Demos warns new financial regulator over ‘expensive and risky’ red tape
The setting up of a Government-backed financial regulator could lead to ‘potentially expensive and risky’ red tape according to a stark warning…
Posted by Events on June 13th, 2014New cross-party Commission to increase quality apprentice numbers
Political big-hitters Robert Halfon MP & Lord Glasman co-chair cross-party venture to improve quantity and quality of vocational training across England Think-tank…
Posted by Events on July 1st, 2014Demos: Save NHS £10m a year by increasing cervical screening uptake
– Think-tank report calculates the triple financial benefit of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer to NHS, Treasury and women who…
Posted by Events on June 8th, 2014Demos: Get pupils out of the classroom and into the community to teach character
School coursework should be revamped to encourage learning out of the classroom and let pupils gain valuable character skills to prepare them…
Posted by Events on May 14th, 2014Demos: Tax loan companies based on harm they cause
– Demos creates new ‘Harm Index’ – revealing payday loans, council tax & rent arrears, and overdue utility bills as having the…
Posted by Events on March 12th, 2014Demos: Ex-soldier’s plight shows more care homes should meet needs of under-65s
– Think-tank commission aims to reform sector as research shows care homes don’t always meet needs of younger disabled people
– ‘Good…
Posted by Events on March 12th, 2014Think-tank Demos gears up for May 2015
The think-tank Demos is announcing a series of changes as part of a long-term vision for the organisation, laying the groundwork for…
Posted by Events on March 3rd, 2014More apprentices would boost GDP by £4bn a year – think tank
– Warning: skill up, or lose the “global race” – Demos report calls for up to 300,000 more apprenticeships to tackle youth…
Posted by Events on February 26th, 2014Demos: Financial ‘health-check’ before collecting your pension
– Think tank report recommends ‘nudging’ people to make provisions for long-term social care and simplifying complex mean test for state support…
Posted by Events on February 23rd, 2014Demos: False stereotypes of young people holding them back from getting jobs
‘Introducing Generation Citizen’: New report challenges harmful perceptions to show today’s teens are more engaged with social issues than their predecessors
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Posted by Events on February 18th, 2015Young people bearing the brunt of Britain’s debt
• Polling reveals 55% of 18 to 24-year-olds and 48% of 25-34yos say debt increasing, compared to only 13% of over-65s
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Posted by Events on February 10th, 2014Anti-social media: 10,000 racial slurs a day on Twitter, finds Demos
A groundbreaking study by the think tank Demos has found that 10,000 tweets containing a racial slur are posted on Twitter every…
Posted by Events on February 7th, 2014Demos: Judge financial institutions on how they treat their customers
• Report challenges industry to use ‘best buy tables’ to champion consumers
• Link pay to customer service targets and cut bonuses…
Posted by Events on January 30th, 2014A tale of two classrooms: London results skew national picture as educational inequality on the rise
– GCSE results reveal national attainment gap increasing despite Pupil Premium – Inequality rising in half of local authorities, while…
Posted by Events on January 27th, 2014