Selected Journalism
Your company has been hacked. The clock is ticking. Here’s who to call.
Marks & Spencer and Jaguar Land Rover lost millions this year after their systems were attacked by cybercriminals. James Ball meets the ransomware negotiators who are paid to limit the damage, get your data back and save companies’ reputations. (The Sunday Times, December 13, 2025)
The war on disinformation is a losing battle
How the systems that fight misinformation and disinformation became misconstrued and dismantled. (The Verge, December 9, 2025)
Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s most influential non-politician (The New World, October 15, 2025)
Losing Count
Government decisions are led by statistics—on the economy, employment, housing and more. But what if the numbers are wrong? (Prospect Magazine, August 30, 2025)
Is anyone out there?
Dead Internet Theory says that you’re the only human left online. It started out as a conspiratorial joke, but it is edging ever closer to reality. (Prospect Magazine, September 14, 2024)
‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline
One minute you’re doing the downward dog, the next you’re listening to conspiracy theories about Covid or the new world order. How did the desire to look after yourself become so toxic? (The Guardian, August 2, 2023)
Roger Waters: I’m on a Ukrainian ‘Kill List’
In an explosive, wide-ranging interview, the Pink Floyd co-founder discusses his controversial views on Ukraine — and Russia, and Wikileaks, and Israel, and so much more. (Rolling Stone, October 4, 2022)
TikTok intifada: the role of new media in old conflicts
Filming and sharing violent videos accelerates conflicts — and it’s never been easier to film or share. (The Spectator, May 22, 2021)
