Multi Purpose Compost. The Good - The bad ?

I've just bought this weeks Amateur Gardening magazine and there's an article in it by Marc Rosenburg regarding peat-free compost. It seems, according to him, that the government is to try to "press" gardeners to abandon compost with peat added by 2020. I have no qualms in using peat-free compost if it can give the same results but so far I've not encountered any make of peat-free compost that does the job reliably. The fact an MP is trying to lay down the law about any aspect of gardening does make me put my cynical face on as I'm sure that most MP's knowledge of a garden is that they can add it to their expenses! The late great Geoff Hamilton[of Gardeners World and Barnsdale fame] used coir compost back in the 90's and seem quite happy to use it although he didn't try to campaign about it. I know the standard argument is that using peat is devastating areas but while the Irish government does say it's use in compost is not good they do use it to fuel their power stations! Has anyone come across a good reliable alternative for peat added compost that they could recommend? Otherwise I will have to put my environmental conscience in a dark, sound-proof room and carry on slightly shamefaced with peat added compost.