News & Insights

The Demos team and its work features regularly in the press on the key issues of the day. Read our statements and articles by our team here.

Cameron Takes Tories Back to the Future

Yesterday’s big launch went well, with 1.6 million viewers excitedly tuning in to watch on television. But enough about Game of Thrones – this is manifesto week. Today saw the Conservatives take their turn, following Labour’s safety-first effort yesterday. As expected, there...

Method in the madness

David Cameron is a more skilful politician than most people seem to think. His statement this week that he would not seek a third term in office has been framed as a ‘gaffe’, but this assumes he hadn’t planned to say what he did....

A tactical retreat?

‘The Tories will take Britain back to 1930s levels of spending’ might be Labour’s most important and effective slogan in this election. Even though they can no longer use it, it’s already had an important effect, forcing Osborne into a...

Debating the debates

The Prime Minister’s refusal to agree to the broadcasters’ ‘final’ offer on TV debates in the run up to May’s election has been a great political boost for his opponents. Few issues unite Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Ed Miliband and...