I’m an experienced politics and policy journalist, with a background as a lobby reporter for The New Statesman and The Independent in Westminster.

These days, I split my time as Westminster Editor for The Lead UK, while also writing features, interviews, comment, analysis, news, and sketches on politics, policy, and culture.

Below is a selection of my work so far — though a heads up, it might not always be the latest!

Features

Rochdale by-election: Chaotic contest overshadowed by antisemitism row and Gaza war leaves voters frustrated — The Independent

The 12 per cent: will the uptake in private healthcare help or hinder the NHS? — New Statesman

Making the environment “hostile for offenders”: Undercover with the British Transport Police — New Statesman

When Keir Took On McDonalds — The House Magazine

“I would not leave the house”: how PMS sufferers are getting a raw deal from doctors — New Statesman

Can we inherit our ancestors’ trauma? — New Statesman

Warrington: Forged in tragedy, united in resilience and on the brink of political change - The Lead

Why a female presidency is a long way off — for the Democrats at least - Substack

The “blob” strikes back — New Statesman

Who’s responsible for women’s safety on their commute home? — New Statesman

The unacknowledged trauma epidemic — New Statesman

"Trauma Factories": How paralysed family courts are destroying lives - The Lead

Interviews

Richard Layard: Ha ppiness could be Labour’s secret election weapon — New Statesman

David Blunkett: “Labour needs to be radical but not scary” — New Statesman

Kim Leadbeater is championing a kinder, healthier politics — New Statesman

Sarah Jones: How Labour hopes to restore faith in the police — New Statesman

“Do it. Pay it.” Andy Burnham warns against delaying contaminated blood compensation - The Lead

Peter Tatchell: “Politics is bad today, but nothing like Bermondsey” — New Statesman

Clive Lewis: “It’s dangerous for democracy”: candidate selection, radicalism and the future of BAME Labour —New Statesman

Carla Denyer: “Und er proportional representation, Labour might split in two” — New Statesman

Comment

Lee Anderson, the “Red Wall rottweiler”, howling at the moon — New Statesman

Priti Patel is back - to everyone’s surprise but hers - The i

Mick Lynch is winning the media war over rail strikes — New Statesman

Richard Sharp reveals how dinner parties rule British politics — New Statesman

Is Fiona Bruce the problem, or is Question Time? — New Statesman

Why Labour can't handle powerful women - The i

Suella Braverman wants to fall on her sword — New Statesman

Why the departure of Dominic Cummings was the beginning of the end for Boris Johnson — New Statesman

Boris Johnson’s government has lost all sense of direction – but so have his Tory opponents — New Statesman

Boris and Carrie Johnson – who knew the final days of Rome were so embarrassing? — New Statesman

Why young people don’t like nights out any more — New Statesman

The three things that will give Starmer the decade of power he craves - The i

Lisa Nandy’s housing plan is radical and – most importantly – cheap — New Statesman

Why Keir Starmer’s critics are failing to inflict any damage — New Statesman

Oliver Dowden has cancelled himself — New Statesman

The hypocrisy of Zara McDermott’s disordered eating documentary — New Statesman

Don’t listen to the Tories, Britain needs a supermajority — CityAM

Labour needs to stay strong on workers’ rights if it wants a second term - The i