a singular answer: establish a counter-narrative. At times, this becomes a call to reaffirm liberalism in its broadest...
The rise of the digital world is changing how people participate in political debate and activism. It can draw people closer to politics, help to inform the debate, and present new avenues for politicians, journalists and citizens to talk to...
Within a few minutes of Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation as Work and Pensions Secretary, the presiding general consensus seemed to be that his exit was more of a Brexit, and his alleged motivation for leaving – concern regarding the scale...
In 1991, Rodney King, a young black man, was brutally beaten by LA police following a high speed car chase, and the video capturing the beating notoriously failed to prevent the acquittal of the officers involved. Fast forward 25 years,...
