Tech can create big, powerful citizen-consumers to erode the power of online network monopolies

I’m honoured to be this month’s ‘Parliamentary TechChampion’, because of the role technology can play in sharpening competition to create big, powerful citizen-consumers so markets work for people rather than the other way round. This is a key theme in my Government-commissioned report on Competition Policy, Power to the People…

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Essays on Equality: Access to childcare is vital for breaking glass ceilings

This essay is taken from King College London’s Essays on Equality: The politics of childcare. More info here We have to find and solve the causes of the UK’s internationally high childcare costs, so parents can find high-quality, safe and affordable care The UK’s childcare problem is wearily familiar to everyone.…

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