Who are you? I’ m the founder of British Weather Services( BWS est. 1987), senior meteorologist, author, journalist, educational mentor and social commentator.

BWS is Europe’ s longest established independent meteorological company.

Deborah Meaden of Dragon’ s Den. A true entrepreneur in all senses of the word but at the same time her feet are well and truly planted on the ground, caring for the environment and for those not so fortunate in life. It’ s a pleasure to be connected with her across social media.

What was your first job in London? A meteorologist at a marine firm in the City, following an eight-year period in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy.

Which one business achievement over the last 12 months are you most proud of, and why? Driven by innovation, a definitive highlight of my 35-year career is the 2026 launch of‘ The Shield’ – a CPD-certified online course and exam tackling health, safety, and survival amid extreme weather. This milestone will soon expand into a seminar, a television documentary, and a family board game. Ultimately, it represents a lifelong legacy: equipping individuals, families, and businesses with the vital education needed as our climate changes.

If you were advising a young entrepreneur which business person would you suggest as a model?

How do you think the transport system in London can be improved? I believe it is going in the right direction with concern to ULEZ, electric vehicles and pedestrian zones. More of the same please and faster. We certainly do not need to step dangerously backwards with higher speed limits and increasing pollution, as some would decree.

Which piece of red tape causes most problems for your company and why? I don’ t worry about‘ red tape’, there is far worse out there to lose one’ s hair over. It’ s often a plodding exercise in order to get through it, be it VAT, income tax, trade advice and the like, so for me step-bystep and slowly does it, appears to work fine.

What is your favourite and least favourite thing about London? My least favourite thing is still pollution in all forms,

typical of any city or major town mind – even if it is being steadily addressed. My favourite things are its diversity and history; one can’ t take away the thousands of years of unique history nor the different cultures that have made it what it is today. Let nobody say( as some do for political purposes), that London is‘ broken’. Far from it!

If you were Mayor of London for the day which one thing would you change? I’ d have a‘ London Community Day’ in the late spring or early summer when the weather is more likely to play ball. For the first half of the day people gather to make their own area cleaner and greener, beyond litter picking but essentially making the public environment healthier and more pleasing to be in. Second half of the day, it’ s time for celebrations, gettogethers and the like, in order to honour and recognise the wonderful city London really is.

Something that is so often neglected in our busy lives.

Who would you consider an appropriate person to play you in a movie of your life? Liam Neeson- mainly because many say I look somewhat like him( on a good day that is). He’ s also something of an action man in the movies and of the same mind in his personal life in terms of inclusion, diversity and climate change.

What is your favourite quotation?“ Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” Spoken by Galadriel in JRR Tolkien’ s The Lord of the Rings.

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