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Vox Digitas

Over the last decade European citizens have gained a digital voice. Close to 350 million people in Europe currently use social networking sites, with more...

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The performance of terrorism

It is an image we won’t forget: of what appears to be the US journalist James Foley being decapitated by an Islamic State militant. Alas...

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On Speaking Terms

The English language is vitally important to the capabilities and integration of migrants who wish to build a successful future in the UK. However, in...

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Scotland decides. What about Twitter?

At 8pm tonight head of the Better Together Campaign Alistair Darling faces SNP leader Alex Salmond in a televised debate about Scotland’s future. It’s the...

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Common wealth

The Commonwealth Games began in Scotland this week with great fanfare, shortly after the football World Cup came to an end in Brazil. Beyond the...

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Gaps within gaps

Today sees the release of a report by the Commons Education Select Committee that shows poor white British students – both boys and, more unexpectedly, girls –...

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Payment Power

The payments system – the mechanism by which all money is transferred from one account to another – is a vital, yet largely unseen, part...

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The urgent question

Why are all women not having regular cervical screening? To the ladies in the audience (and the gents with an imagination), the answer lies in...

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Trust in the community

Demos has always been interested in power. And not just in the conventional way that almost everyone is interested in power – we’ve investigated how...