Hana Kapetanovic
@hanakappy.bsky.social
Lead Researcher at Demos / Lead Researcher @ Reddit forums of reality TV shows
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New Demos report on the MP-Constituent relationship.
"We argue that current modes of engagement are unintentionally optimised for polarisation rather than representation, amplifying only the loudest or most desperate voices."
@hanakappy.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social
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"We argue that current modes of engagement are unintentionally optimised for polarisation rather than representation, amplifying only the loudest or most desperate voices."
@hanakappy.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
A two-way street: The decline of the MP-Constituent relationship - and how to fix it
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New Demos report on the MP-Constituent relationship.
"We argue that current modes of engagement are unintentionally optimised for polarisation rather than representation, amplifying only the loudest or most desperate voices."
@hanakappy.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
"We argue that current modes of engagement are unintentionally optimised for polarisation rather than representation, amplifying only the loudest or most desperate voices."
@hanakappy.bsky.social @demos-uk.bsky.social
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
V much agree with the new Pride in Place Strategy's diagnosis of people feeling out of control - and with a more positive (and real) version of taking back control
"This is our alternative to the forces trying to pull us apart. This is our answer to those who feel silenced, ignored and forgotten."
"This is our alternative to the forces trying to pull us apart. This is our answer to those who feel silenced, ignored and forgotten."
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
V much agree with the new Pride in Place Strategy's diagnosis of people feeling out of control - and with a more positive (and real) version of taking back control
"This is our alternative to the forces trying to pull us apart. This is our answer to those who feel silenced, ignored and forgotten."
"This is our alternative to the forces trying to pull us apart. This is our answer to those who feel silenced, ignored and forgotten."
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OPINION PIECE | Abuse, apathy and overload: The democratic crisis within our constituencies
Demos’s Director of Research and Participation, Lucy Bush writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social today on the broken interface between MPs and citizens, and how to set about fixing it. ⬇️
Demos’s Director of Research and Participation, Lucy Bush writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social today on the broken interface between MPs and citizens, and how to set about fixing it. ⬇️
This is a democratic crisis: we must fix the MP-constituent relationship
The life of an MP today looks nothing like it did half a century ago.
www.politicshome.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OPINION PIECE | Abuse, apathy and overload: The democratic crisis within our constituencies
Demos’s Director of Research and Participation, Lucy Bush writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social today on the broken interface between MPs and citizens, and how to set about fixing it. ⬇️
Demos’s Director of Research and Participation, Lucy Bush writes for @thehousemag.bsky.social today on the broken interface between MPs and citizens, and how to set about fixing it. ⬇️
Why is it that MPs feel more overwhelmed than ever by their inboxes and messages from constituents, but most constituents they don't feel like they ever hear from their MP, and have less trust than ever in them?
Find out why & how to fix it our paper published today 👇
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
Find out why & how to fix it our paper published today 👇
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
A two-way street: The decline of the MP-Constituent relationship - and how to fix it
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Why is it that MPs feel more overwhelmed than ever by their inboxes and messages from constituents, but most constituents they don't feel like they ever hear from their MP, and have less trust than ever in them?
Find out why & how to fix it our paper published today 👇
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
Find out why & how to fix it our paper published today 👇
demos.co.uk/research/a-t...
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👏 We're pleased to see a key recommendation from our 'Taming the Wild West' report reflected in the government's new #IndustrialStrategy. ⬇️
Report author, @hanakappy.bsky.social called for more transparency in public sector procurement - and it’s great to see this principle gaining traction.
Report author, @hanakappy.bsky.social called for more transparency in public sector procurement - and it’s great to see this principle gaining traction.
June 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
👏 We're pleased to see a key recommendation from our 'Taming the Wild West' report reflected in the government's new #IndustrialStrategy. ⬇️
Report author, @hanakappy.bsky.social called for more transparency in public sector procurement - and it’s great to see this principle gaining traction.
Report author, @hanakappy.bsky.social called for more transparency in public sector procurement - and it’s great to see this principle gaining traction.
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🚨 NEW from Demos: DOGE Done Better by Geoff Mulgan 🚨
Amidst the global noise around slashing the “administrative state,” this landmark paper sets out an alternative path to more efficient, effective government. ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/dog...
#DOGE #GovernmentEfficiency
Amidst the global noise around slashing the “administrative state,” this landmark paper sets out an alternative path to more efficient, effective government. ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/dog...
#DOGE #GovernmentEfficiency
DOGE done better: The case for progressive efficiency and a streamlined state
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 NEW from Demos: DOGE Done Better by Geoff Mulgan 🚨
Amidst the global noise around slashing the “administrative state,” this landmark paper sets out an alternative path to more efficient, effective government. ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/dog...
#DOGE #GovernmentEfficiency
Amidst the global noise around slashing the “administrative state,” this landmark paper sets out an alternative path to more efficient, effective government. ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/dog...
#DOGE #GovernmentEfficiency
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💬 "Not hearing less from the loudest voices, but more from the quietest ones – including young people, renters and others who would stand to benefit the most from new housing."
Miriam Levin explains the value of early and representative public participation in unlocking #housebuliding.
Read more ⬇️
Miriam Levin explains the value of early and representative public participation in unlocking #housebuliding.
Read more ⬇️
Miriam Levin: Listen to Mimbys to unlock housebuilding | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
Early and representative public participation can anticipate issues and de-risk planning applications, writes the director of participatory programmes at
www.lgcplus.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
💬 "Not hearing less from the loudest voices, but more from the quietest ones – including young people, renters and others who would stand to benefit the most from new housing."
Miriam Levin explains the value of early and representative public participation in unlocking #housebuliding.
Read more ⬇️
Miriam Levin explains the value of early and representative public participation in unlocking #housebuliding.
Read more ⬇️
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👏 Great to see this new report from the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) on embedding Spatial Development Strategies at the core of England’s planning system.
We’re pleased to see calls for early, inclusive, and representative public engagement, an approach that we've championed in our latest report.
We’re pleased to see calls for early, inclusive, and representative public engagement, an approach that we've championed in our latest report.
Landmark report launched to shape a new era of strategic planning in England | Prior + Partners
Unlocking the potential of places and communities around the globe.
www.priorandpartners.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
👏 Great to see this new report from the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) on embedding Spatial Development Strategies at the core of England’s planning system.
We’re pleased to see calls for early, inclusive, and representative public engagement, an approach that we've championed in our latest report.
We’re pleased to see calls for early, inclusive, and representative public engagement, an approach that we've championed in our latest report.
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🏗️ The #housing debate is stuck on extremes: #NIMBY vs YIMBY.
But new polling finds most Britons (67%) are MIMBYs - 'Maybe In My Backyards' - open to #housebuilding under certain conditions.
But new polling finds most Britons (67%) are MIMBYs - 'Maybe In My Backyards' - open to #housebuilding under certain conditions.
May 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🏗️ The #housing debate is stuck on extremes: #NIMBY vs YIMBY.
But new polling finds most Britons (67%) are MIMBYs - 'Maybe In My Backyards' - open to #housebuilding under certain conditions.
But new polling finds most Britons (67%) are MIMBYs - 'Maybe In My Backyards' - open to #housebuilding under certain conditions.
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"Only 6% of people in England took the time to object to a planning application in the last year. Even fewer – 3% – made a supportive statement to a planning application.
"The conversation is being dominated by less than 10% of the population."
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"The conversation is being dominated by less than 10% of the population."
🗣️ @hanakappy.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Only 6% of people in England took the time to object to a planning application in the last year. Even fewer – 3% – made a supportive statement to a planning application.
"The conversation is being dominated by less than 10% of the population."
🗣️ @hanakappy.bsky.social
"The conversation is being dominated by less than 10% of the population."
🗣️ @hanakappy.bsky.social
Our report out today is all about the majority of the public who are going unheard in planning - the MIMBY majority (67% of the pop). Giving them a voice early on, alongside the vocal minority, will mean we hear a more balanced set of views to power up, not slow down, the housebuilding agenda. 👇
📢 New report: The MIMBY Majority 📢
Labour must engage with the unheard MIMBY majority of the public - via early and representative public participation in planning - if they're to deliver ambitious 1.5m new homes by 2029 🏠
demos.co.uk/research/the...
🧵 A few headline findings ⬇️
Labour must engage with the unheard MIMBY majority of the public - via early and representative public participation in planning - if they're to deliver ambitious 1.5m new homes by 2029 🏠
demos.co.uk/research/the...
🧵 A few headline findings ⬇️
The MIMBY Majority: How to unlock housebuilding with early and representative public participation in planning
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our report out today is all about the majority of the public who are going unheard in planning - the MIMBY majority (67% of the pop). Giving them a voice early on, alongside the vocal minority, will mean we hear a more balanced set of views to power up, not slow down, the housebuilding agenda. 👇
Excited to be working on this massive trial of digital democracy in local decision-making!
📢 〰️ Introducing ‘Waves’: a ground breaking new trial of digital #democracy that puts communities at the centre of local decision-making.
Led by Demos, this €1 million project will use #AI-powered tech to help people tackle tough local issues together - faster, fairer, and with real impact.
Led by Demos, this €1 million project will use #AI-powered tech to help people tackle tough local issues together - faster, fairer, and with real impact.
May 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Excited to be working on this massive trial of digital democracy in local decision-making!
The new govt has put a lot of stock in its ambitious housebuilding & planning reform agenda. But in doing so, it has gravitated towards less public consultation, not more. There is a third option: better public participation.
But what does that look like? Join our event next month to find out 👇
But what does that look like? Join our event next month to find out 👇
🏠 The MIMBY Majority - we're launching a new report on how to engage the public to unlock #housebuilding.
Join us for the launch event exploring how we shift the conversation from NIMBY to MIMBY and build support for new homes.
📅 15 May, 18:00
📍 In person & online
🎟️ Register here ⬇️
Join us for the launch event exploring how we shift the conversation from NIMBY to MIMBY and build support for new homes.
📅 15 May, 18:00
📍 In person & online
🎟️ Register here ⬇️
The MIMBY Majority: How do we engage the public to unlock housebuilding?
Join Demos as we launch an exciting new report 'The MIMBY Majority'.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The new govt has put a lot of stock in its ambitious housebuilding & planning reform agenda. But in doing so, it has gravitated towards less public consultation, not more. There is a third option: better public participation.
But what does that look like? Join our event next month to find out 👇
But what does that look like? Join our event next month to find out 👇
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Demos is on a mission to build a more collaborative #democracy - one that puts people at the heart of policy making. 🎯
We believe this requires greater civic #participation and deliberative methods that centre discussion around people's lived experiences.
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We believe this requires greater civic #participation and deliberative methods that centre discussion around people's lived experiences.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Demos is on a mission to build a more collaborative #democracy - one that puts people at the heart of policy making. 🎯
We believe this requires greater civic #participation and deliberative methods that centre discussion around people's lived experiences.
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We believe this requires greater civic #participation and deliberative methods that centre discussion around people's lived experiences.
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Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces “one by one” and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza, the UN has said.
According to the UN humanitarian affairs office (Ocha), the Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence workers were on a mission to rescue colleagues who had been shot at earlier in the day, when their clearly marked vehicles came under heavy Israeli fire in Rafah city’s Tel al-Sultan. A Red Crescent official in Gaza said that there was evidence of at least one person being detained and killed, as the body of one of the dead had been found with his hands tied. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
An excellent blog from my colleague Naema on an important issue!
💬 "Until we support those who leave #prison to find safety and stability outside, we leave everyone at risk to fall back into crisis."
✍️ Naema Malik reflects on the state of the UK justice system today and argues #probation service renewal is essential for meaningful change and crime #prevention.
✍️ Naema Malik reflects on the state of the UK justice system today and argues #probation service renewal is essential for meaningful change and crime #prevention.
To fix the justice system, the government must first grapple with the forgotten service: Probation
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
An excellent blog from my colleague Naema on an important issue!
Excited for this discussion with the Climate Minister on public engagement - really great to see growing enthusiasm for this agenda across Whitehall
📢 New CDN event! 📢
How can we bring the public into the conversation on climate action? Join us for a vital discussion on how public engagement can drive the UK’s #netzero transition. 🌍
📅 26 March, 6pm
📺 Online and in person
🎟️ Register here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...
How can we bring the public into the conversation on climate action? Join us for a vital discussion on how public engagement can drive the UK’s #netzero transition. 🌍
📅 26 March, 6pm
📺 Online and in person
🎟️ Register here ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/involving-...
Involving the public in achieving net zero
Join the Collaborative Democracy Network for a discussion with Kerry McCarthy MP, Minister for Climate Change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Excited for this discussion with the Climate Minister on public engagement - really great to see growing enthusiasm for this agenda across Whitehall
Recent @demos-uk.bsky.social work has shown the government's missions are at risk of failure.
In my new article for Public Sector Focus, I look at the role mission-led social value in public procurement could play, while allowing for local variation and innovation.
flickread.com/edition/html...
In my new article for Public Sector Focus, I look at the role mission-led social value in public procurement could play, while allowing for local variation and innovation.
flickread.com/edition/html...
Public Sector Focus Issue 56 Jan-Feb 2025
Public Sector Focus Issue 56 Jan-Feb 2025
flickread.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Recent @demos-uk.bsky.social work has shown the government's missions are at risk of failure.
In my new article for Public Sector Focus, I look at the role mission-led social value in public procurement could play, while allowing for local variation and innovation.
flickread.com/edition/html...
In my new article for Public Sector Focus, I look at the role mission-led social value in public procurement could play, while allowing for local variation and innovation.
flickread.com/edition/html...
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NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany:
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left.
www.ft.com/content/29fd...
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Following the global #AIsummit in Paris, today we have issued an Open Letter calling on the UK government to urgently develop and adopt a citizen-led UK Declaration of Digital Rights & Principles.❗
✉️ Read the Open Letter ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/ope...
✉️ Read the Open Letter ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/ope...
Open Letter calling for UK Government to adopt a citizen-led UK Declaration of Digital Rights & Principles
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Following the global #AIsummit in Paris, today we have issued an Open Letter calling on the UK government to urgently develop and adopt a citizen-led UK Declaration of Digital Rights & Principles.❗
✉️ Read the Open Letter ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/ope...
✉️ Read the Open Letter ⬇️
demos.co.uk/research/ope...
Funny that these farmer protests are allowed to be noisy & disruptive
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Funny that these farmer protests are allowed to be noisy & disruptive
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Thank you for screaming into the void. Your scream is very important to us.
Unfortunately we are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of screams right now. You may wish to scream into the void later.
Unfortunately we are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of screams right now. You may wish to scream into the void later.
January 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Thank you for screaming into the void. Your scream is very important to us.
Unfortunately we are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of screams right now. You may wish to scream into the void later.
Unfortunately we are experiencing an exceptionally high volume of screams right now. You may wish to scream into the void later.
After some Blue Sky lurking... it's time for my first post. And what could be more fitting than sharing my new blog on how public sector procurement can help deliver the missions? (Probably a lot of things). But anyway, give it a read: demos.co.uk/blogs/how-ca...
How can procurement help deliver Labour’s missions?
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:53 AM
After some Blue Sky lurking... it's time for my first post. And what could be more fitting than sharing my new blog on how public sector procurement can help deliver the missions? (Probably a lot of things). But anyway, give it a read: demos.co.uk/blogs/how-ca...