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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George Galloway: left-wing populist out for Rochdale by-election upset
Why Everyone’s Talking About 'Most effective constituency campaigner of modern times' looking to capitalise on disillusionment with Labour as party withdraws support for candidate
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Badenoch, Johnson or 'full Trump': who is the future of the Tory Party?
Today's Big Question Tory moderates are preparing to do battle with the right of the party in a post-Sunak leadership election
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Lindsay Hoyle: the Commons speaker facing scrutiny
In Depth Speaker's position in jeopardy amid MPs anger over controversial rule changes
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Threats to MPs: have we reached mob rule?
Talking Point Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said security concerns for MPs made him break with parliamentary tradition and spark Commons chaos
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Quiz of The Week: 17 - 23 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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Smartphones and children: are we too hung up on the dangers?
Talking Points Schools told to crack down on mobile phones but more than 90% of 11-year-olds in the UK have one
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Winds of change: how to fix long-term weather forecasts
The Explainer A new research project aims to accurately predict the weather up to a month in advance
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Arts Council England's crackdown on political statements
Why Everyone's Talking About A policy update from the funding body has sparked a row over artistic expression
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Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Speed Read Russian opposition leader 'felt unwell' and 'lost consciousness' after a walk, according to prison service
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Quiz of The Week: 10 - 16 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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The Sussex website rebrand: Harry and Meghan 2.0
Why everyone's talking about New site causes consternation over its use of their Sussex title and royal coat of arms
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The blue-tiful game: are new cards the way to tackle football dissent?
Talking Point Blue cards and sin bins are latest game-changing move to divide opinion
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Madagascar to allow surgical castration of paedophiles
The Explainer Activists say new law is a necessary deterrent against the country's 'rape culture'
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The 'Enhanced Games': a dangerous dosage?
Talking Point A drug-fuelled Olympic-style competition is in the works but critics argue the risks are too high
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Poonam Pandey: the Indian model who faked her own death
Why Everyone's Talking About The Bollywood star has a reputation for outlandish stunts
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Quiz of The Week: 27 January - 2 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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How the MMR vaccine works
The Explainer UK health officials fear decline in jab coverage could see measles spread rapidly across the country
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Fasting to burger buffets: the weird and wonderful diets of politicians
Why Everyone's Talking About Rishi Sunak reportedly starts his week with a 36-hour fast
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Will the economy derail Xi's global plans?
Today's Big Question Declining stock markets and a continuing property slump are bad news for Chinese leader
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Quiz of The Week: 20 - 26 January
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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The politics of music: should political rallies use well-known songs?
Talking Points The Smiths star Johnny Marr is latest musician to object to use of his music at a Donald Trump rally
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Fiscal headroom: can the UK afford more tax cuts?
Today's Big Question Lower borrowing costs could give the Chancellor more room for manoeuvre in upcoming Budget
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Rwanda policy: the new asylum plan explained
The Explainer The Rwanda Bill is likely to face significant challenges in the House of Lords
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Science behind cloning monkeys is helping advance medical research
The Explainer The first rhesus monkey to be successfully cloned after many failed attempts has raised concerns among animal welfare groups
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