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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...
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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...
The House of Commons Health Committee’s 2014 report highlighted the need for mental health services to keep up with the challenges brought by the Internet and social media. These include the stresses associated with a 24/7 digital culture; the proliferation...
The key focus of Iain Duncan Smith’s speech yesterday addressed sickness benefits, and how Government judges if people are fit for work. There is scope for real reform here. IDS diagnosed the problem as people receiving ‘an assessment of their condition that...
With media attention so focused on the Labour leadership race, something interesting is happening to Conservative politics at the moment. I think the contours of a new Conservatism are emerging, based on two main ingredients: just deserts and compassion. The...
There is an idea that the presentation of a petition is an empty form – that it is ordered to lie upon the Table, and never heard of again. […] I believe that at this moment the right of petition...
The internet is changing people’s approach to healthcare. The last 10 years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of people going online to seek out information and advice, to research health issues and connect with those sharing their...
by Alex Smith, Founder/CEO – The Cares Family As the general election results showed, Britain is a mixed up place. Although the poll on 7 May brought a decisive enough Conservative majority, it also revealed a number of divisions which...
Pundits frequently discuss the rise of radical politics in the UK but one underexplored question is what accounts for the recent demise of two such parties and movements – the British National Party (BNP) and the English Defence League (EDL)....
The Government’s decision to end funding for the Green Deal early should not come as a surprise. Primarily offering loans to customers making energy efficiency improvements to their home, the scheme was lauded as “the biggest home improvement programme since...
We are used to media panics about alcohol and the social problems it causes. And indeed, very real problems remain for the UK’s relationship with drink. But it is important to take stock of progress where it’s been made. The...
