About Us

We are Dods, a trusted heritage brand with a deep understanding of people, parliament and policy.

We understand your challenges, goals and needs, and provide tailored political intelligence to shape your strategy.

We cut through the noise to deliver relevant and accessible insights on complex parliamentary issues.

Our history

Dods was founded almost 200 years ago, providing biographical information and contact details about MPs, peers and the civil service in the UK.

The first edition, entitled The Parliamentary Pocket Companion, was published by Charles Roger Phipps Dod in 1832. The title was changed in 1843 to The Parliamentary Companion, and we have published continuously ever since.

In 2000, we expanded our remit to include the EU, listing Members of the European Parliament, European Commissioners and key EU officials.

Today, the renamed Dods People is an online directory which continues to offer biographical and contact details. It is augmented by an insightful political intelligence service and expert consultancy:

With Dods Political Intelligence, we combine our 200-year heritage in political engagement with human connection and innovative technology, through our cutting-edge online political intelligence platform.
We also offer a consultancy service, Dods Consultancy. Subscribers benefit from exclusively tailored updates, advice and research from a dedicated policy consultant.

Our mission

Our mission at Dods is to connect government and stakeholders to enable an efficient and transparent dialogue. We inform, educate and advise to enable constructive debate between policymakers and stakeholders.

How we can help you

Our real-time or scheduled notifications provide timely content from a wide range of relevant digital sources, allowing you to track perceptions of specific political influencer groups across the UK and EU and online conversations related to your key topics.

At Dods we provide compelling insights to shape successful strategies. We serve a broad spectrum of people within policymaking and public affairs, including:

Central and local governments and agencies
Parliament and devolved legislatures
NGOs, influencers, associations, and industries

We aim to inform, educate and advise, with impartial insights to enable an effective, fact-based debate and dialogue. With credible and authoritative insights from seasoned and well-connected political commentators, we can:

Make complex insights relevant and accessible
Offer clarity and transparency in a time of “fake news” and information overload
Identify and communicate issues that matter to you
Provide a platform to actively engage with decision-makers in a meaningful andconstructive manner
Empower and support you to achieve your goals

Your political monitoring consultants

Dean Sabri

Head of UK Political Intelligence

Dean Sabri is Head of UK Political Intelligence in London, focusing on health and social care policy. Before joining Dods, he worked for an NHS Trust and as a Senior Researcher in parliament focusing on health issues such as the screening age for bowel cancer. Dean also has experience in public sector procurement, having worked as a public sector analyst specialising in the health and social care sector.

Dr Joshua Wells

Principal Consultant for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Dr Joshua Wells is a Principal Political Consultant for environment, agriculture, and rural affairs. Before Dods, Josh worked for a green PR agency and carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Exeter. Joshua was a Leverhulme Climate Justice Scholar and completed a PhD in politics at the University of Reading.

Fionnuala Quinn

Senior Political Consultant for Housing, Communities Local Government and Faith

Fionnuala Quinn is a Team Leader and the Political Consultant for local government, housing, and levelling up. Before joining Dods, she worked in a social housing organisation and focussed on service improvement engaging with multiple areas of housing policy. Fionnuala holds a first-class BA Hons in history from Newcastle University.

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