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Freelance writer & Journalist


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 175 min read
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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 161 min read
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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 164 min read
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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 161 min read
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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 161 min read
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$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 164 min read
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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 163 min read
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Revolution, Syria and Tobacco: A Storied History
What is the connection between Syria, tobacco and the Arab Spring?
Jun 162 min read
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"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 296 min read
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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 251 min read
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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 33 min read
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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 311 min read
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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 101 min read
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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 42 min read
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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
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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 28, 20241 min read
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Letter to The Guardian editor
In response to 19th October article by Harriet Sherwood: Carey asks faith leaders to back 'compassionate and principled' assisted dying bill
Oct 26, 20241 min read
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Why the UK needs a anti-SLAPP law now
On 15th October, in the bowels of Westminster Hall, the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition met with campaigners, lawyers, lobbyists and reporters...
Oct 21, 20245 min read
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Letter to The Observer editor
In response to 29th September article by Catherine Bennett: Any ice-age telepaths out there?
Oct 6, 20241 min read
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Letter to The Observer Editor
"Frockgate" gives me the same feeling I had when I first read Orwell's allegorical Animal Farm.
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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