I did some work with the wonderful Rosie Brooks in 2005, and she drew this cartoon of me – typically, on a train, with a laptop bag, book and two mobile phones!
I’m proud to have worked for Oxfam and for YWCA.
Publications
Turning the Tide: How best to protect workers employed by gangmasters
Briefing paper for Oxfam, 2009 (with Krisnah Poinasamy)
Close to Home: UK poverty and the economic downturn
Briefing paper for Oxfam, 2009 (with Moussa Haddad)
Media
Can Oxford save Brown?, The Guardian, May 2008
Just for the boys?, The Guardian, June 2006
In autumn 2009, I did some consultancy for the Endemol Brighter Pictures team working on the ITV1 documentary Seven Days on the Breadline. They sent four celebrities to experience life on an estate in Leeds for a week. My role was helping the team understand the social issues that their celebrities came up against.
Writing
The recession on our doorstep, UK Poverty Post, February 2009
Could you live on £60 per week?, UK Poverty Post, February 2009
I am a Labour activist in Oxford , working to re-elect our great MP, Andrew Smith. I'm also a councillor for Rose Hill and Iffley ward, and Lead Member for Social Inclusion and Young People on Oxford City Council.