Selected works

Print features, interviews and investigations

  • Matt Clifford’s quiet grip on UK AI

    My deeply reported profile of Matt Clifford explored how the Entrepreneurs First co-founder became No 10’s most influential AI advisor, and the impact of his role. The Observer

  • Never mind the profits: our new business model is to hold crypto and forget the risk

    My report on the rise of “crypto treasuries”, struggling public firms that pivot to buying and holding crypto to boost their share price. I interviewed the chair of TruSpine, a London-listed microcap with years regulatory troubles, which rebranded around a bitcoin strategy. The Observer

  • How men’s rights activists stopped Bumble putting women first

    Longread investigating the turmoil at the dating app. After speaking to dozens of sources, I exclusively revealed that Bumble was facing years of pressure from men’s rights activists and mass arbitration lawsuits, forcing the company to change some of its key features. I also revealed that at least 25 UK-based employees were dismissed without warning […]

  • Turing turmoil: UK’s hope to lead world in AI is at war with itself

    I reported on the Alan Turing Institute’s leadership crisis, revealing how the UK’s flagship AI body spiralled into internal revolt just a year after receiving £100m in government funding. The story, which included exclusive internal documents, detailed a no-confidence letter signed by 93 staff, a whistleblowing complaint to the Charity Commission, mounting anger from university […]

  • The Longevity Investors Conference: where billionaires shop for eternal youth

    My dispatch from the exclusive investors event in Gstaad took readers inside the booming market for “life-extension”. The Observer

Audio investigations

TV & Radio