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This morning Keir Starmer chose to frame his offer to the voters under the banners of Security, Prosperity and Respect. He called this a contract with the voters, a framing for which I have little time, and which led to...

British politics has always had a complicated relationship with experts.  Different governments have defined and redefined expert roles in their administrations, with arguments for and against technocratic policymaking filling the halls of Westminster at times of change, challenge and crisis....

There’s no doubt this is a frightening time for the country and the world, and many of us find our minds getting clogged up with negative thoughts. But when you look for the glimmers of hope, you can see astounding acts...

Migrants are not forever Migration statistics out last week show a continuing downward trend in net migration from the EU. The government will see this as good news, making it easier to deliver on its pledge to reduce migrant numbers...

We’re about to leave the EU and, unless the transition period is extended, the Government has less than a year to put a new immigration system in place. It’s setting up a system ostensibly to address public concerns, and turning...

For Demos, 2019 was a year of growth, impact and innovation. Demos Senior Management Team takes a look back on 2019, and sets out Demos’ vision for 2020 in this short video. For more information on what Demos has been...

While the Brexit clock is ticking for the UK, all across Europe the clocks will go back an hour this weekend. But if EU proposals go ahead, the twice-yearly clock changes will stop in March 2021. Informed by an EU-wide...

A decade ago, there was one phrase we heard time and again, whether in a focus group, online or on question time – “the politicians are out of touch”. There was an overriding sense that politics was irrelevant, it was...

This week Jeremy Corbyn was labelled a protectionist, an economic nationalist and even a Donald Trump impersonator for arguing that there could be benefits to Brexit. Whilst his focus on manufacturing whiffs of economic festishism, and a weaker pound could hit...