Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK
Sorcha Bradley is a writer at The Week and a regular on The Week Unwrapped podcast. She worked at The Week magazine for a year and a half after joining in 2019 and then took up her current role with the digital team, where she mostly covers UK current affairs and politics. Before joining The Week, Sorcha worked at slow-news start-up Tortoise Media, where she covered topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the inner workings of tech giants such as Amazon. She has also written for Sky News, The Sunday Times, the London Evening Standard and Grazia magazine, among other publications.
She has a master’s in newspaper journalism from City, University of London, where she specialised in political journalism. For her undergraduate degree, she read English literature and classical studies at the University of Bristol. She caught the journalism bug while studying at Bristol, where she was news editor for the university paper, Epigram. Find her on Twitter @sorchabradley.
Latest articles by Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK
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The highest UK temperature ever recorded
feature Preliminary data suggests average global temperatures broke records last week
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Labour’s assault on private school tax breaks: a vote winner?
Talking Point Labour plans to scrap tax breaks for private schools could generate up to £1.5bn in additional revenue, says a leading think tank
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Five options to get the UK back to 2% inflation
feature Some economists believe alternatives to raising interest rates are in the country’s best interests
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Taylor Swift and the question of changing lyrics
Talking Point Changes to the words of 2010’s “Better Than Revenge” have proved to be controversial for fans
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The NHS at 75: can it make it to 100?
feature The NHS is facing almost unprecedented challenges, but support for the institution remains strong with the public
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Tweet of clay: will Twitter’s demise bring down Elon Musk?
Talking Point Controversial rate limits come as Meta prepares to launch its rival to the social media platform
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Pickleball: obscure sport ‘will be bigger than golf in 5 years’
feature More than 36 million Americans played the racket sport last year
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Litquidity: the financial ‘meme-lord’ taking Wall Street by storm
Why Everyone’s Talking About Instagram’s most popular financial meme account is the creation of an anonymous former banker
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Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 June
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Trump told he could face charges over classified Mar-a-Lago documents
Speed Read A second criminal indictment is on the cards for the former US president and current Republican frontrunner
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Apple’s Vision Pro: is the VR future finally here?
Talking Point The ‘mixed reality’ headset could redefine how we use personal devices
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Quiz of The Week: 28 May - 2 June
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Pros and cons of cash transfers in humanitarian aid
Pros and Cons The number of people around the world receiving direct monetary aid has risen 240% since 2020
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Quiz of The Week 21 - 27 May
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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How greater online regulation is prompting fears of a ‘splinternet’
feature Government pressure worldwide means the internet is not as open as it once was
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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New York sinking due to weight of skyscrapers
Speed Read The US’s biggest city is subsiding at the same rate as Venice
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Quiz of The Week 13 - 20 May
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Peanut allergies: skin patch for toddlers shows promise in trials
Speed Read A small patch placed between the shoulders could reduce reactions in toddlers with moderate peanut allergies
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Quiz of The Week 6 -13th May
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Quiz of The Week: 29 April - 5 May
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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What are the pros and cons of the monarchy?
Pros and Cons Majority of Britons still favour having a royal family but support is waning
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Jordan Neely: killing of homeless man provokes anger in New York
Speed Read Neely, who died after fellow subway passenger put him in a chokehold, was known in New York as a Michael Jackson impersonator
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‘Homage of the People’: should public pledge allegiance to King?
Talking Point Call for millions of citizens to take coronation-day oath to newly crowned monarch Charles
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King’s coronation: does Prince Harry’s return signal end of royal rift?
Today's Big Question Duke of Sussex will not be accompanied by Meghan Markle when he attends coronation of King Charles III
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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