I’m a writer and journalist interested in money, power, and the weird gaps and opportunities that appear when the state retreats. I’ve written about financiers, fraudsters, short sellers, shopping malls, the ineptitude of government regulators, the depredations of private finance, cities, stoicism and other things besides. My work exposes how complex systems and financial arrangements are transforming our lives by telling stories about the people and places they shape.

My first book, The Asset Class, is a narrative investigation of the private equity industry. It publishes on 9 April 2026 with Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) and 23 June 2026 with Grand Central (US), and was awarded a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant in 2024. I’m an assistant opinion editor and leader writer at the Guardian, and a regular contributor to the Guardian Long Read. My work has been published both in the UK and internationally.

Before joining the Guardian, I worked for the New Statesman as an editor and writer, and as a reporter in Washington D.C. I have contributed to radio, including the BBC World at One, chaired panels and Q&As at various places, and I run a regular speaking series in London. I’m represented by Matt Turner at RCW.