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Freelance writer & Journalist


CIoJ says AI 'kitemark' would support readers' confidence
I am proud to have worked alongside the Chartered Institute of Journalists' council to formulate an industry announcement pushing for the use of a ‘kitemark’ to signify when AI has been used by journalists.
Oct 21, 20251 min read


60 years after Churchill: Emma Soames reflects on a journalistic legacy
On 14th October, Sir Winston Churchill's granddaughter, esteemed editor and author, Emma Soames, gave a keynote speech at the Chartered Institute of Journalists’ 2025 AGM, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the great statesman’s passing.
Oct 17, 20252 min read


"Mapping the world is always a compromise": My letter to The Guardian
The article doesn’t acknowledge that the surface of a sphere cannot be represented on a plane without distortion. This was proved mathematically by Carl Friedrich Gauss in the early 1800s...
Aug 22, 20252 min read


This is what healthy public debate and press freedom look like - log it
Whatever you make of the Home Secretary's proscription of Palestine Action, here is an example of how significant political disagreement - at the national level - can be hashed out
Aug 18, 20251 min read


To ESG or not to ESG? Britain’s ‘Big Four’ banks buck the trend of DEI retreat
A counterbalance to claims of trans-Atlantic ESG de-prioritisation, Finextra’s investigation into the UK’s top financial institutions prove that some industries are keeping ESG front of mind.
Jun 17, 20255 min read


Letter to The Guardian editor
In response to 6th September article by Dan Sabbagh: West’s support for missile strikes on Russian forces is waning – Zelensky
Jun 16, 20251 min read


What can populist politicians learn from international drug dealers?
There is one sphere that remains impervious to macro-economic headwinds: the black market of narcotics.
Jun 16, 20254 min read


One in five children live in conflict zones: We must prioritise de-escalation in 2025
One fifth of the world’s children now live in areas impacted by conflict. This figure sinks far deeper now that I am a father.
Jun 16, 20251 min read


RSF UK calls for an immediate end to the massacre of Palestinian journalists in Gaza
To condemn this tragedy, RSF UK asks for signatures on its petition.
Jun 16, 20251 min read


$Trump: The new presidential meme coin
Trump’s new meme coin is symbolic of a rising USA tech-industrial complex – aiming to reduce regulation and influence public policy.
Jun 16, 20254 min read


Trump vs. regulation: What is CFPB Section 1033?
An attempt by the CFPB to develop Open Banking infrastructure in the US, and Trump's attempt to dismantle it.
Jun 16, 20253 min read


Revolution, Syria and Tobacco: A Storied History
What is the connection between Syria, tobacco and the Arab Spring?
Jun 16, 20252 min read


"Legislate AI to augment – not replace – journalists’ work": Advice from an interview with ChatGPT
To ensure AI is rolled out in a manner that is constructive to writers, governments must legislate to augment, not replace, human work – and, most importantly, be guided by the research.
May 29, 20256 min read


MPs agree! Copyright law should not be downgraded in favour of tech giants
Creative industries are not seeking to change the rules of the game, only that their rights are upheld.
Apr 25, 20251 min read


Open letter to Marie Goldman, MP
I am writing to you following the publication on 20 March 2025 of a report in The Atlantic, concerning AI and rights piracy.
Apr 3, 20253 min read


My appointment to the Chartered Institute of Journalists' Council
I am delighted to announce that I have been invited to sit on the Council of the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ).
Mar 31, 20251 min read


Letter to the Guardian editor
In response to 1st February article by Marina Hyde: Oh, I'm sorry, tech bros - did DeepSeek copy your work?
Feb 10, 20251 min read


Open letter to Marie Goldman, MP
Dear Ms Goldman, the UK’s writers need your help to stop their rights over their own works being undermined for the development of AI models
Feb 4, 20252 min read


Letter to The Observer editor
In response to 10th November article by Martha Gill: In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill
Nov 18, 20241 min read


Letter to The Observer editor
In response to 20th October article by Kenan Malik: Pumping the unemployed with weight-loss drugs echoes Victorian attitudes to the poor.
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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