Thatcher

Just interviewed lots of people -- guitarist from The Specials, former Falklands hostage, Tim Bell, John Lloyd, Poll Tax rioter -- to mark 30 years since Maggie. 

Crofting

Spent a day on the magnificent Isle of Skye last month; was very lucky with the weather. Wrote something about Scotland's beleaguered crofting community.

Wael Daya

Wael Daya kindly let me spend time with him to film some quick things. Have uploaded them to YouTube.  

Jimmy Johnson

Interviewed Jimmy Johnson, head of a notorious travelling family behind the country's biggest ever burglary. I spent around three of four months meeting with him in my own time, trying to get to know him. I guess I'm proud because it was during the height of the redundancy period at The Independent.

The piece gazumped a BBC documentary that aired the evening after the article was published. You can read it here.

Gaza

I'd been following the Free Gaza movement (who later would become famous in horrific circumstances) with some interest and this opportunity came up at the last minute. I was lucky enough to be given holiday at short notice. I went to Larnaca and got a boat to Gaza, where we met the head of Hamas - with whom I was offered a one-off interview - who has not been heard of since. I guess I was hoping for a spread but was told that they were running a picture of Remembrance Sunday instead. I guess it was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life. But I'm glad that the online news story was run (you can read it here), and I met some incredible people. 

4Talent

Got shortlisted in the journalism category.

Andy Kershaw

Kershaw interview sold to the Mail by Indy.