Society

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How Scotland is tackling the democratic deficit, from the ground up

In Glasgow, community members are building local democracy for themselves – it starts by reclaiming land from property developers

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Who can you trust in a post-truth world?

​Our post-truth, post-trust times make us more aware of the value of those concepts. That can be a good thing

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For what it's worth: a visit to the People's Bank of Govanhill

A new project celebrates the people whose daily endeavours are ascribed little economic value, but who remain a vital part of life in the most diverse part of Glasgow

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Face value

Researchers recently claimed to be able to use AI to infer the inherent 'criminality' of faces. It's an idea with a long, dubious and dangerous history

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Women on the march

Are women the answer to our uncertain political times?

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The forgotten women who helped win the space race

Three black women 'computers' instrumental to the Apollo missions are getting their due thanks in Hidden Figures, an unexpected US box office smash

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Lifelong learners

Future Trends: Helping adults learn new skills will move from the bottom to the top of the political agenda in 2017

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Here comes everybody: participatory budgeting, explained

2017 looks set to be a big year for participatory budgeting, as governments attempt to get more savvy in meeting the needs and desires of citizens. So, what is it?

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Is the party over?

After a year of shocks to democratic orthodoxy, what does the future hold for modern political parties? In new research for the think tank Compass, Indra Adnan looks at where we go from here