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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Will Europe close its doors if Britain gives green light for holidays?
Today's Big Question Angela Merkel calls for all EU nations to impose quarantine on British visitors
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‘Let down and neglected’: the key findings of MPs’ education report
feature Commons committee claim ‘white privilege’ contributing to ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils
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How police ‘missed opportunities’ to prevent Manchester Arena bombing
In the Spotlight Inquiry into terror attack that claimed 22 lives reveals litany of security failings
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Robyn Williams: how police officer fired over child abuse video won her job back
feature Independent panel finds dismissal should be replaced with a final warning
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What Ryanair’s lawsuit over travel ‘traffic light’ system means for holidaymakers
feature Budget airline demands more transparency about how the government decides if countries are safe to visit during Covid crisis
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How the Pfizer shortage will affect the vaccine rollout
feature Squeeze on Germany-developed jab may slow vaccinations among younger people
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Solas at The Savoy London review: a glittering al-fresco pop-up
The Week Recommends This collaboration with Bowmore whisky offers a memorable way to spend an evening
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The key findings of Ofsted’s survey on sexual harassment in schools
In the Spotlight Watchdog says that most girls and half of boys have been sent explicit pictures
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Is the UK’s holiday traffic light system ‘dead’?
In the Spotlight Minister advises holidaymakers to make most of the ‘great places’ in Britain
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Aducanumab: what scientists are saying about new Alzheimer’s drug
In Depth US regulator’s approval comes in the wake of significant scientific debate over treatment’s effectiveness
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How much would Covid vaccines for the entire world cost?
Today's Big Question Gordon Brown and Tony Blair among more than 100 former leaders calling for G7 to fund a global vaccination programme
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From Denis Thatcher to Carrie Symonds: three decades of Downing Street spouses
In Pictures After tying the knot at the weekend Carrie Symonds joins the long line of spouses in No. 10
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Matt Hancock was called to Boris Johnson’s office to explain care home ‘negligence’
Under the Radar Dominic Cummings has ‘documentary evidence’ that PM feared he was misled over care home testing
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Can the Scouts movement survive after the pandemic?
In the Spotlight Lockdowns trigger sharp drop in young members and adult volunteers
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How the great British DIY shortage unfolded
In Depth An increased global demand for materials has meant shortages in the UK
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Everything we know so far about GB News
feature Andrew Neil plans broadcasting ‘shake-up’ as head of the UK’s latest news channel
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Arundel Castle heist: how did thieves steal Mary Queen of Scots’ gold rosary beads?
In the Spotlight Police investigating abandoned burnt-out car believed to be connected to £1m robbery
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Are Facebook privacy settings handing a ‘free pass’ to terrorists?
feature MI5 chief attacks plans to provide end-to-end encryption on social media platform
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Princes William and Harry blast ‘culture of exploitation’ after BBC Bashir report
feature Panorama interview contributed to our mother’s ‘fear and paranoia’, says Duke of Cambridge
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What the arrival of Great British Railways means for passengers
feature The government will launch a new public body to simplify the rail network
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Why houseplants may not be green
In Depth Experts say our potted pals are causing damage to the environment
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Government ‘lacked playbook’ for Covid response
In the Spotlight Watchdog says Downing Street failed to plan for key challenges such as identifying clinically vulnerable people
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Who was Fred West? From farm labourer to notorious murderer
In the Spotlight Police to excavate cafe toilet in search for missing girl
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Where have all the foreign workers gone?
In the Spotlight Employers say staff from EU are not returning to former roles as UK eases Covid restrictions
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