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Journalist and podcaster. Host of ‘Meet the Chefs’ and student at University of Oxford.
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Continuing to come out in opposition to trade deals and now reduced friction for business with our biggest trading power is not just baffling politics, it’s completely un-conservative

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

As a huge lover and staunch defender of the BBC I do find decisions like this baffling. Firstly, it’s heat pumps - there is very little reason for them to be controversial and just because the window of public discussion moves right or left, that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t be informed

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Quite impressed how much worse everything is getting at speed. A useful lesson for us all in systemic/institutional resilience. (There isn't much of either.)

submitted 49 days ago • 4 comments

This week at The Student Eye, we've looked at the accounts of universities across the UK to explain just how much money providers lose on every undergraduate student that they admit and what they are spending that money on. Read our full analysis below 👇 thestudenteye.substack.com/p/amid-a-fin...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Today is #PurpleDay and I want to show my support for this year’s theme of #StandUpToSeizures. It is an opportunity to raise awareness for the 630,000 people in the UK who have epilepsy. For more epilepsy info check out @epilepsysociety or buff.ly/TxwXLD5

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Can someone check on the Conservative ministers who endorsed Trump and ask if they still think the world is a safer place under him?

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

This week for the Student eye, we interviewed William Hague about Oxford and all things UK higher education! Watch and read our analysis now 👇

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

As universities across the UK cut staff and courses, this week I’ve written about the crisis behind these moves. Are there any solutions? Is the current setup sustainable? Read below 👇

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

To all the people who spent months saying that Trump would be “good for the markets”, this is what it’s going to be like for the next 4 years. Everyone, everywhere, waking up and worrying about what he’s done next. That level of instability isn’t good for any market, anywhere…

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

The first edition of The Student Eye is live this weekend. Give it a read to learn about the Accomodation crisis facing students across the country and the reasons behind it ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/thestude...

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

Students in the UK are massively underrepresented in the national media. The Student Eye is changing that with a weekly newsletter that goes in depth on nationwide issues, with the help of editors across the UK. Sign-up now at substack.com/@thestudente...

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

Nick Robinson with a brilliant piece of interviewing of Robert Jernrick on #r4today. The kind of thorough, well-researched, and non-deferential one on ones that make the BBC so good at what it does

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

It’s been a long time coming but it is a sad day when FIFA officially throws all its weight behind a World Cup that its own (completely ludicrous) assessment says represents a ‘medium’ human rights risk

submitted 175 days ago • 0 comments