A model for digital democracy
A sense that all citizens of a state have a stake, and a say, in the process of government is in some ways crucial to...
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The Social Media Spotlight
In 1991, Rodney King, a young black man, was brutally beaten by LA police following a high speed car chase, and the video capturing the...
Food in a Pandemic
Like the health impact of the virus, this report finds that our experiences of food have diverged widely during the pandemic. While some have seen...
At Home in One’s Past
An appeal to a glorious past has been a prominent feature of European politics in recent years. While there are common elements to the nostalgic...
The Optimism Project
The Optimism Project is a national conversation on what’s best about Britain, what our assets and opportunities are, and where we can succeed. At Demos,...
GE2017 policy U-turns: part of healthy democracy or a sign of a broken system?
What do school lunches, social care plans, students’ fees, winter fuel payments, pension pots, energy prices, grammar schools and british foxes all have in common?...
A focus on employers in the new careers strategy is welcome, but we can’t leave disadvantaged children behind
Yesterday, the Government unveiled its long-awaited careers strategy, two years after it was first promised by the former Education Minister Sam Gyimah. Despite worries about...
Carl Miller
Carl is a Fellow of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos. He is interested in how social media is changing...
Why Britain needs a progressive VAT
Much is unfair in Britain today. But one of our country’s most enduringly unjust features is the poor’s clobbering by VAT. This tax is applied...
Patriotism versus Nationalism: A Pointless Debate?
According to some, the long-running rhetorical battle between nationalism and patriotism has been decided: patriotism has won. Macron’s presidential victory over Le Pen, if you...