Demos’ response to social policy reform in the Conservative Party Manifesto
Social Care
Social care currently has a means and a needs test – in other words, you have to be both really…
Posted by Events on May 18th, 2017New study reveals untapped potential of online forums for health policy
An innovative new pilot study from the think tank Demos, in partnership with The King’s Fund, reveals an enormous untapped resource of…
Posted by Events on April 13th, 2017Britain’s industries call for Brexit to be underpinned by a vision for economic and social renewal
A new report from cross-party think tank Demos highlights the uneven impacts that Brexit will pose for the UK’s different industrial sectors,…
Posted by Events on March 28th, 2017Demos responds to the Budget
Social Policy
Social Care Today’s funding injection into social care is a welcome investment to a critically deprived sector, heaving under the…
Posted by Events on March 8th, 2017Major six-country study finds a ‘spectre of fear’ is haunting Europe
- Major new research project across six EU member states finds a spectre of…
Posted by Events on February 14th, 2017
Pioneering school pilot a breakthrough in building students’ resilience to extremism online
- A pioneering new Demos pilot study as part of the Prevent programme shows that school children’s resilience to online exploitation and…
Posted by Events on December 13th, 2016
Majority of Germans fear the EU will undermine their social security & national finances
- New research from Demos (UK) and d|part (Germany) shows the majority of Germans holds concrete fears about the EU Citizens’ fears…
Posted by Events on December 9th, 2016
Demos Responds to the Autumn Statement
No one is in any doubt that the government has a sizeable challenge trying to boost economic growth against a backdrop of…
Posted by Events on November 23rd, 2016Invest, devolve, liberate: paper calls for a UK ‘economic reset’ after the EU Referendum
A new report from cross-party think tank Demos sets out a plan for economic reform in the UK, in the wake of…
Posted by Events on November 11th, 2016The Age of Fear: new polling reveals a gloomy, divided Europe
• Exclusive polling undertaken as part of a major Demos think tank project – Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself –…
Posted by Events on October 26th, 2016Social media now playing a hugely consequential role in UK politics
- New study into how the Internet is influencing UK politics and political engagement from the Centre for the Analysis of…
Posted by Events on October 18th, 2016
New poll challenges assumption majority of Brits want to end freedom of movement
A new poll published today by Demos think tank and ComRes shows Britons may hold more favourable attitudes towards freedom of movement…
Posted by Events on September 30th, 2016Financial exclusion and illiteracy a huge social and economic cost for Britain
- New report from Demos think tank finds thousands of Britons suffer from a vicious cycle of financial exclusion – making…
Posted by Events on September 26th, 2016
Peer pressure means alcohol remains ‘social glue’ and ‘rite of passage’ for students and young workers
- New Demos research finds that despite an overall declining trend in youth alcohol consumption, harmful drinking remains rife in both offices and…
Posted by Events on September 20th, 2016
Pathways to power: UpRising Leadership Programme can level playing field for young people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds, independent evaluation finds
- Demos’ independent evaluation of the UpRising Leadership Programme found it significantly improved leadership, networking and advocacy skills 68 per cent of…
Posted by Events on August 23rd, 2016
Ambitious pilot in deprived schools shows how extra-curricular activities can build children’s leadership skills
- 126 primary school children from deprived areas took part in an innovative pilot run by the Scout Association Study revealed children…
Posted by Events on July 13th, 2016
British Families ‘Exposed’ in Times of Economic Shocks
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A new research paper from leading cross-party think tank…
Posted by Events on July 8th, 2016New Demos study reveals scale of social media misogyny
A new Demos social media study has mapped the thousands of aggressive and abusive tweets being sent from UK Twitter accounts –…
Posted by Events on May 26th, 2016Demos Responds to the Queen’s Speech
The 2016 Queen’s Speech saw the Prime Minister take bold strides towards shoring up his legacy, against a volatile leadership landscape and…
Posted by Events on May 18th, 2016Demos’ Evaluation of Pioneering Rugby Pilot Demonstrates Enormous Potential of Character Education
Demos’ independent evaluation of Premiership Rugby’s ‘On the Front Foot’ pilot scheme has found “statistically significant and positive impacts” on the development…
Posted by Events on April 21st, 2016