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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Eight-year-old Brit Bodhana Sivanandan makes chess history
Speed Read Sivanandan has been described as a 'phenomenon' by chess masters
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Jimmy Lai: democracy on trial in Hong Kong
Talking Point The pro-democracy media tycoon was arrested more than three years ago on national security charges
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Ghana's masked presidential candidate adds sense of mystery to election
Under the Radar Little is known about the masked figure or their campaign, but there has been plenty of online speculation
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Michelle Mone: the 'worst PR comeback since Prince Andrew'?
Talking Point Baroness admits in BBC interview that she and her family will gain millions in profit from government PPE deal
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Has Keir Starmer exorcised Labour's demons?
Today's Big Question Some remain sceptical about leader's claims the party has 'changed fundamentally' since 2019
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'Rishi on the rack': what happens if PM loses Rwanda vote?
Today's Big Question Sunak faces his biggest premiership challenge to date in effort to stop the boats
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Tory mood 'sulphurous' as Jenrick resigns over Rwanda plan
Talking Point Immigration minister and Sunak ally quits as emergency legislation 'does not go far enough'
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How will James Cleverly deliver the biggest ever reduction in net migration?
Today's Big Question Home secretary says drastic reforms will 'curb abuse' of the UK's immigration system
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Cop28: is the UK serious about tackling climate change?
Today's Big Question The UK government has watered down a number of climate policies in recent months
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Three-quarters of mosques in China have been altered or destroyed
Under the radar Chinese authorities step up Xi Jinping's "sinicization" policy by removing Islamic architecture
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Irish literary success: what's behind Emerald Isle's 'golden age' of writing?
Talking Points From Sally Rooney to Paul Lynch, Irish writers have dominated the English-language literary scene in recent years
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Reform UK: will Farage's party decide the next election?
Today's Big Question The right-wing populists are polling at a record 10% – and could split the Tory vote
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Sunak's migrant deal with Braverman: a drift from 'proper' political process?
Talking Point PM allegedly promised tougher immigration measures in leadership deal with former home secretary
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Et tu, Brussels: is Dutch far-right victory a bellwether for Europe?
Today's Big Question Geert Wilders wins shock election with his anti-Islam, EU and Ukraine stance
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Puffed rice and yoga: inside the collapsed tunnel where Indian workers await rescue
Speed Read Workers trapped in collapsed tunnel are suffering from dysentery and anxiety over their rescue
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Is Gaza rebellion a warning for Keir Starmer?
Today's Big Question Commons vote saw 56 Labour MPs defy Labour leader and call for immediate ceasefire
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Nigel Farage and I'm a Celebrity: another case of 'funwashing'?
Talking Point The former Ukip leader will join celebrity campmates in the Australian jungle
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Will Rishi Sunak's risky reshuffle gamble pay off?
Today's Big Question Sunak faces angering the Conservative right with his apparent shift to the centre ground
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Braverman out, Cameron in: Rishi Sunak's 'shock' reshuffle
Speed Read James Cleverly becomes home secretary, while former PM David Cameron returns as foreign secretary
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David Cameron returns: how non-MP, ex-PM will fit into Sunak's cabinet
The Explainer Former Tory leader has replaced James Cleverly as foreign secretary in the wake of Suella Braverman's sacking
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'Out of control': why has Suella Braverman gone rogue?
Today's Big Question No.10 to investigate after home secretary criticises Met Police's protest tactics in newspaper article
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Armistice Day: should pro-Palestine march be banned?
Talking Point Rishi Sunak has called the planned protest "provocative and disrespectful"
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Donald Trump under oath: did he score any legal points?
Talking Point Republican presidential frontrunner turns 'political street brawler' in civil fraud case testimony
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Why the Metro Memory game is so addictive
Talking Point Trying to remember London's 416 Tube stops has attracted half a million players so far
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