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What do you do?
I work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Where do you live?
North London.
Do you vote?
Yes, but I’ve lost each time.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Eight years.
What made you start?
I wanted to sound clever when applying for university.
Is the NS bug in the family?
Not yet.
What pages do you flick to first?
The Leader then short reviews.
How do you read yours?
On the Piccadilly Line and in bed with tea.
What would you like to see more of in the NS?
Refugee voices and policy, and wealth inequality.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
Jonathan Liew, Pippa Bailey, Andrew Marr.
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
Yara Rodrigues Fowler or Mick Lynch.
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Priti Patel.
All-time favourite NS article?
Russell Brand on revolution. I was young and impressionable!
The New Statesman is…
a humble guide that keeps me angry.
This article appears in the 17 Aug 2022 issue of the New Statesman, Six Months that Changed the World