My work
During my studies and career, I have been able to create a diverse portfolio of work. My work has been featured in print magazines and radio news broadcasts. I have created content for social media, TV, and radio. I have also developed communication strategies, policy briefs, and press releases.
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In February 2026, I began a work experience/volunteering stint with the climate activism group Edinburgh Climate Coalition (ECC). I was asked to create a social media and digital communications strategy for the group as they look to grow. I was first asked to help with a campaign to counter the misinformation spread by Reform UK…
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One module I undertook during my MSc in Political Communication and Public Affairs was Strategic Communication Campaign Planning. The main piece of work for this module was a strategic communications plan for a third-sector client. School of Hard Knocks was our client, an educational sports charity that aims to re-engage young people in school who…
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One module I undertook during my MSc in Political Communication and Public Affairs was a module dedicated to public affairs. There were two main pieces of work for this module. First, a policy report about any piece of public policy – I chose the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. This piece was intended to be used…
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In 2024, I had a feature article published in Scottish queer magazine ‘Somewhere: For Us’. I was asked to write about straight actors playing LGBTQ+ characters on screen.
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As Pride Month kicks The Real Mary King’s Close are preparing to restart their Pride History Tours starting this weekend. The Edinburgh landmark will be sharing their research in an educational and throught provoking way to reveal the hidden stories of the LGBTQIA+ community in Edinburgh from 1546 until 1912. The tours will happen every…
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There’s calls for portable toilets along the promenade to stop beachgoers using gardens and alleyways to relieve themselves Portobello beach looks set to get some new Portobell-loos, after residents “significant distress” and fears that it could have serious implications on public health. Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East, is leading the calls for the City…
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One of the last remaining artefacts from that time period the Declaration of Arbroath was a letter written to the Pope by the barons of the community to recognise Robert the Bruce as the country’s lawful king. The “iconic document” has been kept well preserved by the National Records of Scotland in an environment that…
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Edinburgh’s Wardie Bay Beachwatch have led a successful campaign to make the Granton beach Scotland’s newest bathing water. Becoming the 89th official Scottish bathing water, this decision it’s hoped it’ll mean a boost for the shore along the south of the Forth. The campaign spearheaded by Wardie Bay Beachwatch and The Wild One proved to…
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There’s calls for a memorial to be established for those who have died due to drug overdosing ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. It comes from the SNP group in the City of Edinburgh Council. Councillor Finlay McFarlane is set to bring the motion before the full council on Thursday. The City Centre councillor has…
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15-year-old Kieran has been undergoing treatment for Ewing Sarcoma. Students and teachers from Castlebrae High School are taking part in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival this weekend to raise funds for a fellow pupil who is undergoing treatment for a rare cancer. 15-year-old Kieran Smart was diagnosed last year with Ewing Sarcoma, he’d been experiencing a…
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This was originally used for the module ‘Newsdays’ at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022.
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This package was originally used during the module ‘Newsdays’ at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022.
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This was originally used for the module ‘Newsdays’ at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022.
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This package was originally used during the module ‘Newsdays’ at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022.
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This TV Package was originally used for the module ‘TV Presentation’ at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022.
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This TV package was originally used as part of the ‘Newsdays’ module at Edinburgh Napier University.
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In this country, trans rights and access to healthcare are at an atrocious level but add seeking asylum from a transphobic country into the mix and your life would surely feel impossible. That is what it is like for Lorelai (she/they), a trans woman and drag artist based in Glasgow. This Indian-born Law student has…
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Cory, from Turn Up for Trans Health, wants to see a complete shake up of the current trans healthcare system. Trans people across the country are facing an immensely hard time right now. From their whole existence being questioned by cis-gendered people to the highest levels in recorded hate crime in history. But even worse,…
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The Local Elections 2022 are now underway, with polling to start at 10am on Thursday 5th May. With all that is going on in UK politics at the moment from the cost of living crisis to Partygate, one thing that did strike me was the amount of LGBT+ young people who are running as candidates…
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Simba (he/they) started his radio show on EH.FM in 2021 and has had a blast so far. He said, “a year ago, a friend of mine suggested I’d be good for a radio show. And I pitched an idea, and my idea was just essentially an excuse to just play the music that I like.…
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Based at Subway Cowgate in Edinburgh, Tracks Monday hosts a plethora or amazing drag talent every week. Hosted by Edinburgh icons Lucy and previously Channel O.Connor, they use their massive stage to promote great talents from across Scotland. On Monday 11th April, Tracks hosted their third Open Stage featuring 11 new drag artists from Edinburgh…
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It may not be the West End, but B2 Theatre Company’s leap from amateur to professional production is bound to get a standing ovation. The theatre is back, and I couldn’t be happier. Being a lifelong theatre fan, involved in different amateur productions from the age of seven, I know its importance. Pivotally, it’s got…
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TERFs are the worst. How anyone can be a feminist and not believe in the equality of every person astounds me. So, these Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists really get on my nerves. I know, as a male, I’m in no place to dictate what your feminism should be, I also won’t sit here and mansplain…
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The life of a trans person is complicated Teddy Hope, 26, explained to me over an early morning phone call. The journey a trans person takes, not just physically but emotionally, is unique to every individual but one commonality still stands – they need to wait on the actions of cis-gendered people. Teddy (they/them) identities…
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The world has been without live musical theatre since March, but hopes were lifted when it was announced the Tony Award-nominated musical The Prom was getting a film adaption on Netflix, yet again directed and produced by Ryan Murphy. The story centres around a lesbian teen, Emma (Jo Ellen Pellman), from Indiana who isn’t allowed to go to…