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Concerns about the impact of generative AI on elections are increasing as the tools grow in sophistication and become more accessible. This raises multiple concerns about the potential impact on electoral misinformation and disinformation (which we discuss in our new...
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Rachel Reeves has given the annual Mais Lecture at Bayes Business School, a rite of passage for Chancellors and a chance to show their governing philosophy. Reeves’ speech is undoubtedly the most important articulation of Labour’s strategy since Keir Starmer’s...
The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been lauded by the government as “world-leading,” with claims that it will make the UK the “safest place in the world” to go online. Major loopholes in the bill, however, mean this bill represents...
Today, we’re launching a new co-design tool called Combined Choice. This is part of Demos’ work to build a different kind of democracy: an everyday democracy in which people are involved in the democratic process regularly and deeply, not once...
‘Data’ is everywhere. A day doesn’t go by without a news story of how it is changing our lives: new businesses, new ways of working, new products, new crime. But despite the data revolution, it’s easy to feel detached. The...
A country with high regional inequalities, and an economy dominated by one large metropolitan area – the UK, you might think. But the description could equally apply to Ireland, where Dublin dominates the country’s economy. Given these parallel challenges, it’s...
Announcing his new role as Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency to The Sun’s readers last month, Jacob Rees-Mogg declared that, “to do my job I need your wisdom.” Specifically, he wanted to know from the public where to...
The publication of the Online Safety Bill, after years of debate and scrutiny and consultation, is imminent. By way of teasers, we’ve had two announcements from DCMS now ahead of the publication of the new Draft Bill itself – the...
We’ve come a long way in a year. The twelve month debate on whether anonymity online is helping or hindering democratic life has shifted, from calls for an outright ban on online anonymity as the best means to tackle online...
In a speech aiming to kick off a “big year”, Keir Starmer this week put respect at the heart of his political vision. It’s easy to mock the use of abstract nouns in politics – especially when they’re forgotten by...
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...
