My interest lies in how security of supply is interpreted and dealt with in the political process, for it is a highly political concept and policies that affect security of supply are deeply intertwined with politics. The concept of security of supply (hereafter, SoS) has many interpretations. It can be seen in economic and technical

Tony Blair is to cash in on his experience as prime minister after establishing a business offering clients political and economic advice.

An interesting interactive tool developed by the Guttman Center at the Israel Democracy Institute which enables voters to find information about the policies of the various political parties and where they stand in relation to them. After answerign a series of questions on topics such as foreign policy and security, social-economic policy and religion and state, a red compass needle indicates the ...

People who have never been to Israel have no idea how small the area is that we're talking about, how vulnerable Israel is to attack from hostile neighbors or what the facts on the ground actually look like. This video, from the Jerusalem Center gives you an excellent idea of these factors and what Israel's security needs actually are to ensure any kind of viable and lasting peace. (Hat ...

Statement published in The Guardian: The massacres in Gaza are the latest phase of a war that Israel has been waging against the people of Palestine for more than 60 years. The goal of this war has never changed: to use overwhelming military power to eradicate the Palestinians as a political force, one capable of resisting Israel's ongoing appropriation of their land and resources. Israel...

The Food Ethics Council has established an enviable reputation for reflective thinking about the challenges facing the food chain. It is therefore interesting to read a report from its Business Forum about food security.The report points out that one reason that food security has risen up the political agenda is 'in part down to opportunism, as interest groups use a period of crisis to advance the...

newstatesman.com' s weekly tour of the political blogosphere with your guide Paul Evans Eyes on Gaza With Parliament has yet to return from recess, our MP's attention turned this week to the desperate situation in the Middle East – prompting bloggers to deliver forthright advice to their elected representatives. Nick Clegg's demand for an arms embargo on Israel, and for EU-Israel c...

newstatesman.com' s weekly tour of the political blogosphere with your guide Paul Evans Eyes on Gaza With Parliament has yet to return from recess, our MP's attention turned this week to the desperate situation in the Middle East – prompting bloggers to deliver forthright advice to their elected representatives. Nick Clegg's demand for an arms embargo on Israel, and for EU-Israel c...

Israel Democracy Institute is an independent think tank which seeks to promote the strengthening of democracy in Israel and the creation of an inclusive society which recognises the position of the Arab Community. Areas of research include religion and state, national security, economic policy, education, the media, and Jewish and Israeli politics in general. The English language website provides ...

This week Alan Whitehead MP teamed up with Hyde Housing and the Financial Inclusion Centre to make a powerful business case for increasing early access to debt advice services. The report, titled "Does Debt Advice Pay? A Business Case for Social Landlords" looked at how a number of housing associations provided debt advice to their tenants; and found that where good quality debt advice services we...