Incredible article about a bunch of children - now in their 50s and 60s - who were taught to read using a doomed alternate alphabet invented by a Tory MP www.theguardian.com/education/20...

She’s yapping again! A great evening speaking on this sold-out panel for the London Press Club last night, on whether AI is the saviour of assassin of journalism (tried not to be too pessimistic)! Thank you to Samantha Simmonds for moderating, and the other excellent panellists🤠

"If you do not see the value of human-led journalism, you won't fight for its survival" #GenZ @emmaloffhagen.bsky.social #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

"The world doesn’t neatly change at international borders: countries and people transition slowly and imperceptibly, if you take the time to notice..." An ode to the joy of flight-free travel, from @emmaloffhagen.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...

Today is my first day as culture and lifestyle commissioning editor at the Guardian Saturday magazine! You can pitch to me at [email protected]. As well as general commissioning, I'm also looking after the Experience column and You Be The Judge. Always keen for new ideas!💌

The @Telegraph, @thetimes, @MailOnline & @TheSun publish corrections to their scaremongering on undocumented migrants in London. Imagine between them the reach & power of these papers. The fact is they are using that power to instil Trumpist hate & we are ill-equipped to resist.

I'll be a panellist on this London Press Club debate about AI and journalism on February 24, alongside some very cool people!🫡 londonpressclub.co.uk?p=1171

Some professional news: after four and a half years, this is my last week at the @thelondonstandard.bsky.social. Excited to share that next week I’ll be joining @theguardian.com Saturday magazine as a culture & lifestyle commissioning editor, warming Rebecca Liu’s seat while she’s on sabbatical💫🤠

Sharing a couple of clips (very late) from the @channel5tv.bsky.social documentary I was in which debuted on New Year’s Day, about the many celebrities who fell from grace in 2024. It’s still available to watch at the link in my bio!🤠

And our list of best books of 2024 is live online now! www.standard.co.uk/culture/best...

I kept seeing the TikTok girlies talking about cycle syncing and luteal phases, and decided to get into the science behind the new period tracking craze, and whether there is any truth to it🩸 www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/cy...

a true visionary!! no one is doing it like her

A joy to be asked to contribute to @thelondonstandard.bsky.social books of the year again! There were so many I adored this year, but in the end it had to be Revolutionary Acts, Intermezzo and Evenings and Weekends. Pick up a copy of the paper this week and next for part 2 of our 2024 books! 💘

In the aftermath of the US election which saw women attempting to “cancel out” their Trump-supporting partners’ votes, I spoke to people on both sides of the Atlantic who are dating across the political spectrum, and how they make it work (or don’t)💘 www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/da...

Are you or anyone you know in a relationship with someone with different/opposite political beliefs? How do you make it work? Or have you ever broken up with someone because of that? I'd love to hear from you for an article in the Standard (can be anonymous) 💘

For this week’s column, I obviously wrote about my lifeblood, the unhinged, surrealist fever dream that is the Wicked press tour. Hold some space for it today, if you can 💚 www.standard.co.uk/comment/aria...

"Chioma...faced pressure from Ike’s family to conceive. In her desperation, she visited a “clinic” offering an unconventional “treatment” - a scam preying on women...that involves the trafficking of babies." Outstanding reporting on a devastating story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you or anyone you know in a relationship with someone with different/opposite political beliefs? How do you make it work? Or have you ever broken up with someone because of that? I'd love to hear from you for an article in the Standard (can be anonymous) 💘