Demos

Demos is another 'third way' think tank in the UK. According to its website "Demos is a greenhouse for new ideas which can improve the quality of our lives. As an independent think-tank, our aim is to create an open resource of knowledge and learning that operates beyond traditional parties, identities and disciplines." [1]

Advisory Council

• Geoff Mulgan
• John Ashworth - British Library
• Ian Christie
• Matthew D'Ancona - Sunday Telegraph
• Imtiaz Farrookhi - Leicester City Council
• Michael Frye - B Elliott Ltd
• Sir Douglas Hague - Templeton College
• Jan Hall - Gold Greenlees Trott Europe
• Chris Ham - Birmingham University (Health)
• Charles Handy - journalist
• Ian Hargreaves - University of Wales, Cardiff (Journalism)
• Christopher Haskins - Chairman, Northern Foods plc
• Martin Jacques - Journalist
• Terry Leahy - Tesco
• Mark Leonard - Foreign Policy Centre
• David Marquand - Mansfield College, Oxford
• Julia Middleton - Common Purpose
• Yve Newbold - Chief Executive, ProNed
• Anita Roddick - Body Shop plc
• Judith Squires - Univeristy of Bristol (Politics)
• Dennis Stevenson - Tate Gallery
• Martin Taylor - Barclays Bank plc
• Bob Tyrrell - New Solutions
• David Varney - BG plc
• Helen Wilkinson - elancentric.com
• Ngaire Woods - Oxford University
• Professor David Youlton - Shell & Wilcox
• Theodore Zeldin - Oxford University

Partners

• 3i
• Age Concern
• BDO Stoy Hayward
• BECTA
• Bell Pottinger
• British Energy
• British Gas
• BT Forum
• Building Societies Association
• Bull Information Systems
• Cable and Wireless
• Calouste Gulbenkian
• Carnegie Young People's Initiative
• C&A
• CFBT
• Channel 4
• Commission for Racial Equality
• Community Action Network
• Coopers and Lybrand
• Denplan
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Education and Skills
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Design Council
• Edexcel Foundation
• EDS Ltd
• egovernment solutions
• ELWa - Education and Learning in Wales
• Environment Agency
• EzGov
• Further education Development Fund
• Forum for the Future
• HEDRA Limited
• IBM
• ICL
• I&DeA
• Institute of Management
• Jobs for the Future
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Ketchum Communications
• Kids' Club Network
• KPMG Consulting
• Lifelong Learning Foundation
• London Arts Board
• London Tourist Board
• Mercury
• MMO2
• NAHT
• National College for School Leadership
• National House-Building Council
• National Union of Teachers
• National Westminster Bank
• Nationwide Building Society
• NatWest Group
• NatWest Life
• NESTA
• New Opportunities Fund
• North Southwark EAZ
• Northern Foods
• Norwich Union
• Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
• PAULO
• Pearson
• Pre-School Learning Alliance
• ProShare
• Prudential
• Prudential Plc
• Reed Personnel Services Plc
• Resource
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• Scottish and Newcastle
• Scottish Power
• SEEVEAZ
• Sequent Computer Systems Ltd
• Shell International
• Solace
• Solar Foundation
• Sorrel Foundation
• Tesco
• Thames Water
• The Architecture Foundation
• The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
• The Camelot Foundation
• The Charities Aid Foundation
• The City of Athens
• The Corporation of London
• The Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust
• The Economic and Social Research Council
• The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
• The Government of Ireland
• The Government of Italy
• The Housing Corporation
• The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
• The Lattice Foundation
• The London Planning Advisory Committee
• The Lord Ashdown Charitable Settlement
• The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
• The RAC
• The Tedworth Charitable Trust
• Tomorrow's People
• T-Mobile (UK)
• UKISC
• Various local authorities
• VSNTO
• VSO
• John Wiley and Sons
• Woolworths

External Links

• http://www.demos.co.uk/

• Spinwatch Profile of "Demos"

References

• Rob Blackhurst, "The sad decline of the policy wonks", The New Statesman, January 31st, 2005. (Blackhurst, the former Communications Director of the Foreign Policy Centre, refers to Demos in this article).