Broughton's free, independent stirrer for hyperlocal news, views, history & culture in north/central Edinburgh since 1994. Monthly print issue. Online at www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk. No party-political/faith affiliations. Not-for-profit. Run by volunteers.

CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, UK. Advisory Commissioner, 2030 Clean Power Commission. Senior Associate, CISL. Associate Fellow, Homerton College, Cambridge. Judge, The Wainwright Prize. Formerly CEO Friends of the Earth

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Debut novel, Alice & Iris, based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies, out April 2026, published by Neem Tree Press.

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