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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Ukraine assassinations: what is Kyiv hoping to achieve?
Today's Big Question Ukrainian security services are thought to be responsible for a string of high-profile deaths inside Russia
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Is the royal family a security risk?
Today's big question A Chinese spy's access to Prince Andrew has raised questions about Chinese influence in the UK
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'Mind-boggling': how big a breakthrough is Google's latest quantum computing success?
Today's Big Question Questions remain over when and how quantum computing can have real-world applications
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Romania's election rerun
The Explainer Shock result of presidential election has been annulled following allegations of Russian interference
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Labour's plan for change: is Keir Starmer pulling a Rishi Sunak?
Today's Big Question New 'Plan for Change' calls to mind former PM's much maligned 'five priorities'
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Who are Syria's resurgent rebels?
The Explainer Surprise Aleppo offensive, led by controversial faction, has blindsided Bashar al-Assad and his allies
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What does the assisted dying vote say about our changing society?
The majority of the British public support giving the terminally ill the right to end their lives
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Are Labour's work reforms up to the job?
Today's Big Question Labour plans to overhaul Jobcentres, cut NHS waiting times, and get young people into work in a bid to boost employment
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Tea leaves Britons cold
In the Spotlight Trouble is brewing for tea sales, as we increasingly opt for coffee, herbal teas – and G&T
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Last hopes for justice for UK's nuclear test veterans
Under the Radar Thousands of ex-service personnel say their lives have been blighted by aggressive cancers and genetic mutations
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Does cold weather make you ill?
The Explainer Why we tend to get sicker in the winter and what colder temperatures have to do with it
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Why is Labour struggling to grow the economy
Today's Big Question Britain's economy neared stagnation in the third quarter of the year
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The potential impact of Trump tariffs for the UK
The Explainer UK goods exports to the US could be hit with tariffs of up to 20% seriously affecting the British economy
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F1 drivers fire back in swearing row
Talking Point F1 drivers have called on the FIA president to 'consider his own tone and language'
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Five takeaways from Rachel Reeves' Budget
The Explainer Reeves announces tax rises of £40bn as she unveils fiscal plan
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The case for abolishing women's prisons
The Explainer The justice secretary plans to drastically reduce the number of women in jail in England and Wales
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What does success look like for Labour's Budget?
Today's Big Question Can Rachel Reeves 'fix the foundations' of the economy with her Budget?
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Does Sinwar's death open the door to ending the war in Gaza?
Today's Big Question The death of the senior Hamas leader has sparked some hopes an end to the Gaza conflict
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Budget 2024: how will the government raise revenue?
Today's Big Question Rachel Reeves must fill a £22bn fiscal 'black hole' in her first Budget later this month
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Alex Salmond and the 'giant gap' in the Scottish independence movement
The Explainer Scotland's former first minister and SNP leader died suddenly this weekend
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How is the House of Lords set to change?
Today's Big Question Parliament's upper chamber faces major reform, starting with Labour's promise to remove remaining hereditary peers
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Erratic clothes sizing causes chaos for shoppers
Talking Point Why women's clothing no longer measures up on the high street
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Can the Conservative Party 'end the squabbling' and win again?
Today's Big Question The Tories have yet to come to terms with their crushing election defeat, say critics
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Neom: can Saudi Arabia sell its futuristic city to Western visitors?
In the Spotlight Social media influencers' attempts to promote life in Saudi Arabia's purpose-built desert city have had a mixed reception
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