Comment pieces

Examples of my comment pieces

The i

I feel closer to family living abroad than ever before – we now understand the importance of staying in touch (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/feel-closer-family-living-abroad-importance-staying-in-touch-866627

I’m writing post-lockdown resolutions to give me a clearer vision of what I want for the future (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/post-lockdown-resolutions-clearer-vision-future-846201

Despite its glamour, Bridgerton’s social restrictions and promenades in parks feel very close to home (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/bridgerton-social-restrictions-promenades-in-parks-close-to-home-825116

Hanukkah is very different this year, but the festival means more to me than ever before (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/hanukkah-2020-celebrations-meaning-festival-different-covid-this-year-791690

Psychologists say cities are as kind to strangers as villages – I’m not surprised (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/psychologists-cities-kind-to-strangers-as-villages-682571

I’m delighted a local newspaper has dropped ‘Dear Sir’ from its letters page (The i): https://inews.co.uk/opinion/im-delighted-a-local-paper-has-dropped-dear-sir-from-its-letters-page-260799

I can’t wait to wear fun, impractical clothes again, after a year in greyish leggings https://inews.co.uk/opinion/fun-impractical-clothes-again-after-year-in-greyish-leggings-902848

Examples of comment pieces I commissioned

The i

We will always remember the language of touch – Susie Dent – https://inews.co.uk/opinion/susie-dent-coronavirus-social-distancing-remember-language-of-touch-429724

Our museums are full of stolen colonial loot – let’s face up to our shameful history and give it back – Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/british-museum-colonial-loot-shameful-history-return-614434

‘It is devastating to see how hopeless she is’: Detaining people with special needs is inhumane – Ian Birrell – https://inews.co.uk/opinion/detaining-people-special-needs-inhumane-776797

The government is bracing itself to become more unpopular this Winter, with Covid-19, unemployment and Brexit – Katy Balls – https://inews.co.uk/opinion/government-unpopular-covid-19-unemployment-brexit-615576

Response to Beyoncé’s Black is King album shows there is no such thing as a singular black experience – Yomi Adegoke – https://inews.co.uk/opinion/beyonce-black-is-king-album-disney-black-experience-569659

Drapers

Boden: Why we have gone sequin-free this Christmas – https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/why-boden-has-banned-sequins

How is the fashion industry measuring up on ESG? – Simon Kerr-Davis, employment counsel, Linklaters Diversity Faculty – https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/how-is-the-fashion-industry-measuring-up-on-esg