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Yesterday, the ONS maintained its preliminary estimate of GDP growth for the last quarter of 2013 at 0.7 per cent. This seems to confirm that the economy...

Social care funding has long been the problem that governments refused to confront. An ageing population has placed growing strains on the care system, without...

I was asked today to comment on the unfolding dispute between the Archbishop of Westminster and David Cameron regarding the ‘morality’ of welfare reform. The...

Every 15 to 20 years a new generation emerges. As the last of Generation Y moves into adulthood we are on the cusp of a...

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...

Yesterday, Ed Miliband set out his party’s vision for a more responsive, more accountable state. While he acknowledged the need for further cuts, it is also highly...

Ed Miliband is due to give the Hugo Young Lecture next week. It comes at a time when the opposition is starting to show its...

GCSE figures released last week show that the gap in attainment between richer and poorer students is widening. Demos analysis of the latest figures show that, in...

There is a growing tension between the role of public services in supporting families, and sanctioning their behaviour. This may strike some as an abstract,...

In Scotland and beyond, public services now share a common ambition: to tailor services to the needs of individuals. This report explores the potential for...