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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...
In recent years, devolution in England has become a cross-party political agenda. The government has concluded ‘trailblazer’ devolution deals with the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities (WMCA), and new devolution deals in areas including York and North Yorkshire...
If you ask a politician about reforming inheritance tax, they generally wince, and may then leave abruptly. They know the conventional wisdom says that, unless the policy is to scrap inheritance tax, don’t touch it. “Fair enough”, you might say,...
Prevention must be at the centre of our approach to tackling homelessness In the midst of a housing crisis and cost of living pressures, homelessness in England is on the rise again. The number of households in temporary accommodation is...
What have you done today? You have (probably) woken up, eaten breakfast, and got ready for work – taking a quick look at your calendar to see what’s ahead. You might have checked the news, and you’ll almost certainly have seen...
The recently passed Elections Bill means voters must now have to provide photo ID to vote, including in today’s local elections. The government says this policy is necessary for “stamping out the potential for voter fraud to take place and...
The government’s new Voter ID laws risk significantly undermining political participation, according to new polling commissioned by the cross party think tank Demos. The think tank argues that the new laws mean that both voters who are traditionally engaged and...
Earlier this year, Demos launched a new project on the UK’s ‘New Age of Inheritance’. We’ve found that the real value of inheritances transferred annually in the UK has doubled roughly every 20 years since 1979 to over £100bn a...
As industrial action continues to dominate the national conversation, and signs of a creaking state become ever clearer, it’s no surprise that public dissatisfaction with our public services is on the rise. In no area is this more stark –...
Multi-award winning journalist and author James Ball has joined Britain’s leading cross-party think tank Demos as a Fellow. James has worked as the global editor of TBIJ, a special correspondent at BuzzFeed UK and special projects editor at The Guardian,...
