Former Director of Public Prosecutions crosses a line

The former Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is interviewed by the BBC calling for failure to report suspicions of child abuse to be made a criminal offence. I agree entirely with that view, but it is for Parliament to decide on the law. It is for the...

Don’t demonise the energy companies

Managing Director Chris Whitehouse discusses the recent energy price hikes in his latest article for The Universe. To view Chris’s article, please click here

Voting locally can determine the general election

There’s an oddity in the way we discuss politics sometimes. We talk about the national government and look at national polls for guidance on how the parties are doing, but we actually elect MPs for a particular constituency. Those votes do not always follow the...

Neither heat nor light

I struggle to see what practical purpose yesterday’s Select Committee session with the big six energy companies served beyond giving the plucky Stephen Fitzpatrick, MD of Ovo Energy, an almost unique PR opportunity to attract customers to his Bristol-based energy...

CQC figures too important for political grandstanding

The Care Quality Commission’s labelling of 41 of the 161 English NHS trusts as ‘high risk’ is a pretty terrifying figure. It also demonstrates the scale of problems facing the NHS, which include greater demand on resources than ever before, what appears to be low...