August 2017

Why do we still use cash?

Demos intern, Camille White, considers the future of money and the challenges of creating a cashless global economy.

August 2017

Digital democracy: overview of attempts at online governance

Dominic Eccleston, Demos intern, considers the ways in which government can adopt various digital platforms to enrich democratic participation

August 2017

GE2017 policy U-turns: part of healthy democracy or a sign of a broken system?

Demos Intern, Natasha Graves, asks whether the governments recent spate of policy u-turns indicate a healthy democracy or a faltering political system

August 2017

Damned if you do, damned if you won’t

Astonishing new polling published by YouGov has revealed that 61 per cent of ‘Leave’ voters would be prepared to see the...

July 2017

Is informal childcare an untapped resource for Londoners?

Simone Vibert, Social Policy Researcher, considers the barriers to accessing informal childcare for parents in the capital.

July 2017

Make space for fabrication and future makers

Zoe Berman, architect and lecturer, considers the ways in which the UK could develop an industrial strategy to revive the manufacturing sector.

June 2017

UK GDP figures show growth slowed sharply in Q1 2017, amid a fragile political situation, Brexit and falling real wages

Tom Startup, Senior Researcher for the Modern Economy department at Demos, responses to GDP and Business Investment rate estimates for Q1 2017.

June 2017

Activists, Not Bots: An Analysis of #VoteLabour Tweeters

Demos Intern Oliver Marsh, argues that dismissing all proactive online campaigning as bots is in fact, dismissing democratic participation.

June 2017

Capturing unmet needs

Social Policy Researcher Simone Vibert, writes about the hidden financial impact of living with a terminal illness

June 2017

Positive Online Debate: A Rough Guide

Demos Intern at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Oliver Marsh, explains why positive messaging is essential for successful political campaigning on social media

June 2017

Amid the chaos, might politics now be in a better shape to bring the country together?

Peter Harrison-Evans, Social Policy Researcher at Demos, argues that despite the political turmoil following the General Election result, contentious issues may have been answered.

June 2017

Youth turnout: the new wisdom

Simone Vibert, Social Policy Researcher at Demos, sets out the implications facing British politics from the apparent surge in youth turnout in the General Election.

June 2017

One-way conversations: Examining the tactics of Twitter’s most talkative parliamentary candidates

Josh Smith, Researcher at Demos, is investigating the ways in which candidates during the 2017 General Election are using Twitter for CASM's weekly slot on the Victoria Derbyshire show.

May 2017

Taking Back Ctrl

Oliver Marsh addresses concerns over social media manipulation of voters, arguing that it must not lead to deeper post-Brexit divisions.

May 2017

Patriotism versus Nationalism: A Pointless Debate?

Stuart Perrett considers the value of debating the difference between patriotism and nationalism.