Which is it?? Can't have it both ways University of Aberdeen

Dear Mr Sunak,
On behalf of pretty much every doctor in the land, pretty much every person on a waiting list in the land, pretty much every sick person in the land, and increasingly most voters in the land...

Lord Byron died exactly 200 years ago today, after falling ill in Greece while gathering an army to fight the Ottoman Empire.
Raise your game, Simon Armitage.

There is plenty to be said about his death, and you will not struggle to find that.

I, however, want to talk about..

I rarely post personal stuff here...

But this weekend my cousin is running the #LondonMarathon to raise funds for Worldwide Cancer Research in memory of Mum who died of breast cancer last year.

If you can, please consider donating 🩷

justgiving.com/page/pihla-num…

It’s been a very intense and emotional weekend at #SPANC24

One year in the making. One unforgettable conference.
Thank you so much to my team Student Publication Association for making this happen. Your passion is incredible.

This is just the beginning

I go back to the office today filled with inspiring travel, food, polling, health, freelance thoughts.

Thank you to all the wonderful speakers that made #SPANC24 this weekend packed with amazing advice and so inspiring for young people in the media.

Student Publication Association

Every story of people who just made it to the media starts with 100s of rejections and bumps in the road.

This is the sign that good things come to those who wait (and fight)

Really enjoyed being on today’s travel writing panel at the Student Publication Association conference alongside Lyn Hughes, Ross Clarke, Juliet Rix & Rory Buccheri ✒️🍽. And great to meet so many talented student journalists.

Great turnout at our panel on First Class Travel Journalism with our wonderful panelists Shafik Meghji, Lyn Hughes, and Ross Clarke hosted by Juliet Rix and Rory Buccheri ✒️🍽

It’s today! #SPANC24 starts today! Celebrate with some more brilliant speakers.

Thanks to Aubrey Allegretti, Rebecca Thomas and Rory Buccheri ✒️🍽!

This was always one of my favourite sessions during #SPANC
This year’s session is open to attend, and on top of that I’ll be assisting Lucy Dyer to run it - which means that for the first time I definitely won’t have to sneak in 👀

Looking forward!!

Not only this is happening… I am also leading my dream Food & Drink panel with some of the coolest people in the industry. Forecast for the weekend: happy with a chance of tears

Harriet Fitch Little Josh Barrie Jungmin Seo

And big welcome to new and first webinar sponsor, Adventure Travel Networking AdventureTravelNetworking. Many thanks to ATN founder and director, Pru Goudie 🌍

The entries are in, as are the stats! Another RECORD BREAKING year for the SPA National Awards...

Keep an eye out for shortlists, then winners will be revealed at #SPANC24 ! buff.ly/4bWwnJl

So #AllOfUsStrangers , the best British film we’ve had in years, won nothing at the BAFTAS AKA the British film awards. Not for the performances, not for the direction, and not for that mercurial marvel of a script either. This is somehow worse than the Oscars snub. I hate it here