Peter Harrington
Communications Manager / Researcher
Peter joined Demos in January 2007.
- A lot done, a lot to do As the CRE winds down, the new mega equalities commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) prepares to take up its role as custodian of the race equality agenda. This agenda will share space in the CEHR with the territory previously covered by the Equal Opportiunities Commission and the Disability Rights Commission.Not surprisingly, each of the disappearing commissions is concerned that its aims are given proper (and equal) importance under the new umbrella. But it is fair to say that the... continue reading on 19th September 2007
- You can have any kind of power station you like as long as it's nuclear Hats off to Greenpeace for exposing the government's nuclear consultation process as flawed and inadequate. Greenpeace initiated the legal challenge because they have an anti-nuclear agenda. But whatever one's view of the relative merits of different energy solutions they have performed a useful service. By directly challenging the process in court they have seen to it that the policy was dismembered in anatomical and public detail. The judge was unsparing in his criticism,... continue reading on 15th February 2007