Article updated, Nov 2022. Original version written for the bestofbritannia.com (Tw: @BestBrittania) annual showcase in London, 2014. The article was…
Letters from the Falklands War – a dedication to the Royal Navy medics
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The dark side of the race to mine lithium in Europe
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The Museum Series: The Consultant
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The Museum Series: The Artist and Curator
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Originally posted on The Jellyfish Diaries:
My brother is 21. He will be 21 forever. He won’t graduate from university, have a…
How can business reduce poverty?
Note: The essay below is my entry for the 2014 Webb Memorial Trust essay competition. Adam Ludlow’s winning essay can be found at…
Britain’s Grammatical Meltdown
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A Degree Too Far?
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Made In Great Britain
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The Bowden Report 