🖥️ ⚖️ NEW REPORT | A Declaration on Digital Rights As talk of an AI Bill stalls and digital #deregulation gathers pace, how can we ensure that our fundamental human rights are protected in the digital age? demos.co.uk/research/a-d...

📃With the first reading of the #ElectionsBill expected soon, Azzurra Moores, Associate Director for Information Ecosystems, explains what's missing in the bill and the democratic threats the government can’t afford to ignore. Read our Elections Bill briefing: lnkd.in/ezNH3FQX #TrustedElectionsBill

Thinking of a career in think tanks? We're hosting a webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector. We'll have speakers from numerous organisations sharing their insight and experience. Register here 👉 buff.ly/DYHqI26

🎤 WEBINAR | What is it really like to work in the #thinktank sector? The @resolutionfoundation.org is hosting an exciting event to demystify the world of think tanks for undergrads, aimed at under-represented groups in the policy sector. Sign-up here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/worki...

📢 Now Recruiting | Chair of the Demos Board We’re recruiting a new Chair of the Demos Board: an exceptional strategic leader with a genuine passion for the work we do at Demos. 📅 Closing date: 20 March 2026 ➡️ Apply online: starfishsearch.com/jobs/demos-c... #BoardOpportunity #ChairOpportunity

🗣️ WAVES UPDATE | Reflections from our digital democracy trial 🖊️ Lead Researcher, @hanakappy.bsky.social reflects on progress from stage two of our trial in Camden, and crucially, on how you keep the human at the heart of tech-facilitated public deliberation. demos.co.uk/blogs/keepin...

New! 💡National renewal demands mobilising the power of our pensions, by @dan-goss.bsky.social of @demos-uk.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Detailed proposals from @demos-uk.bsky.social for democratic reform of the BBC, preserving & expanding its role as critical "information infrastructure" Its ideas for a citizens' panel, a 'public lock' & independent funding merit serious consideration in the government's ongoing BBC Charter review

🏦⚠️ NEW BLOG | The Bank Run That Wasn’t In our latest blog, Elizabeth Seger breaks down new Demos research on how the next national information crisis could unfold and how to prevent it, using a hypothetical - yet highly plausible - scenario: a bank run that spirals into economic collapse.

🖊️ Demos Lead Researcher, Dan Goss, writes for @lseblogs.bsky.social on the catch-22 at the heart of UK pension reform. Dan argues the government should be mobilising the power of our pensions by encouraging more domestic investment to help bring about the national renewal the country needs.

📣 📺 NEW EPISTEMIC SECURITY REPORT | Our BBC As the BBC Charter Review commences, this new report from Demos Digital provides a blueprint for the bold and transformative reform needed to build a truly independent and future-proofed #BBC. demos.co.uk/research/our...

Along with @demos-uk.bsky.social and the Centre for British Democracy, we're partnering with the Home Affairs Committee to deliver a series of "citizen-assembly style" events where the public can come together and debate the trade-offs between legal migration and economic growth 📈 🛂

⚠️ NEW REPORT | How resilient is the UK when our information systems come under pressure? A new flagship report from Demos Digital investigates the strength of the UK’s epistemic security in national crisis situations - from economic collapse to interference by foreign tech superpowers. Read here ⬇️

🗨️ We're pleased to partnering with the Home Affairs Committee to meaningfully engage with citizens on #immigration through a series of deliberative workshops over the course of this year. We'll be holding sessions in Leicester, North Tyneside and Renfrewshire. Find out more and read FAQs here ⬇️

🪪 The government has today dropped plans for Digital ID to be compulsory in the UK. But as headlines shout “u-turn” and “backtracking”, what’s the story under the surface?

🗳️ NEW BRIEFING: The Elections Bill Today, a coalition of the Epistemic Security Network publishes a new briefing setting out how the #ElectionsBill can better protect UK elections from misinformation, deepfakes, online abuse and opaque digital campaigning. 🧵 Our key recommendations ⬇️

"As the market for insecure work grows and more people depend on it, it is critical that their voices are heard in policymaking." 🗣️ Hear from our Partnership Insight Manager Aleks Collingwood in this piece by @bigissue.com on our recent report with @demos-uk.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4pKmunL

📢 NEW PAPER | The Quiet revolution A new Demos paper explores how social impact investment can act as a powerful catalyst for relational public service reform. Read the full paper here: demos.co.uk/research/the...

📣 Demos’s 2025 highlights 📣 This year has been an exciting (and busy) one for Demos.

📣 Demos’s 2025 review Our Chief Executive, Polly Curtis, reflects on a landmark year for Demos - what we’ve achieved, where we’ve had impact, and what we’re focusing on as we head into 2026. 🖊️ Read Polly’s full 2025 wrap-up here: demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...

❗ NEW REPORT | “Barely getting by” As the government’s landmark #EmploymentRightsBill passes through parliament, our new research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social shines a light on those still at risk of slipping through the social safety net. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

📢🎤 STARTING NOW | Making citizens’ voices heard: Accountability in a Healthy Democracy. Tune into this critical conversation on how #governments, #institutions and #citizens can strengthen accountability and participation in public life. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/UEvFpLF...

🌎🧪 NEW REPORT | A Climate of Resistance Governments have undervalued scientific advice time and time again - from #Covid-19 guidance in No.10 and the Trump administration’s dismissal of climate science, to the UK sleepwalking into an energy crisis.

🌊 WAVES UPDATE | Stage 1 complete ✅ A new blog by @aidangarner.bsky.social details early insights from our digital democracy trial in Camden. From 1,200+ contributions we've surfaced ten clear resident-led priorities for the future of #AdultSocialCare - ideas we'll take into Stage 2 deliberation.

🧱 NEW REPORT | Beyond Bricks: New towns and the citizenship opportunity. Lucy Bush sets out how a stronger model of #citizenship must sit at the heart of town planning, governance and stewardship - and how doing so can speed up delivery, rebuild trust and strengthen communities. ⬇️

🗣️ EVENT | Making Citizens’ Voices Heard: Accountability in a Healthy Democracy Join the next #CollaborativeDemocracyNetwork event as we explore how democratic systems can better listen, respond and ensure civic participation truly shapes power. 📅 8 Dec, 6pm 💻 Online & in-person 🎟️ Register below ⬇️

🧰 💭 AUTUMN BUDGET VERDICT | A more balanced tax system? Demos Lead Researcher and author of our latest series on tax reform, Dan Goss, responds to the changes announced at today’s #Budget - our policy wins, what these reforms mean for the public and what challenges remain.

🧰 It's #AutumnBudget week, and the stakes couldn't be higher. 🎥 Watch Demos Lead Researcher, @dan-goss.bsky.social, set out three priorities for a Budget that can actually fill the fiscal hole *and* rebuild trust in the state.

New live-stream link here! www.youtube.com/live/xl_ahUt...

🚨 STARTING SOON | Votes at 16 in an age of disinformation Join this #EpistemicSecurityNetwork event, with @milalliance.bsky.social, as we explore how the UK can strengthen whole-society media literacy at a time of rising misinformation - and what votes at 16 means for democratic education.

🧵LATEST POLICY THINKING ON INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS 💭 Our bi-weekly newsletter on information ecosystems & democracy spotlights fresh research and policy insights from across Demos’s Epistemic Security Network, from around the world and in the UK. ✍️ Sign up here: demos.co.uk/epistemic-se...

🗣️ EVENT | Making Citizens’ Voices Heard: Accountability in a Healthy Democracy Join the next #CollaborativeDemocracyNetwork event as we explore how democratic systems can better listen, respond and ensure civic participation truly shapes power. 📅 8 Dec, 6pm 💻 Online & in-person 🎟️ Register below ⬇️

🗳️ 16-year-olds are about to get the vote - but how well do adults *really* know what they think? A new Demos report sets out to answer this question by talking to more than 700 students aged 16-18 across Britain.

🚨 CLOSING ON MONDAY | Waves Programme Manager Join Demos and lead the ground-breaking Waves programme - starting with our first 3-month digital democracy trial with Camden Council, and then guiding the project through to its completion in December 2026. Apply here ⬇️ demos.co.uk/programme-ma...

🎉Congratulations to all our finalists for the inaugural Innovation Award! @centreforcities.bsky.social @britainleads.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social @moneyandmentalhealth.org @nestauk.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social @smfthinktank.bsky.social #SmartThinkingAwards

🚨 HIRING NOW | Manage the UK’s largest trial in digital democracy at Demos We’re seeking a Programme Manager to steer Waves - our €1 million project trialling new technology in local democracy - as test the process with Camden Council and South Staffordshire Council. 📌 Applications close 10 Nov ⬇️

📈 NEW BLOG | Must the government choose between a broken promise and a broken economy? Or is there another way? With the Budget only 34 days away, Lead Researcher, Dan Goss summarises Demos’s recommendations for a tax system that is fair, pro-growth *and* in line with public and business opinion.

..delighted to have contributed to this report with @eliothiggins.bsky.social and a huge thanks to Polly Curtis and all @demos-uk.bsky.social for their help and support…..m/f

🧵 Across the world, democracy isn’t just under pressure, it’s facing epistemic collapse: a breakdown in the shared ability to know what’s true, to reason together and to hold power to account. A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.

📢 NEW REPORT | The Story to Tell on Tax Rises: How to gain public trust in tax rises With the Autumn Budget approaching, the latest report in our series on tax reform considers how the government can bring the public onside with the tough but necessary choices ahead. demos.co.uk/research/the...

🧵LATEST POLICY THINKING ON INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS | Positive news for media literacy and more Our bi-weekly newsletter on information ecosystems spotlights fresh research and insights from across Demos’s Epistemic Security Network, from around the world and in the UK. ℹ️ demos.co.uk/epistemic-se...

🫧 BLOG | Bursting the party conference filter bubble After a packed party conference season, Hannah Perry reflects on Demos's panels on Epistemic Security - sharing key thoughts from speakers, new @yougov.co.uk data and some possible solutions explored during these conversations. 📖 Read the blog ⬇️

🚨 HIRING NOW | Manage the UK’s largest trial in digital democracy at Demos We’re seeking a Programme Manager to steer Waves - our €1 million project trialling new technology in local democracy - as test the process with Camden Council and South Staffordshire Council. 📌 Applications close 10 Nov ⬇️

📣 Waves - the largest trial of digital democracy in Britain - is now live on the streets of #Camden. If you're a Camden resident and want to help shape @camdencouncil.bsky.social's future plan on adult social care, have your say now: who-cares.commonplace.is

📢 NEW REPORT | Beyond The Headlines: The full story of last year’s inheritance tax reforms and lessons to learn 📘 Read the full report here: demos.co.uk/research/bey... 🧵Read on for more details.

⏪ CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE CATCH-UP | The State of the Nation with Sir John Curtice Catch up on this Demos session where polling guru, Sir John Curtis, considered the state of the nation and explored how the Conservative party can start to rebuild trust with the public. 📺 Watch the recording ⬇️

🎙️ Demos’ Director of Policy & Impact, Anna Garrod, spoke to #BBCSounds about the growing #democratic emergency in Britain. Anna stresses that national #renewal cannot just be a slogan - it must be *felt* in people’s daily interactions with public services and through a state that delivers for them.

💬 Take part in Britain’s biggest digital democracy trial to shape the future of adult social care in #Camden! Miriam Levin explains how easy it is to take part in this vital conversation - just scan the QR code found at any bus stop in Camden and let Camden Council know what matters to you most.

The rise of Reform is not just a challenge for Labour, but a symptom of deep public frustration with a system that's not delivering for them. 🎙️Demos’ Anna Garrod, explained on #TheWorldAtOne why we need a new deal between citizen and state. Listen from 39:30: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📣 APPLICATION CLOSING SOON | Join the #Impact team at Demos We're looking for an Associate Director of Policy who brings deep policy expertise and strong political nous to lead our Public Service Reform and Citizen’s Economy programmes. Apply by Sunday ⬇️ demos.co.uk/associate-di...