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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Kate Forbes: SNP frontrunner who could be ‘Scotland’s Jacinda Ardern’
In the Spotlight Nicola Sturgeon’s 32-year-old finance minister is favourite to become the next SNP leader and first minister
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Nicola Bulley: are armchair detectives and TikTok sleuths a help or hindrance?
Talking Point Police chiefs were forced to issue a dispersal order after amateur internet detectives searched the local area
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Does Rishi Sunak have a China problem?
Today's Big Question Mounting concerns over Chinese surveillance could prove to be a ‘crunch point’ for the prime minister
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Hogwarts Legacy and other boycott backlashes
Under the Radar Controversial Harry Potter video game is topping sales charts despite the J.K. Rowling controversy
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Quiz of The Week: 5 -11 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Pros and cons of gene-editing babies
Pros and Cons Controversial scientist says he feels “unease” about the future of children whose genes he edited as embryos
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Quiz of The Week: 28 January – 4 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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MrBeast: benevolent YouTuber facing monster backlash
In the Spotlight YouTuber has courted controversy after paying to restore the sight of 1,000 people
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The issue of the Northern Ireland Protocol explained
feature The EU and UK may be close to reaching a breakthrough deal on fraught post-Brexit customs arrangements
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Flash flooding and landslides hit Auckland after torrential rain
In Pictures Large parts of New Zealand’s North Island remain under a state of emergency as thousands go without power or water
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The pros and cons of homework
Pros and Cons Should schoolwork be left at the school gate?
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Nadhim Zahawi: the former chancellor with a ‘careless’ tax problem
In the Spotlight Tory chair’s situation is ‘terminal’, says ex-cabinet member
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George Santos: Republican who spun a web of lies about living the ‘American dream’
In the Spotlight Congressman’s impressive CV and personal history was revealed to be largely fiction
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Back to basics: can Sunak stave off return of Tory sleaze?
Today's Big Question A weekend of damaging headlines is reminiscent of John Major and the 90s for embattled Tories
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Macron’s pensions reform battle
feature President’s plan to increase pension age from 62 to 64 is proving deeply unpopular in France
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The strategy behind Germany’s tank timidity
Under the Radar Kyiv has appealed to Western allies for heavy weaponry to fight off an anticipated Russian offensive
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern blames burnout for shock resignation
Speed Read The Labour leader will step aside next month as her party prepare for national election in October
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The surprising consequences of the Brexit freedom bill
feature Government plan to review thousands of pieces of EU legislation this year faces ‘inevitable’ delay
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Spain’s St Anthony Bonfire Festival – in pictures
In Pictures Hundreds of locals ride their horses through bonfires in honour of the patron saint of animals
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Lord and Lady Bamford: who are the billionaire JCB-owning family linked to Boris Johnson?
In the Spotlight Former prime minister reportedly living ‘rent-free’ in properties owned by Conservative donor’s wife
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Unlikely political friendships through the years
Under the Radar Cross-party friendships are a common, but rarely publicised, phenomenon
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Historic Cornwall satellite launch ends in failure
Speed Read The Virgin Orbit mission was the first attempt to launch satellites into space from British soil
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Prime ministers and private healthcare
Talking Point Rishi Sunak urged to ‘come clean’ after refusing to reveal whether he paid for his medical treatment
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The return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece
feature Parthenon Sculptures could soon return to Athens as part of a long-term loan arrangement
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