Category: Content Writing
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Hometown Highlights – London’s hidden havens (first published November 2017)
After revealing five of London’s prettiest brunch locations last week, here are another five lesser known spots for those eager to enjoy a slightly more non-standard day out in all four corners of England’s capital. Holland Park: Just west of Notting Hill, this park is quieter and more peaceful than Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.…
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Event Review – St Andrews’ Welly Ball (first published November 2016)
It was an evening which combined the two things that St. Andrews students just can’t seem to get enough of. Gumboots, wellies or Wellington boots by any other name, and balls. The traditional dinner went ahead as per usual, but the foodies in attendance, an extra twist this year meant that for those who missed…
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What will it take to stump Trump? (first published February 2017)
He started off as seemingly the novelty contender for the American Republican Party. The businessman, the media mogul, not somebody with any true grounding in politics. In comparison with other more serious and respectful candidates such as Ted Cruz, it seemed unlikely he would go far. Even for those who identify as right wing and…
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Why fiction is important now – more than ever (first published June 2020)
The benefits of losing yourself in a world that is not your own have never been heightened more than when your own world is in a state of turmoil. The question of “why do we read?” no doubt has many answers, and there is no sole answer for it. But one answer is undoubtedly escapism.…
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Will Theresa May be the next Margaret Thatcher? (first published July 2016)
From the moment of her being voted Prime Minister in the wake of the leave vote in the European Referendum last June, Theresa May has been seen by many as the second coming of Margaret Thatcher. Upon assuming office, May became the second female Prime Minister that Britain has seen and therefore it is perhaps…
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Meet the phillenials: Make streets at night safe for women
Alliance, August 2021 A quarter of a century is a long time. In my lifetime, global wars have erupted, and governments have gained and lost power. Yet some issues are still yet to be fully tackled and resolved. There is one change I would like to see unequivocally brought about over the next twenty-five years…
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Blog post with fundraising ask: Our past and our future maximising the sector’s social impact
I wonder if you can remember what you were doing in March 2002? Here at NPC, this March marked 20 years of our organisation, and two decades of innovating, influencing and helping the charity and philanthropy sector to improve. On 24 March 2022, we held a celebratory virtual event with former and current NPC trustees. Danielle…
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Book Review: “Inferno” by Dan Brown
Wow. Having just spent 8 consecutive hours reading this, as I close it, I can safely say that this has left thousands of thoughts in my mind. As a lover of the drmamatic fiction genre, I anticipated reading this ever since from when I first heard Dan Brown was writing again. Far from wondering if…
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Thoughts of a geek; truly
The word “geek” has become such a negativley used one, that it may seem surprising that I want to call myself it. Well, stranger things happen at sea. Knowing myself better than anyone else, I know that I truly am a geek. Unlike other girls who call themselves geeks, I’m not a chav who found…
