Regulating facial recognition in Latin America
This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at policy lessons from police surveillance in Buenos Aires and São Paulo. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years have driven the rapid development of facial recognition technologies. Jurisdictions around the world have begun to grapple with the question of how to regulate their use....
Beyond school
This report from UK think tank Onward looks at the case for school enrichment. In this report Onward sets out a plan to boost the provision of school enrichment in every school in England. This is vital to improve outcomes for children. The disadvantage gap has scarcely closed in recent decades and young people are...
Hindu-Muslim civil unrest in Leicester
This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at “Hindutva” and the creation of a false narrative. From 4th-20th September 2022, there was significant civil unrest between ethnic minority groups in Leicester, including vandalism of property, assaults, stabbings and attacks on places of worship. Most notably, on the weekend of 17th September,...
Speaking up
This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at accents and social mobility. Accent is arguably the primary signal of socioeconomic status. It is also a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, some of them protected characteristics, including gender, race, age, sexuality, and many others. A hierarchy of...
The gender gap
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the gender insecurity gap. New analysis of UK labour market data has identified a gender insecurity gap, with working women nearly twice as likely as working men to be in severely insecure work – and the situation worsens for mothers, disabled women and women...
No platform
This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at speaker events at university debating unions and examines concerns about bias and no-platforming. The new research by Josh Freeman, published as No Platform: Speaker Events at University Debating Unions (HEPI Report 153), is based on statistical analysis of student events and interviews with student organisers to...
The equality question
This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at why Labour should re-embrace its egalitarian roots. In this pamphlet, Stewart Lansley shows how poverty and inequality have once again become deeply institutionalised – and at a growing social, economic and human cost. He makes a powerful case for Labour to return to its...
Free speech and decolonisation in British universities
This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the extent to which decolonisation is present in British universities. The decolonisation movement is more pronounced in British universities than previously thought. In some form, either through official statements or academic advocates, it is present in seven out of 10 universities. In addition to this, we...
Shifting views
This report from UK think tank British Future tracks attitudes to immigration in 2022. This report from UK thinktank British Future looks at shifting public attitudes to immigration numbers, migration for work and international student migration. It also examines public opinion on asylum and refugee protection, including Channel crossings and the Rwanda scheme. The research...
Enduring values
This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how progressives across Europe can win. This collection of essays explores the progressive values which will rebuild trust with voters in the UK and the EU. Each chapter is themed around one of the social democratic principles which chime with the public. From competence...