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Virtually Members

Various measures of offline political activism appear to be falling, but young people in particular remain interested in politics, and use social media to stay...

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Why do we still use cash?

We are using less cash each year. In 2015, cash made up only 45% of payments in the UK. First came plastic, then chip and...

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The Age of the Social Entrepreneur

Writing 20 years ago at Demos, Charles Leadbeater introduced to the mainstream the then-fringe idea of combining business and charitable aims to address social challenges....

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#BenefitsStreet

I’ve rarely seen a programme talked about as much as Channel 4’s documentary Benefits Street. The kitchen sink drama has been hailed as a gritty real...

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David Weir

Prof David Weir is a Professor of Computer Science and co-director of the Text Analysis Group (taglaboratory.org). He has been on the editorial board of...

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Power Failure

In a period dominated by big ‘P’ politics, there has been an important – and concerning – change to recent policy-making: the social partnership model...

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The World Beyond

In an election campaign unique for its distinct lack of foreign policy debate, last Friday marked a distinct shift of gear. For the most part,...