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I’ve been a journalist for more than 25yrs
But I never thought the deepest investigation I wld ever undertake – lasting 4yrs – wld be into the confusing circumstance of my own father’s birth
What I uncovered shocked me
…taking me into the archives of Nazi Germany
So @Summerhallery in edinburgh is for sale, might become offices or student flats.
One of the biggest private arts centres in Europe.
More than 500 rooms. When it opened I could hardly believe it.
Like a Berlin space in the 80s where Bowie/Eno might have worked..1/x
Whenever we begin to wake up to how we're being screwed, conspiracy fictions distract and confuse us and send us back to sleep. So why DO so many people obsess about false stories, but ignore the real ones? In the hope of finding out, I wrote this https://t.co/HgLqDPwqZs
‘It’s like doing an Arctic expedition with German scientists in 1943’: life on the International Space Station at a time of war https://t.co/wdlA2UdTJq
This story - published today in @GdnSaturday - took months of work, and I'm so grateful to the Amazon workers, the incredible @GMBMidlands union organisers, and everyone on the BHX4 picket lines for their bravery and support
You can read it here: https://t.co/hkkfCgdSdR
I wrote the cover feature for tomorrow's @guardian Saturday mag, feat. @stormzy & two of the students who came through on the Cambridge scholarship, Drew Chateau and Cllr Joseph Vambe.
Fly, fly, fly ✈️
So pleased to announce the winners of the Martha Mills Young Writers' prize. Huge thanks again to the @LRB and @LRBbookshop for making this happen - Martha would be so chuffed.
Full thread and link to winners below 👇
Really enjoyed taking @shattenstone for a walk around the East End to talk about my childhood, family, criminal records, politics and, erm, binge drinking.
Probably with too much honesty…
https://t.co/pZgXvWKbg1
This is the most personal piece I've ever written. It's about my last three years living with chronic pain - the mystery, the loneliness, and the failures of the system. (Warning: discusses self harm and suicidal thoughts.) https://t.co/urcXjK7k4P
I wrote about Griff and Patti Thomas, and why people in Pembrokeshire are still haunted by the police’s explanation of their deaths https://t.co/7T8RRttZFI
I’ve been thinking about this piece for a year. There’s so much more I could say. The only thing that matters is that Martha should be alive today…
‘We had such trust, we feel such fools’: how shocking hospital mistakes led to our daughter’s death https://t.co/DzNearcQeQ