I’m originally from the West Country, a little village outside Yeovil, but now living in south London having moved here three years ago. I’m 29 and have been teaching since I was 24, now working in a primary school in the heart of Westminster.
As far as hobbies and interests go, I sound like an identikit man in his 20s who has moved to London. I drink craft beer, like Stewart Lee and enjoy the films of Woody Allen. I don’t think I help sell a diverse image for Guardian readers! I’m also a massive political geek and live for Westminster gossip.
My proudest moment came when I was at the theatre watching a play called The Confessions of Gordon Brown. The audience were asked who the defence secretary was when Blair invaded Iraq. I correctly answered Geoff Hoon and was rewarded with a KitKat. Looking back at that, I’m not sure if that’s the proudest moment or the saddest.
I started reading the Guardian as an A-level politics student, during the 2005 election campaign. It was always the paper of choice for my mum so I was certainly aware of the Guardian before then, as I’d see it around the house. I was attracted to the paper because it’s hard as a leftwing person to get your news from a reputable source, so I’ve always gravitated to the Guardian to keep me abreast of what’s going on in the world.
I like the amount covered in the paper, from politics to culture, issues of the day and opinion pieces. There’s nothing that annoys me about the paper, although I’ll sometimes read something and feel that it’s “peak Guardian” (anything to do with quinoa or how best to get your toddler to listen to avant-garde jazz). But other than that, it’s the paper for me.
The sections that interest me tend to be the political coverage, and the opinion pieces. I am quite into my music, film and comedy too, so any interviews, reviews or features I’ll gravitate towards. I also follow the Guardian and some of its contributors on Twitter.
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