Person-centred care should be at the heart of every element of our care system
In 2011, Demos warned that personal budgets are a vehicle for personalisation – one of many – and not an end in themselves. We warned...
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Even with the face-lift of the Queen’s speech, the Extremism Bill is misguided and counter-productive
This years’ Queen’s Speech included the announcement of a Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill. Last years’ Speech contained the announcement of an Extremism Bill. The differences...
There’s no Silver Bullet to Prevent Radicalisation
The question of how best to stem the flow of young British Muslims travelling to join Islamic State is often met with a singular answer:...
Tweeting Brexit
The rise of the digital world is changing how people participate in political debate and activism. It can draw people closer to politics, help to...
Caring for an Ageing Population
With the number of U.K. citizens aged 75+ doubling to 10 million by 2040, and with 1.3 million people already receiving social care services in...
Where to Next for Welfare?
Within a few minutes of Iain Duncan Smith’s resignation as Work and Pensions Secretary, the presiding general consensus seemed to be that his exit was...
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...
Holding Up a Mirror on the Cost of Benefits Fraud
On Sunday, the Observer published statistics which suggested over 85 per cent of the calls to the Government’s benefits fraud hotline between 2010 and 2015...
Analysing Elections through Social Media Data: Why we Should Care
Over the past 60 years, national elections have become a topic of keen interest for political scientists all over the world. This isn’t surprising, of...
A Look Back at the Future of Think Tanks
A few weeks ago, I attended a rather hastily convened roundtable at the European Council for Foreign Relations, to mark the release of another round...