With thanks to my publishers, here is an extract from No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers (Oneworld Publications, 2013) about the Roma and Sinti who were murdered during the Holocaust, along with Jewish people, trade unionists, disabled people and gay and lesbian people. by Katharine Quarmby  No reproduction without permission…

This is the transcript of the talk I did for the National Gallery’s Sin series – drawing on my journalism over the last three decades. I look at how certain groups, including disabled people, migrants and Gypsy, Roma and Travellers and scapegoated – and why. Every Society Needs a Scapegoat Thanks very much, Christina and…

A little update on my work, to explain the radio silence. I left the Bureau after two very happy and interesting years there, ending with writing a report for the Bureau about how to make journalism there more engaged and collaborative with the communities we served. That report was internal, so I can’t share it,…

I’ve just started a new job at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, after 15 months as its digital and production editor. Here’s my take on why this is important – piece originally published on the Bureau’s website: thebureauinvestigates.com We’re launching a three month project so that we can learn how to engage better with our…

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will govern the way companies of all sizes manage and are responsible for the personal information they store and use. It is designed to give people more control over the information that is held about them, and to provide a legal framework to protect that control. The new legislation…

A quick blog to give links to my latest pieces on the general election 2017 for Prospect Magazine. I first looked at UKIP’s chances in Boston and Skegness: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/enter-paul-nuttall-ukip-general-election-boston-skegness This week, I looked at the fight for the South London seat of Vauxhall. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/winning-vauxhall-kate-hoey-liberal-democrats-brexit Lastly, I looked at the contested seat of Tooting, and how…

This week I was lucky enough to join Ken Titmuss, an expert in old maps who runs London walking tours, on one of his outings in Vauxhall. Ken, a former community worker, really knows his stuff, although he wears his knowledge lightly. I met Ken, along with some charming German students at the local station.…

Below is the text of the letter we have sent today to the Attorney General, asking if he will review the sentences against those who attacked Lee Irving, under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. We hope pressure from the family, the network and others will bring about a review of the sentence. We campaigned some…