Good people
Good data, sound insight
We like it when people cut to the heart of the matter. Check out these links to some of our favourite businesses and organisations. Here you can find a lively mix of legislatures, commercial companies, think tanks, NGOs and gurus who share data, analysis and insight about society and where we might be heading.
The Gapminder Foundation combats ignorance with a fact-based worldview for all to understand. Smarter than a chimpanzee? Take the Gapminder Test.
Bad information promotes hate, damages health, and hurts democracy. Independent fact checkers and campaigners. Full Fact find, expose and counter bad information.
Complex data, unseen trends, information and knowledge distilled into stunning, useful graphics & charts. Information is Beautiful loves science, journalism, truth and beauty.
The European Parliament is the EU’s only directly-elected institution with 705 members from 28 countries; not including the UK as of 31 January 2020.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shapes policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for all.
Adopted in 2015, The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals represent a call for action by all countries to end poverty and deprivation through global partnership.
Bringing business, political, academic and other leaders together to shape global, regional and industry agendas, The World Economic Forum also organises the annual Davos Summit.
The House of Commons Research Library provides political policy analysis and statistical research, primarily for UK parliamentarians and their staff.
A global leader in its sector, formed by the merger of Ipsos UK and MORI in 2005, IPSOS MORI is Cogent Content’s go to market research company.
The UK’s national statistical institute. The Office for National Statistics is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society.
Hansard provides official edited, verbatim report of all parliamentary debates in the UK and the voting record for parliamentarians in both House of Commons, and House of Lords.
Trusted news
Trust is a product of the economic and political environment and our current circumstances. Trusted news sources are the lifeblood of a free society. Here are some sources that we trust.