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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The BBC should be easier to find on social media, free from political appointments and safe from the 10-year Charter cliff-edge ... But the job isn't finished. If the BBC belongs to the public, the public should hold the keys." Hannah Perry responds to #BBC Inquiry report published today. ⬇️
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Demos Comment: Cross-party MPs back a stronger, more independent BBC, but the public must have the final say
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣 New paper | Northcote-Trevelyan 2.0 Devolution needs a different Whitehall. Our latest paper sets out six shifts to move the centre of government from command and control towards enabling and empowering – and reset the relationship between citizens and the state. ⬇️
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Northcote-Trevelyan 2.0: Restoring the legitimacy of the state with a Burnham-Romeo plan
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🎥 Watch Miriam Levin, Director of Democratic Practice, explain our work on #Immigration with the Home Affairs Select Commitee in this brilliant video from @oneworld-ornone.bsky.social ⬇️ Read the report: demos.co.uk/research/you...
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Your Voice on Immigration: Report on the findings from public deliberation on work-related immigration for the home affairs committee
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New series | Citizen Budget 2026 Our new Citizen Budget 2026 series explores how the government can build legitimacy through pro-growth tax reforms as we approach the #Autumn2026Budget.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
👥 New report | A New Civic Generation New Demos report sets out a new deal between people and place: putting community-led asset-locked trusts at the heart of how we build new neighbourhoods, towns and cities. Produced in partnership with Forest City. demos.co.uk/research/a-n...
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A New Civic Generation: How to capture value for communities in new developments
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎤 Join Demos at #LabourConference2026 as Sir John Curtice unveils bespoke polling on where the party stands today and the choices that will shape its path to 2029. We'll be joined by Chris Curtis MP for first reactions from the party. 📅 27 September | 17:30 - 19:00 📌 Auditorium 1B
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If Andy Burnham's devolution agenda is to revive the streets of Britain, it cannot stop at the town hall - power must extend into the heart of communities. Demos’s new report, ‘Becoming a Nation of Neighbours’ sets out the political story for neighbourhood renewal – told from the ground up. 🧵
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Becoming a Nation of Neighbours: The political story for neighbourhood renewal - told from the ground up
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎤 Party Conferences 2026 | Full Agenda Conference season is in full swing, and after insightful experiences at #ReformUK and #LiberalDemocrats, Demos is excited to bring new research, sharp debate and heavyweight speakers to #Labour 🔴, #Conservative 🔵 and #GreenParty 🟢 Conferences this year.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Demos Lead Researcher, Dan Goss writes for @arguablymag.bsky.social on for why the government needs to build a new institution to drive through bold tax reform - one which builds legitimacy through public participation, is disruptive by design, and draws on the external expertise needed.
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Why Burnham needs a ‘DOGE on tax’
Labour should reset an unfair and inefficient system
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🎤 Liberal Democrats Conference 2026 With 72 MPs the #LiberalDemocrats hold their strongest position in a century. Join Demos as Sir John Curtice unveils bespoke polling on where their support now stands, and hear reactions from Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson, Lisa Smart. 🖊️ Details below ⬇️
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🖊️ Demos Researcher, Aidan Garner, writes for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social arguing that local authorities must harness the transformative opportunities of #devolution while bringing the public with them, drawing on learnings from our deliberative democracy programme, Waves. ⬇️
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
💬 "Polarisation on immigration is not inevitable. It is a product of the spaces we create for conversations, and those spaces can be designed differently." Hana Kapetanovic writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social on the power of public deliberation, drawing on our work with the Home Affairs Committee.
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How Parliament is detoxifying the immigration debate
Imagine you’re having a conversation about immigration with someone whose views differ from yours. You’re probably not imagining a respectful conve...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🙋‍♀️ New blog | Designed without us In our latest blog, Demos Senior Researcher Nicola Stokes argues that women need more than a voice in the design of local health services - they need genuine decision-making power. Read here: demos.co.uk/blogs/design...
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Designed without us: the participatory deficit in women’s neighbourhood health
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣 We’re hiring! | Associate Director, Public Service Reform Demos is looking for a bold, politically savvy policy leader to help shape our public service reform agenda. You'll develop influential policy ideas, build relationships across government and lead work to make a real difference. ⬇️
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Associate Director, Public Service Reform
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
👀 An exclusive glimpse into public deliberation on #immigration We were delighted to have @channel4news.bsky.social in the room at our immigration workshop in Leicester to capture an inside look into what meaningful public deliberation really looks like. ⬇️
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
👏 Yesterday, the Home Affairs Select Committee announced an inquiry into how best to deliver the top principle identified in our new research on #immigration: ➡️ Prioritise employment opportunities for UK residents before relying on migrant labour. Photo credits: @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
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House of Commons Committees @hoccommittees.parliament.uk · 07/09/2026
The Home Affairs Committee, @demos-uk.bsky.social and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have published their findings following engagement events around the country, like this one in Leicester, exploring public perspectives on workforce migration. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📣 New Report | Your Voice on #Immigration What happens if you give people the time, information and space to discuss one of the most contested issues in British politics? 🗣️ ‘Your Voice on Immigration’ did just that. demos.co.uk/research/you...
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Your Voice on Immigration: Report on the findings from public deliberation on work-related immigration for the home affairs committee
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We're live at Reform UK! 📺 Watch online here 👉 www.youtube.com/live/6ZXo2qs...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 NEW TIME 🚨 If you're planning to join us for this event, please be aware we'll be starting at the later time of 5:30pm and will finish at 6:30pm. Room details remain the same. #PartyConferencesReform #ReformUKPartyConference
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📣 On Monday, we'll launch the final report for 'Your Voice on Immigration' - deliberative workshops on workforce #immigration with UK citizens. Delivered with @hoccommittees.parliament.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social the sessions designed a set of principles on this deeply contested topic.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎤 What would it actually take for #Reform to win a general election? Join us for Demos’s first Party Conferences event of 2026 with legendary pollster Sir John Curtice, as he unveils what bespoke polling tell us about the future of the party. 📅 Today @ 17:00–18:30 📌 Nelson Room, NEC, Birmingham
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🕳️Devolution has huge potential - but if we get it wrong, we risk creating a democratic black hole. Chief of Staff Jessica Sargeant argues devolution must do more than relocate power. It must deepen democracy and give communities a real say in decisions that affect them. demos.co.uk/blogs/devolu...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨 New report | Epistemic Security: Information Resilience Priorities for 2026–2029 Britain’s information environment is becoming more vulnerable - and the new government cannot afford to wait.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
❓Are you proud to be British? Fifteen years after our first ‘A Place for Pride’ report, new Demos polling reveals a striking shift in how people feel about Britain - and what this means for our democracy. demos.co.uk/research/a-p...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🤝 Is the UK ready for a New Deal with Europe? In a new guest essay, Nick Boles argues that shifting global security, the war in Ukraine and changing transatlantic relationships demand a New Deal for Britain, Ukraine and Europe. demos.co.uk/research/bey...
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Beyond Brexit: A new deal for Britain, Ukraine and Europe
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🤖🚨 How AI chatbots are becoming a powerful new channel for propaganda In a new article, @theobserveruk.bsky.social covers our latest report exploring new evidence of hostile states manipulating the information AI systems retrieve and present to users, sounding the alarm for UK epistemic security.
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How AI chatbots are becoming a powerful new channel for p...
Russian influence operations once flooded social media with provocative and divisive posts – they’ve moved with the times
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🔥 New today 🔥 The first publication from The Marshall Plan for Civic Life 👇 Today @kinship.works and @demos-uk.bsky.social have published a Discussion Paper to open a conversation about how to fund a decade of civic renewal. marshall-plan.netlify.app (1/n)
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
💬 New discussion paper | The Marshall Plan for Civic Life How do we fund civic renewal at the scale Britain needs? Today, Demos and @kinship.works launch the first discussion paper in the Marshall Plan for Civic Life, exploring the financing mechanisms we need to rebuild civic life.
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A Marshall Plan for Civic Life: Discussion Paper: Financing a decade of civic renewal
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We've just finished hearing from the new Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social about his plans to tackle the social care crisis. The gap between people's expectations when seeking government support for social care and the reality of how they experience it has grown into a gulf. 🧵
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Political capital may be needed to reform social care, but getting it right would also help rebuild trust between citizens and the state, writes Lucy Bush, Director of Research and Participation at @demos-uk.bsky.social
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The social contract for care is breaking down. Andy Burnham has a chance to rebuild it
There are few better places to begin rebuilding trust in government than social care.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In this morning’s speech, Andy Burnham committed to urgently needed reforms on #socialcare. Director of Research and Participation, Lucy Bush writes for @politicshome.bsky.social on what our new research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals about people’s real experiences with the social care system. ⬇️
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The social contract for care is breaking down. Andy Burnham has a chance to rebuild it
There are few better places to begin rebuilding trust in government than social care.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Mainstream chatbots are spewing Russian fake news after their systems were “poisoned” by a propaganda campaign." Our latest report surfacing new evidence of AI-fuelled information warfare, 'GEO for Geopolitics', is covered in new article by @thetimes.com. ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/business/tec...
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How Russian propaganda is ‘poisoning’ AI chatbots to spout lies
ChatGPT and its rivals have been manipulated by a Kremlin unit that purports to be a human rights group as it opens a new front in the misinformation war
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Featured on Euronews following our latest report, authors Hannah Perry and Carl Miller sound the alarm over leading AI chatbots citing disinformation from a Russian state propaganda outlet sanctioned by the EU - revealing a dangerous new frontier for information warfare. 📺 Watch the interview ⬇️
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📰 The @dailymail.co.uk covers our latest report, 'GEO for Geopolitics', including our findings that malign actors are successfully influencing the information consumed by UK chatbot users through a new form of AI-enabled information warfare. 👇 www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Russia pumping out disinformation to 'poison' AI models
Hostile states are 'poisoning' the AI models used by millions of Brits every day by editing the material the technology relies on when generating answers.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📰 Hiring now! | Head of News & Media Want to help shape the national conversation on the UK's biggest policy challenges? Join Demos at a pivotal moment as we work to upgrade democracy, to turn evidence into impact through high-profile media engagement. 📌 Find out more and apply by 24th August. ⬇️
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Head of News and Media
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🤖 ☠️ New report | AI and information warfare AI is rapidly becoming the gateway to information for millions of people. But what's stopping that gateway from being poisoned by hostile states? demos.co.uk/research/geo...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham set out his bold ambition for ‘a new political model and a new economic model’. 🖊️ In our latest blog, new Demos Chief of Staff, Jessica Sargeant sets out five practical ideas drawn from our work to help turn that ambition into reality. 💡⬇️
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Five big ideas for Burnham’s new government
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Andy Burnham's first 100 days as Prime Minister will set the tone for his government. If rebuilding trust is the mission, #socialcare should be one of the first places to start. New Demos research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals a growing breakdown in the social care contract. 🧵
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‘I’m beyond stressed’: Trends in online conversations about poverty and social care
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📣 Now Hiring! | Join Demos Digital as our new #SeniorResearcher. Help shape our work on Resilient Information Ecosystems, designing practical policy to strengthen the information environment and rebuild trust in democracy. 🖊️ Apply by 9am 10th August 📌 Find out more: demos.co.uk/senior-resea...
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Senior Researcher - Demos Digital Team
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🎙️ Demos Chief Executive, Polly Curtis, spoke to BBC Radio 4's #TodayinParliament on what effective devolution should look like for communities across Britain, spotlighting Demos's new joint research initiative with @kinship.works: A Marshall Plan for Civic Life.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🎙️ Live on air | Why are people losing faith in institutions? Director of Participatory programmes, Miriam Levin spoke to The Voice Of Islam Radio over the weekend about the age of distrust. 📌 Listen to the full episode here: soundcloud.com/voislam/week...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🤖 Burnham's new government vs the bots Demos Digital Director Hannah Perry, highlights her new essay and argues why Andy Burnham's new government should move the Defending Democracy taskforce to the heart of government if it is to deliver a more resilient information environment for the UK.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"How do you convince someone to share power, when they don't feel they have it themselves?" Following Andy Burnham's new vision to "rebalance power across the country", Hana Kapetanovic argues this is the question at the heart of the devolution debate, in a new blog. ⬇️ demos.co.uk/blogs/rebala...
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Rebalancing power in an age of powerlessness
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🏥 New paper | Reform failure There is no shortage of ambition for public service reform. But too often, reform fails when it encounters the machinery of government. demos.co.uk/research/ref...
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Reform Failure: Lessons from the history of health service reforms - and how not to repeat them
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🖊️ In a new op-ed for @civilserviceworld.bsky.social, Researcher Aidan Garner argues that successful devolution requires moving beyond the traditional Whitehall model to a "multimodal state that can shift between modes of public services delivery." www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...
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Devolution means moving away from Whitehall – and beyond the Whitehall model
For Burnham to be successful in his mission to “take power out of the centre”, he needs a multimodal state that can shift between modes of public s...
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Demos Digital Interim Director, @hannahperry.bsky.social, writes for @techpolicypress.bsky.social today arguing the new UK Prime Minister should elevate defending democracy taskforce to tackle bots and protect trusted news. ⬇️
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The pattern is becoming too familiar. A moment of tragedy or injustice is caught on camera devoid of context and spreads on social media like wildfire – then amplified beyond control. 🚨 Today we publish Resilient Information Ecosystems: Upgrading the information supply chain for democracy ⬇️
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Resilient Information Ecosystems: Upgrading the information supply chain for democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🔀 New paper | Mode Shifting Public service reform isn't stuck because of a lack of good ideas. It's stuck because the state is built to operate in only one mode. Our latest paper argues that government needs to become multimodal - shifting how it delivers according to what best serves citizens.
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Mode Shifting: Whitehall reform that liberates public services to shift between transactional and relational delivery modes
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You've heard of economies of scale. What are economies of coordination? Dan Goss writes for Public Sector Focus on how improved coordination between local authorities and small employers could power two million apprenticeships in Britain's left behind neighbourhoods 👉 flickread.com/edition/html...
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