Author Archives: Matt Stockwell

Today cricket, tennis and football put their case to the DCMS Select Committee asking for a share of betting profits to fight match fixing. On the face of it seemingly absurd.  It is similar to the horseracing industry demanding a slice of virtual … Continue reading →

Obama is potentially edging out in-front of Hillary in the number of delegates. Will the momentum take him to a win in Texas on 4th March – Hillary’s last fire wall? Back in the Autumn I believed it was Hillary’s to lose; now … Continue reading →

Blogs are normally vociferous in the defence of internet freedom but in the wake of the 14th suicide in Bridgend is now the time to look at the regulatory environment of the internet. Internet users already expect protection from fraud and … Continue reading →

With the American primaries getting nasty and tight has optimism been replaced with fear?  The Republican race is polarising between two issues a faltering economy (Mitt Romney’s supposed “strength”), the evil of terrorism (John McCain supposed “strength”). Will the darkest … Continue reading →

  Last week the Conservative Party called for a debate on the modern slave trade – human trafficking.  According to the US State Department 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year – approximately 50% of those are minors. As … Continue reading →