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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Where are Britain’s missing schoolchildren?
The Explainer More than 1.8 million pupils are ‘persistently absent’ from classes
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France bans vegan ‘steaks’ and ‘ribs’
Talking Point French farmers and meat producers have long argued terms like ‘vegan sausage’ confuse customers
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Police told to target shoplifters
Talking Point Policing Minister Chris Philp calls on forces to investigate thefts even if goods worth less than £200
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Paris bans e-scooter rentals
Talking Point Electric vehicles were popular with younger residents but older Parisians swung the crucial referendum
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Dogs in public places: paw form or about time?
Talking Point Canine pets are being welcomed into UK churches, restaurants and even cinemas
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Quiz of The Week: 12 - 18 August
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Ryanair row: has digital revolution left elderly behind?
Talking Point Older people are at risk of ‘digital exclusion’ in an increasingly online world
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‘Two Hawaiis now’: holidaymakers warned off wildfire-hit Maui
Talking Point Visitors asked to stay away as the Hawaiian island seeks to recover from devastating wildfires
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10,000 steps and the other health rules that aren’t what they seem
feature We may need to take fewer steps than we think to keep our hearts healthy, according to a new study
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Bibby Stockholm: the UK’s own Alcatraz?
Talking Point The controversial accommodation barge is the first secured by the government under its plan to cut the cost of housing asylum seekers
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Traveller returns home after 10-year journey to every country in the world without flying
Speed Read Taking container ships, buses, trains and rickshaws, the Danish adventurer visited 203 countries and territories without flying
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Ascension island: UK could send small boats arrivals to remote Atlantic territory
Speed Read UK government weighs up alternatives if Rwanda scheme is ruled unlawful by Supreme Court
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Barbie: from problematic toy to feminist icon?
Talking Point She may have exacerbated negative body image issues among girls but Barbie also offered a diverse range of career choices
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‘Islas Malvinas’ and the new battle over the Falklands
Talking Point Argentina scores ‘major diplomatic win’ as EU refers to British territory by its disputed name
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Rishi Sunak’s ‘rip-off’ uni crackdown: what makes a degree low value?
Talking Point New plans leave more questions than answers concerning the quality of institutions and the metrics involved
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Temperatures intensify in Europe: the heatwave in pictures
In Pictures Highs of 40C-plus and devastating wildfires in southern Europe are, in part, due to the Charon anticyclone
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Jonah Hill and the rise of therapy speak
Talking Point Film star’s texts to former girlfriend highlight new desire to apply language of psychotherapy to everyday life
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The Barbie ban and China’s hold over Hollywood
feature Vietnam has stopped the film’s release over a map featuring the controversial ‘nine-dash line’
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The highest UK temperature ever recorded
feature Preliminary data suggests average global temperatures broke records last week
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Labour’s assault on private school tax breaks: a vote winner?
Talking Point Labour plans to scrap tax breaks for private schools could generate up to £1.5bn in additional revenue, says a leading think tank
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Five options to get the UK back to 2% inflation
feature Some economists believe alternatives to raising interest rates are in the country’s best interests
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Taylor Swift and the question of changing lyrics
Talking Point Changes to the words of 2010’s “Better Than Revenge” have proved to be controversial for fans
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The NHS at 75: can it make it to 100?
feature The NHS is facing almost unprecedented challenges, but support for the institution remains strong with the public
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Tweet of clay: will Twitter’s demise bring down Elon Musk?
Talking Point Controversial rate limits come as Meta prepares to launch its rival to the social media platform
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