Film reviews
- Woman of the Hour: death by a thousand cuts
- Smile 2: smart, slick and (very) sick
- How to Build a Truth Engine: a chilling tour of the dystopia machine
- Xeno-no-no | 5 reasons I didn’t love Alien: Romulus
- Twisters: lightweight but likeable disaster thrills
- My beef with longlegs – review
News & features
- The holiday’s over, but who are the stamp duty winners and losers? | The Big Issue
- I’ve missed the Ucas deadline – is it too late to apply for university? | The Guardian
- Studying under lockdown: how to look after your mental wellbeing | The Guardian
- How to write a personal statement for university – by admissions tutors | The Guardian
- The tactics retailers use to get us to spend more online | The Guardian
- How to prepare for online exams at home | The Guardian
- Dealing with debt at university | NatWest MoneySense
- How to make a student budget | Student Space @ Student Minds
- How to find extra funding at university | Student Space @ Student Minds
- What to do if you have money problems | Student Space @ Student Minds
- How to pay for university when you’re a care leaver | Medium
- The student loan interest rate is rising – what does it mean for you? | The Guardian
- How can I boost my CV if I can’t get work experience? | The Guardian
- How to cope without toilet paper | metro.co.uk
- Bairn Necessities: childhood poverty in the North East | The Northern Correspondent
Student money & personal finance
- The Student Money Manual 2012 -2019 | The Money Charity. Annual print and PDF magazine about money skills at university (editorial management, consultancy, writing, flatplanning)
- The National Student Money Survey and other data projects (data investigation, number crunching & reporting) | Save the Student
- Pests and pesky flatmates | The Guardian
- Moving out of your student flat? Beware the small print | The Guardian
- I’ve run out of money at university – what can I do? | The Guardian
- Hate budgeting? These simple rules could change your life | Savoo
- How to find the right student bank account for you | Independent School Parent
- Student accommodation explained | Love Money
- Video explainer: how to make a budget | Credit Action (The Money Charity)
Websites, comms & copywriting
- The intersection of climate change and industry, including this article on How the Internet of Things is helping us to be smarter about water
- Digital projects for Action for Children, including content migration and creation for the main home site as well as Parent Talk. Created websites for local children’s centres
- Copywriting, research and editorial consultancy for charities including Mind and The Scouts
- Press campaigns, outreach and relationship building. I’ve successfully placed press releases, stories and case studies in the national press, including for Credit Action (The Money Charity) and Save the Student
Things I’ve created
- thehaughtyculturist.com: books, film theories and cultural commentary
- Police stop and search data explained (an interactive site I designed and coded in JS & React)