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Girls are significantly more successful than boys in making the transition to adulthood and their outcomes, especially in education and youth offending, reflect this. Girls...

Britain’s ageing population is often described as a demographic time-bomb. As a society we often view ageing as a ‘problem’ which must be ‘managed’ –...

The British benefits system is in chaos. Incapacity benefits are a case in point: they are too expensive for the taxpayer while being too ungenerous...

The Treasury is a uniquely powerful government department. In holding the state’s purse strings, it determines the fate of governments. The task of eliminating the...

A review of the settlement between economics and politics is long overdue. Following the financial crisis, economists are no longer treated with reverence: economics is...

The weekend before the spending review was announced, Demos held a Young People’s Convention on the Deficit with one hundred 16 to 18-year-olds. This was...

Parenting is increasingly important in public policy. A growing evidence base confirms our intuitions: parents play a key role in shaping children’s life chances. But...

The path into terrorism in the name of Islam is often described as a process of radicalisation. But to be radical is not necessarily to...

The institutionalised ways we cope with dying do not align with how most people aspire to die. Most people want to die with family and...

Supporters of creative learning argue that it is both more in tune with how children naturally learn and is better preparation for the modern economy....