This latest report from UK think tank JRF is the first in a series of essays for their new project; social justice in a digital age. The purpose is to explore the new types and forms of injustices which are being thrown up by the shift from industrial to digital capitalism – and its implications...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at challenges affording the cost of online connectivity and devices. As every aspect of life – from job seeking to health care – moves online, digital connectivity is a daily necessity, not a luxury. Against the backdrop of the UK’s worst cost of...

This report from UK think tank Demos looks at what is a fair and desirable future for monetised online work and volunteering? There is growing awareness that the web comes at a cost, be that from the selling of our personal data, to proliferating paywalls. The wider social costs are becoming clearer too, from the...

This report from UK think tank Demos looks at how would the Online Safety Bill affect harms arising from political discourse? Self-regulation of social media is coming to an end: governments around the world have decided that platforms will need to be held to account for their role contributing to violent attacks, insurrections, and atrocities....

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at ensuring access to banking in a digital age. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank examines the future of banking and accessing it in a digital age. Nearly 40% of UK current account holders are using online banking more since the pandemic. But...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the drivers of digital poverty among rural communities. These two briefings that set out the policy implications of research undertaken to assess the drivers of digital poverty among rural communities in the North West of England, with recommendation set out both for regional and...

This report from UK think tank Demos looks at when thinking about the future of the web, what does good look like?  For the past eighteen months, CASM at Demos have been asking one question: when thinking about the future of the web, what does good look like? We often struggle to articulate what a...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how to tackle digital inequality in a post-pandemic world. Too many people still lack the technology or skills they need to live in today’s online world. This is leading to a widening divide in society, exacerbated by our reliance on digital technology during the...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how ministers and officials should use messaging apps – and how they shouldn’t. The government must address the inconsistent guidance – or in some cases no guidance at all – for how ministers, special advisers and civil servants use WhatsApp. Banning WhatsApp in...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the implications of an 'always on' culture for businesses, teams and individuals. This guide to digital boundaries and disconnection at work, produced jointly by the Work Foundation and Prospect, explores the implications of an 'always on' culture for businesses, teams and individuals, and lays...