The future for Russia since democratic and economic transition looks bleak, says Sam Hardy

At this time of year the calendar is awash with awards ceremonies. We've recently had the National Television Awards, and The MTV Music Awards. This Christmas Progress has decided to get in on the action with our own, small but entirely worthy, awards ceremony. In a sign of democracy, the formulation of the Progress awards, and the subsequent nominations, have been decided by a substantial panel of experts within wide circle of UK politics and society, namely Progress HQ.

The childcare debate highlights the political fault lines over the states role in creating opportunity, writes Matthew Burchell

Security and the differences between the Conservatives and Labour

In this month’s Report Progress takes a look at the policy ideas that didn’t get your vote in our year-long Progressive Deficit Survey. We also take an irreverent swipe at our favourite foes in the 2004 Progress awards. In the discussion section Vidya Ram argues for a move away from the issue of trust in …

Direct democracy benefits organised interests at the expense of ordinary people, argues Matthew Burchell

The Unfinished Revolution?

Will Higham picks out some of the ideas that didn't pick up your vote in our recent Progressive Deficit Survey

In the New Year, Progress will be starting a series of seminars in Westminster entitled Three themes for a third term. They will focus on the topics of 'social mobility', 'choice' and 'justice'.

Lets stop talking about trust and get down to the real issues, says Vidya Ram of the Hansard Society