Philanthropy and giving back are words long described as hobbies reserved for old, rich, and successful people. The creation of SHDP aims to turn this on its head, providing a vehicle for young people, who have come from disadvantaged backgrounds to give back to their community. After graduating from university in 2019, and returning to […]
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Bloody Difficult Women runs in Edinburgh, Scotland, from the 3rd to the 28th of August – book your tickets here: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/bloody-difficult-women/book-now After a hugely successful extended run at the Riverside Studios in London, Tim Walker’s play – Bloody Difficult Women – is transferring to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, the world’s largest arts festival […]
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Making a play about towering political figures was always going to be a challenge, especially when those figures include a former Prime Minister; a ruthless, rightwing media mogul; and a transparency campaigner. It was a challenge the playwright, Tim Walker, has risen to and executed very well in Bloody Difficult Women – a dramatisation of […]
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Editor’s Note: Tim Walker, whose most recent book ‘Star Turns’ was published last month, writes about his time interviewing some of the biggest actors and entertainers the world has ever seen. You can purchase Star Turns via the following shops: SunRise Waterstones WHSmith Amazon Hatchards I used to feel, as a teenaged reporter on the Evening […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Dawn Butler, Labour’s Member of Parliament for Brent Central, was asked to leaved the House of Commons today after the politician claimed that “the prime minister has lied”. Dawn Butler MP, during her speech, also referenced Peter Stefanovic’s video which […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. The hashtag ‘#LoveBercow’ was trending on Twitter last night after Tim Walker’s viral tweets praising the former Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr John Bercow. Tim Walker, a prominent journalist for The New European newspaper and the author of […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Is the United Kingdom ready for a serious discussion about racism and misogyny? Probably not. The unequal treatment of Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon compared with their male counterparts, or the abuse directed towards Diane Abbott, reaching more shocking heights due […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Cutting. Honest. Brutal. When tackling a topic as slippery as ‘the truth’, the most difficult of tasks for any writer is to cut through the noise and make the reader believe you. This is a particularly thankless task in 2021. The […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. It’s officially winter in the UK which means that it is a very difficult time for some people, much more so during the ongoing pandemic. With rising joblessness, increasing poverty and businesses ceasing to exist, this winter is proving to […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Dominic Cummings has left. Walking out of Downing Street with a cardboard box; standing on the curb of Whitehall like a Parliamentary staffer after a long night at the Red Lion. Dominic Cummings’ tumultuous term in Downing Street is over. […]
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