He started his career as a reporter after winning a bursary from the Guardian’s Scott Trust and obtained an MA in Journalism at the University of Sheffield in 2003. In 2008, he was involved in a landmark court battle with the Greater Manchester police to protect his sources on terrorism and was also selected as the Evening Standard’s most influential Londoners of that year. He is also co-founder of the think tank, theIntergenerational Foundation which seeks to find solutions to economic imbalances between those of different age groups in society. In 2012, he was assistant editor of a collection of essays on intergenerational justice, Regeneration. He currently works for the Guardian as an investigative journalist and is a regular contributor on UK media on economic issues affecting young people.