Features

At the heart of my journalism is reported storytelling. These features offer a glimpse into the people, places, and issues I’ve covered.

Social Justice and Politics

For Hyphen, I reported on the growing refugee homelessness crisis, as well as the first Palestine protest under the new Labour government. For the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell fire, I wrote a feature about how the state failed Muslim survivors. I also wrote an article about Covid-19’s frontline workers five years on.

I’ve worked on many stories that examine activist movements. I’ve reported on whether Extinction Rebellion is still ‘Beyond Politics’ and if the group’s structure is fit for purpose for a Novara Media series, as well as the fight to stop the Rwanda deportation flights for Huck. For DAZED, I was asked to write about the five times student protesters were on the right side of history.

I’ve investigated the accusations of exploitation that mounted against an ‘ethical’ housing enterprise for gal-dem magazine.

I’ve examined the rise of ‘cost of living’ fundraising pages for The Face.

Also at gal-dem, I looked into how BTEC and other vocational students got left behind during the pandemic.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, I reported on how Russia’s ethnic minorities were being used as cannon fodder in Ukraine for Novara Media.

More recently, I wrote a detailed report on what is wrong with the UK’s transport system and how it needs to change for Huck.

The Gay Times March 2022 cover, with an illustration by Liv Lawrence.

Climate and environment

While at gal-dem, I worked on a long read about how climate change is displacing women in Kenya. The story was produced in collaboration with the Unearthed team at Greenpeace.

I was also at COP26, reporting on how the Global South led Glasgow’s climate protest for gal-dem. More recently, I reported on the local resistance in Newham against the Silvertown Tunnel and delved into what it would take to solve the UK’s energy crisis.

I wrote a cover story for the Gay Times magazine about why climate justice is LGBTQ+ justice.

I interviewed some of the UK’s most controversial climate protesters for The Face. Yes, I did speak to the Van Gogh tomato soup-throwers.

For VICE, I asked climate scientists about the most hopeful and shocking things they’ve seen.

I’ve done a few climate bits for Novara Media, including a story on how conspiracy theorists made air pollution the latest front in the culture war and a feature on how Britain can prepare for extreme weather.

Instead of debunking the viral 15-minute-city conspiracy theory, I spoke to people who live in them for Huck.

Culture

I wrote a major feature on how Russian influencers have been dragged into the war with Ukraine for The Guardian. It was a proud moment and a bittersweet career highlight.

Recently, I travelled to Uzbekistan to explore its burgeoning electronic music scene for Huck.

Elitism is a problem you can’t escape during awards seasons; I looked into the issue for Equity magazine.

“I have to clean clogged extractor fans at work.” This is what British estate agents told me when I asked them what they make of Netflix’s Selling Sunset for The Independent.

When the world seemed to stop because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I spent a lot of time writing about digital culture and, specifically, TikTok trends for Vice (before it was cool); I wrote reported features on the TikTok stars that moved in together during the pandemic, how men on TikTok were roleplaying ‘respectful’ boyfriends for clout, how the ‘chav’ caricature made a comeback amongst Gen Z and how teens on TikTok were filming their own viral ‘Love Island’ show as the pandemic restricted filming. I also looked at problems surrounding misinformation on audio platforms like Clubhouse and the dark side of Instagram pages dedicated to dissecting plastic surgeries.

In my TV writing days, I’ve written features on how Love Island highlights racism in dating for Cosmopolitan, and how Love Island started producing celebrities instead of couples, for The Independent. I’ve also written an oral history of Waterloo Road for gal-dem.

Spread in the Guardian’s Saturday Magazine.

Lifestyle

Hay fever may sound like a minor illness, but for some people it’s ruining dates, work and weddings. Read my piece for The Guardian US.

When the war in Ukraine broke out, older Ukrainians couldn’t fight, so they joined the war effort by running – my report for The Guardian.

Before MEL Magazine folded (RIP), I got to write some fun features. One was on whether closure sex ever be anything but a hot mess and the other was on the weird phenomenon of sex migraines.

Refinery29 has housed a wide range of my pieces; I’ve investigated the rise and fall of the problematic British prep era, the panic surrounding “hip dips”, and intrusive thoughts so taboo, you feel you can’t tell anyone. I’ve also looked into whether break-up apps help you get over your ex.

For Vice, I’ve written about the nightmarish stories from the flatmates of Insta influencers, as well as the true stories from the children of internet-famous parents.

Art

With an academic background in art history, I was bound to venture into art writing eventually.

For gal-dem, I wrote about a powerful exhibition showcasing art from prisons in northern England as well as the Iranian performance artist mishandling archives to set them free.

I enjoyed interviewing UAL students on some of their final projects for a Vice series, exploring topics like housing, music, public space, identity, and textiles.

For Huck, I examined photos capturing overlooked lives in rural Uzbekistan.

Reviews

I read Molly Mae’s girlboss bible and reviewed it so you didn’t have to, for Dazed.

I reviewed Traumazone, Adam Curtis’s nightmarish study of the Soviet Union’s downfall for Dazed.

I reviewed the reboot of Gossip Girl for gal-dem.

I’ve reviewed TV programmes like All That Glitters, Doctors of War, Stacey Dooley: Back on the Psych Ward and Glow Up for the i Paper

I’ve done some mini-review bits for the Guardian TV guide, like this one here.

I’ve reviewed The Yikes Podcast and It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach for Resurgence and Wilderness (print).

For Bustle, I rewatched Notting Hill in 2023, Bridget Jones’ Diary and wrote down my thoughts. I also reviewed Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You.