Deputy head of opinion @guardian. pitches to opinion.editors@theguardian.com. do not use AI to write your pitch. not usually here
Joined April 2009
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Barbara Speed retweeted
11 May 2025
Me in the I newspaper on a new book about Princess Diana: lost royals, Anne Boleyn & Meghan Markle inews.co.uk/culture/books/ne…
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Barbara Speed retweeted
14 Feb 2025
Thanks to my great pal @ClothesinBooks for asking some excellent questions about A PLACE OF OUR OWN. clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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Barbara Speed retweeted
13 Feb 2025
'Not as niche as it sounds’ - A Place of Our Own by June Thomas looks at 6 spaces where lesbians met over the years, and is heart-warming, life-affirming, sometimes heart-breaking - with universal human relevance. Bars, bookstores, softball, communes... clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/…
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4 Dec 2024
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer For more information please @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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Barbara Speed retweeted
13 Nov 2024
It’s real! Commentator of the Year Broadsheet. Thanks to my colleague @bspeed8 for this very arty photo.
ALT A glass trophy with purple letters - MFA (media freedom awards) is held up by Barbara’s hand. Through the glass, you can see the Thames and St. Pauls. The night sky is visible above with the lights of the city reflecting on the river.
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Barbara Speed retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Happy to announce something exciting that we’ve been working on for a while. The Long Wave, a weekly newsletter on Black life and culture around the world, is launching on 30 Oct. Written by me and edited by the mega talented @jaseokundaye. Sign up here! theguardian.com/global/2024/…
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Barbara Speed retweeted
26 Sep 2024
My friend Natasha has been missing for 7 days
She is 55 yr old transwoman, last seen in Soho on Friday at 2am wearing a white Chanel suit.
I am asking if any editors or publications would be up for reposting or perhaps covering a small news story about her disappearance 🙏
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13 Sep 2024
This was a joy to work on with Orna and Christine - it's about Israel/Palestine, but more overarchingly about how connecting with those who disagree with you is an act of hope and humanity. pls read!
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Barbara Speed retweeted
10 Jul 2024
JOURNALISTS: Your reporting of the harrowing Hunt murders has the power to prevent future deaths.
Use it, and use our guidelines for reporting fatal domestic abuse:
🛑Accountability
🛑Accuracy
🛑Dignity
🛑Images
Sensitive reporting saves lives.
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Barbara Speed retweeted
4 Jul 2024
GUARDIAN: Huge Labour majority predicted by exit poll #TomorrowsPapersToday
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29 May 2024
for a thing (any RTs appreciated!): are you undecided on who to vote for in this election? DM me!
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Barbara Speed retweeted
12 Mar 2024
Aspiring journalists!
3 great opportunities at the @guardian!
1) If you need financial help for a postgrad journalism course, u can apply to have the fees paid
Plus
2) if you have a disability,
or
3) if you're a person of colour,
you can apply for the Positive Action Scheme
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22 Jan 2024
got a cat a year ago and what a relief it is to give in to a one-note personality
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22 Jan 2024
anecdotes… keyring… christmas decoration… it’s never been easier to buy me a greeting card
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26 Dec 2023
wrote about my 'two accents' era - featuring the baffling logic of children, bidialectalism, and a Barbie hair salon
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6 Oct 2023
if anyone needs information or advice about bed bugs I am, thanks to a serious of unfortunate yet formative life events, your woman
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11 Oct 2023
the full tale here, below @eminesaner's excellent feature
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30 Jul 2023
'Making art is as important as driving a bus. It’s not less important, because a driver wants to watch a show. And it’s not more important, because the driver gets people to work. In that sense the solidarity we’re seeing between industries is gorgeous'
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30 Jul 2023
'As someone who has had a foot in both worlds, I feel it’s my job to tell people that there’s enough to go around, because I see it. I see the caviar being passed around on a fricking yacht. They’re full of shit. Anybody who knows it needs to talk about it.' @robdelaney
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