Home Affairs Editor Daily Telegraph
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Claim your profileI currently cover home affairs for The Telegraph and leading its duty of care campaign for the social media and gaming firms to take more responsibility for online harms.I am a former Head of News at The Sunday Times where I spent 26 years, rising from education correspondent to senior executive. After that, I successfully led communications at UCL, one of the UK’s and world's top universities, promoting research, reports and first-person pieces in the media.I am a creative and strategic thinker who has masterminded media campaigns that have had an impact nationally and worldwide. I led my teams of 30-plus reporters with enthusiasm, initiative and commitment, winning multiple press awards.As UCL Director of Media Relations, Aug 2017-March 2018, I ran a team of 8, promoting UCL’s reputation in the media and successfully countering crises. As Managing Editor (News) The Sunday Times 2008-17, I oversaw award-winning investigations into Fifa and Doping in Sport, Cash for Access and Lords' expenses. Ran award-winning campaigns including NHS Weekend Care campaign for improved weekend care; Clean Air campaign on pollution from diesel cars, Young Minds campaign on mental health.News Editor, Sunday Times 1997-2008. Oversaw Cash for Honours, NHS Right to Pay campaign.Deputy News Editor/Deputy Insight editor, Sunday Times 1994-97Education Correspondent, Sunday Times, 1990-94. Author of Guide to the National Curriculum and How to Choose a School; published first school league tables & The Trouble with Boys, a pioneering study on boys' underperformance.Yorkshire Post, political reporter, 1989-90Western Mail, political correspondent, education correspondent 1985-89South Wales Argus, education correspondent, general news 1983-85Education: Cardiff University, postgraduate diploma in journalism 1982-83Durham University, First Class Honours Degree in English Literature, 1979/82






English Literature at Durham UniversityGraduated: 1982