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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Quiz of The Week: 6 - 12 April
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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Rishi Sunak, Adidas Sambas and the end of a trend
Talking Point The prime minister has apologised after being accused of 'ruining' the popular trainers
By Adrienne Wyper, The Week UK Published
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How green onions could swing South Korea's election
The Explainer Country's president has fallen foul of the oldest trick in the campaign book, not knowing the price of groceries
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Ukraine's battle to save Kharkiv from Putin's drones
The Explainer Country's second-largest city has been under almost daily attacks since February amid claims Russia wants to make it uninhabitable
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The debate over the UK's abortion law
The Explainer A Labour MP is seeking to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales while a Tory MP wants to cut the time limit
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Have we entered the age of AI warfare?
Today's Big Question Israeli military used AI to create 'kill lists' of suspected Hamas militants, say local media
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Limitarianism: could we put a cap on extreme wealth?
Under the Radar How much is too much, asks Dutch economist in new book
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Has Turkey turned on Erdoğan?
Today's Big Question Soaring inflation and dissatisfied conservative voters bring historic defeat for Erdoğan's ruling party in local elections
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Can the UK actually stop Chinese cyber interference?
Today's Big Question Government has not taken the 'strategic threat' from China seriously enough, say hacked MPs
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Is the NHS no longer the UK's sacred cow?
Today's Big Question Public satisfaction with the health service is at a record low, although support for founding principles remains strong
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Why Tory minister Johnny Mercer could face jail over Afghanistan evidence
The Explainer MP has just days to reveal his sources over alleged unlawful killings by British soldiers, says inquiry chair
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Will Aukus pact survive a second Trump presidency?
Today's Big Question US, UK and Australia seek to expand 'game-changer' defence partnership ahead of Republican's possible return to White House
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The Damien Hirst formaldehyde dates row
Why Everyone's Talking About Newspaper claims three Hirst sculptures from 2017 were pre-dated to his 1990s Turner Prize-winning days
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The Master and Margarita: the new adaptation causing consternation at the Kremlin
Why Everyone's Talking About Pro-Putin groups have called for the film's director to be charged as a terrorist
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Pylons: the new net-zero battleground
Talking Point Plans to decarbonise the UK's electricity grid are likely to meet opposition – and not just from nimbys
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Will new Welsh leader change UK relations?
Today's Big Question Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles will have to decide how closely to follow Keir Starmer when they become first minister
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Keith Piper and Tate Britain's 'undeniably racist' mural
Talking Point Black British artist creates a 'measured' response to 'offensive' artwork that is now back on display
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One hundred new deep-sea species found off the coast of New Zealand
Under the radar Scientists explored the uncharted depths of the Bounty Trough
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Waitrose vs. M&S: 'battle for the middle class'
Talking Point Marks & Spencer is eating away at Waitrose's traditional customer base
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Would Labour reverse Jeremy Hunt's budget plans?
Today's Big Question Government's inclusion of two key Labour policies in Spring Budget creates headaches for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
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Can judges end UK's rape case backlog?
Today's Big Question Judiciary aiming to fast-track oldest of the 3,355 rape cases awaiting trial in England and Wales
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Hyrox: the new fitness trend taking over gyms
Why Everyone's Talking About More than 175,000 people will take part in the competition this year
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A short guide to bitcoin's halving event
The Explainer The cryptocurrency's price is at a near record high and April's cut in production could push it even higher
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Quiz of The Week: 24 February - 1 March
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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