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Breaking Bad’s resemblance to The Pearl

Friday, 4 October 2013

Vince Gilligan’s TV show Breaking Bad evokes John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl. Both feature protagonists striving for wealth for the sake of their family, whilst imperilling their families through their reckless quest for status and significance.

The NHS as we know it needs a prayer

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 published by openDemocracy

Regulations laid last week will turn England's National Health Service into a competitive market. They contradict previous assurances from the Coalition government.

Coauthored with Lucy Reynolds

A less than generous spirit

Monday, 23 June 2008 published by the Guardian

Thousands of Iraqis who risked their lives working with the British have been deemed ‘ineligible’ for the asylum they were promised

What’s Wrong with the News

Friday, 1 June 2007 published by the Warwick Boar

This article is based on research that I conducted for my university dissertation analysing the mainstream news agenda

Nicola meets Derren Brown

Saturday, 22 April 2006 published by the Warwick Boar

Derren Brown met with Nicola Cutcher for an exclusive interview during his tour of Something Wicked This Way Comes. They talked about buying taxidermy on EBay, Team America, boring people at parties, and how he has made use of his Bristol law degree.