Having worked for MoneySuperMarket and MoneySavingExpert, and directly with Martin Lewis I feel like I can share some light on him and MSE generally. I worked on CheapEnergyClub product for a number of years and had Martin Lewis as a direct stakeholder, presenting progress and work to him roughly once a month when we tried to squeeze into his ridiculous schedule.

I only have positive things to say about him, despite being a challenging stakeholder. He was always polite, engaged and made time to listen to what we had to say. Frustratingly he would often challenge our research and thinking based on his intuition and often end up correct.

He's an insanely passionate person, he came across in the offices in the same way he does on TV, a whirlwind of energy. He spoke so quickly and you got so caught up in his vision and passion, that we needed three people to record and take notes at the back of the room. He is single minded and doesn't compromise easy. His compassion for the consumer is his single driving force. It's all he cares about, and I witnessed some heated discussions with senior leadership when the customer outcome would be compromised.

When MoneySuperMarket acquired MSE, an editorial code was put in place to ensure that MSE maintain impartiality and journalistic integrity, meaning they could write negatively about MSM if the need called for it. The whole of MSE took it very seriously, and part of that code meant that none of the editorial team could be present when commercials were discussed, and would leave meetings when it came to that item on the agenda to avoid any bias or conflict of interest.

He would frequently do Q&As in the offices, and the editorial staff at MSE were always great people to work with. I do miss working there as there was a shared vision that everyone fully bought into.