Liz was Chief Marketing Officer at Cannes Lions and has worked for the Times, the Telegraph, heat and ELLE magazine.
Liz Moseley
Editor and Partner

“I’m here to make sure all our members, whoever they are, feel they belong at Tortoise. To give everyone a chance to have a say and help us make the news.”
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Thursday 30 March 2023
19:30-20:30 BSTThe Tortoise Interview with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Join us for a special Tortoise Interview where pulses race and hearts skip, as we explore, celebrate and potentially swoon over stories of love and romance
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Thursday 30 March 2023
18:30-19:30 BSTDo we expect too much from love?
Join us as we discuss if our expectations of love and our partners are too high?
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Thursday 26 January 2023
18:30-19:15 GMTHow to be a man
How can we have a better conversation about what masculinity means today?
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Thursday 30 March 2023
18:15-21:30 BSTTortoise Lates: Modern Love
Join us at a special evening talking all about burning passion, broken hearts and modern romance.
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Thursday 26 January 2023
18:15-21:30 GMTTortoise Lates: Masculinity
An evening that tries to make sense of masculinity: what it looks like, how it works, the problems it causes and why we need it.
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Thursday 29 September 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTA history of the British Isles in Just a Minute
Join us for a romp through British history with a series of 60-second stories.
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Thursday 6 October 2022
19:30-20:30 BSTInside the Big Interview
Sam gives us a backstage pass and a ringside seat to some of the most unforgettable TV moments of our times, with her stories of mind-blowing secrets, outlandish requests, crazy riders and near-misses
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Thursday 27 October 2022
19:30-20:30 BSTWhat’s the scariest horror movie ever made?
With our expert panel of film critics, authors and horror fans – we decide once and for all: what’s the scariest movie of all time
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Tuesday 6 December 2022
18:15-21:15 GMTTortoise Lates: Christmas
Join us as we chat to Trevor Horn all about his memoir adventures, the secrets and the stories behind the greatest hits of all time.
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Thursday 24 November 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTThe Tortoise Interview: Nick Hornby
On the genius of Charles Dickens and Prince
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Wednesday 2 November 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTReporting family courts: what’s the state of play?
Join our panel and audience of journalists, editors and lawyers who have battled to shine a line on the inner workings of the family courts, to discuss what next for greater transparency – how will the reporting pilot work and does it go far enough?
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Thursday 27 October 2022
18:15-21:30 BSTTortoise Lates: Fear
An evening of real and imaginary horrors in the Tortoise Studio. With terrifying ghost stories, the scariest movies and an exploration of the frightening things happening at the top of government
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Thursday 17 November 2022
09:00-10:00 GMTThe Review
Join us at our fortnightly breakfast event that helps Tortoise members and friends make sense of current world affairs, the breaking news and latest scoops.
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Thursday 6 October 2022
18:00-21:30 BSTTortoise Lates: Power and the Press
Tortoise Lates: Power and the Press edition will be an evening of conversations exploring the interplay of power, politics and the press.
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Thursday 29 September 2022
18:00-21:30 BSTTortoise Lates: History
Tortoise Lates: the History edition will bring together well-known historians, best-selling authors, Tortoise editors and a bona fide national treasure to explore history in a new way.
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Tuesday 13 September 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTOn reflection: the death of the Queen
A reflection on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Thursday 15 September 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTPublic mourning, private grief: how do we cope with loss?
How can we, individually and as a nation, process the passing of the Queen.
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Wednesday 20 July 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTMaking sense of Pride, with Liz Moseley
Is Pride a protest, parade, or just a month of pinkwashing?
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Thursday 14 July 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTIn conversation with Caroline Criado-Perez
How can we close the gender data gap and design a world that works for everyone?
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Wednesday 4 May 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTMaking sense of dating apps, with Liz Moseley
Do dating apps care about safety?
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Tuesday 26 July 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTShould any woman be put in prison?
Does incarceration of women do more harm than good for society, and if so – what’s the alternative?
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Tuesday 5 July 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTShould we ban private schools?
Is elitism really that bad when it comes to education?
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Tuesday 5 April 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTDo faith schools have a place in modern education?
Why are faith schools so popular — what do they offer that non-faith school don’t?
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Thursday 31 March 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTUnspiked: what did we learn from the “epidemic” that never was?
Is there more to the needle spiking story?
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Friday 25 March 2022
13:00-14:00 GMTSystemic change in the workplace: Is the answer allyship?
How can we tell active allyship apart from performative allyship, and how do we call it out when we do?
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Thursday 21 April 2022
18:30-19:30 BSTHow can we be happier? A ThinkIn with Will Young
How can we better understand our emotions and where they come from?
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Tuesday 22 March 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTThe broken influencer economy: who’s to blame?
Is our digital rat race costing us too much? And who falls victim?
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Monday 28 February 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTThe banter backlash: is ‘political correctness’ holding back police reform?
Some insist that ‘banter’ is a harmless and critical part of police culture, and others simply object to yet another set of guidelines over what is and isn’t OK to say. Who’s right?
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Thursday 3 February 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTAfter Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Peter Connelly and Victoria Climbié: what should social workers do?
It falls on social workers to support families, identify abuse, and marshall the care system. It’s one of the hardest jobs in the world. Is there a different way social workers could do it?
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Monday 31 January 2022
18:30-19:30 GMTShould police officers be banned from social media?
A special Tortoise Investigates: Police and Misogyny ThinkIn. How should police use of digital communications platforms be moderated? Should serving officers be banned from Twitter?
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Monday 10 January 2022
18:30-19:30 GMT2022 Predictions: what’s coming next?
Making confident predictions about what will happen in 2022 is preposterous. Preposterous, but good fun. Who are the people, teams and organisations to watch in 2022?
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Friday 14 January 2022
13:00-14:00 GMTWhat does it mean to work well?
Has progress been made to support those who struggle with their mental wellbeing? What should we be doing to create healthy habits in the workplace?
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Thursday 9 December 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTChristmas DrinkIn
Don your Santa hat and crack open the chocolate orange, we’ve made it to the final ThinkIn of 2021!
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Monday 6 December 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTSweet Bobby: could any of us be catfished?
A special Sweet Bobby ThinkIn, delving into what this story says about trust, relationships, and our online lives.
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Friday 28 January 2022
13:00-14:00 GMTIs hybrid working worse for women?
Flexible working offers greater freedom to those with caring responsibilities or disabilities to work from home – but what can we do to avoid unintended consequences of this freedom?
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Wednesday 13 October 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTThe hardest word: what are we prepared to forgive?
Today, lives can be ripped apart and reputations ruined forever in a heartbeat, but who governs the rules of redemption and are they equally applied to everyone?
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Thursday 16 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTWhy do so many people with autism die young?
Public awareness of issues relating to neurodiversity in general has improved in recent years, but has all that awareness translated into meaningful change, especially in terms of medical treatment, for autistic people and their families?
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Friday 15 October 2021
13:00-14:00 BSTWhat’s so funny about anxiety? In conversation with Georgia Pritchett
A frank and funny conversation with Georgia about learning to cope with anxiety – and hamsters, the Queen, budgies, questionable fashion choices and Jimmy Osman.
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Thursday 7 October 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTThe great food swindle: are the ‘health claims’ a con?
At this ThinkIn, in partnership with Biteback, we discussed food companies that target young people with products that tap into ‘superfood’ fads, the impact this has on young people’s health, and what can be done about it?
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Tuesday 5 October 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTOpen News Meeting
The Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference.
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Monday 20 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTLife after Angela: what has Merkel meant to Germany, Europe and us?
The German elections will mark the departure of Angela Merkel, seen by many to be the last great statesperson of our time. What are her greatest achievements? What will be her lasting legacy?
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Tuesday 12 October 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTOpen News Meeting
The Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference.
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Tuesday 21 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTOpen News Meeting
At this Open News meeting we were joined by the campaigning group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), and Richard Angell from the Terrence Higgins Trust to discuss the HIV Action Plan.
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Tuesday 14 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTCharles, charities and the Russian donor: should the Met investigate?
Prince Charles’s recent financial dealings with a donor to one of his charities has led to calls for a criminal investigation. Is it warranted? Is it essential?
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Tuesday 7 September 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTOpen News Meeting
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives.Have your say.
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Thursday 29 July 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTThe Tortoise Summer DrinkIn
Join the Tortoise team for a joyous summer DrinkIn before the holidays kick off.
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Tuesday 22 June 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTAre gay people better off without Stonewall?
Has Stonewall outlived its usefulness, or would its disintegration be a dangerous step towards unravelling LGBT rights? Have your say.
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Wednesday 2 June 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTThe Gateses, the Bezoses and you: is this the beginning of the end of marriage?
Is a genuinely happy marriage even possible anymore? Tell us what you think.
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Thursday 17 June 2021
15:00-20:00 BSTThe Tortoise Education Summit
Schooling after the virus: can we build back better?
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Tuesday 25 May 2021
08:00-09:00 BSTIn conversation with Anya Hindmarch
Join Anya Hindmarch in conversation with Liz Moseley at a special edition of Tortoise’s business breakfast ThinkIns.
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Monday 24 May 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTMeToo Part Three: is rape culture rife in schools?
What is the scale of sexual misconduct in our schools, and what can we do about it?
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Wednesday 19 May 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTBucks Fizzle: can the UK ever win Eurovision again?
Fancy dress optional for a ThinkIn on the role of Eurovision on the world cultural stage.
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Thursday 27 May 2021
08:30-14:00 BSTThe Future of Work Summit
What does the future of work really look like?
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Thursday 22 April 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTA ThinkIn with Tracey Thorn
Join Liz Moseley in conversation with Tracey Thorn on her new book, My Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend
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Monday 12 April 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTCaroline Flack: what have we learned?
Caroline Flack’s death last year sparked public debate about how we treat people with mental illnesses. But what have we learned?
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Thursday 1 April 2021
18:30-19:30 BSTDrinkIn: Happy 2nd Birthday Tortoise
Share a (virtual) cocktail with us to celebrate our second birthday.
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Thursday 18 March 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTWho can save England’s rivers?
Who should be held responsible for cleaning up our rivers?
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Wednesday 3 March 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTThe Joy of LEGO, with Emma Kennedy
Join us to celebrate the joy of LEGO with Emma Kennedy
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Monday 8 March 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTHas the UK government’s Covid-19 response discriminated against women?
A ThinkIn for International Women’s Day.
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Tuesday 23 February 2021
13:00-14:00 GMTOpen News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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Tuesday 9 February 2021
13:00-14:00 GMTOpen News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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Monday 1 February 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTCan depression be cured?
Can you really cure depression? We ask the experts.
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Thursday 25 February 2021
08:30-14:50 GMTThe Future of Money Summit
Join us an invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of money
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Wednesday 27 January 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTA ThinkIn with Ashley Audrain on The Push
Join Tortoise Editor Liz Moseley in conversation with Ashley Audrain to discuss her record-breaking debut novel, The Push
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Tuesday 19 January 2021
13:00-14:00 GMTOpen News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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Tuesday 5 January 2021
08:00-09:00 GMTCommunicating the vaccine: how do we get the story right?
Now the vaccine is here, we ask the experts how we should be spreading the good news
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Monday 4 January 2021
18:30-19:30 GMT2021 Predictions: what’s coming next?
Look into the crystal ball with us to predict what we should expect in 2021
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Monday 14 December 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTFestive DrinkIn and Quiz of the Year
A virtual members’ DrinkIn – this time with quiz questions! Santa hats and cheating optional.
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Monday 7 December 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTA ThinkIn with Nicola Adams
The greatest ever female boxer turned Strictly sensation on breaking boundaries and the future of women’s sport.
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Thursday 3 December 2020
08:30-14:00 GMTThe Global AI Summit
On 3rd December, second Global AI Summit will imagine a world with AI at its core.
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Thursday 26 November 2020
18:25-19:30 GMTGreatest albums revisited: does music need a new canon?
Join Pete Paphides and British musicians, as we decide which albums should go down in history as some of the greatest ever.
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Wednesday 11 November 2020
18:25-19:30 GMTDigital doctors: is healthtech better news for private companies and practitioners than for patients?
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Thursday 17 September 2020
18:20-19:20 BSTJK Rowling and the ‘TERF’ war: how did we get here?
The debate between gender critical feminists and those in support of trans rights has become increasingly unforgiving. How did we get here?
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Monday 14 September 2020
18:20-19:30 BSTCan we overcome imposter syndrome?
ThinkIn Doc 2020 Q2 ThinkIn Doc 2020 Q2 100% 8 Reign in your self-sabotaging inner critic with the help of successful people who’ve managed to shake off their own imposter syndrome. Screen reader support enabled. Reign in your self-sabotaging inner critic with the help of successful people who’ve managed to shake off their own imposter syndrome.
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Monday 5 October 2020
18:25-19:30 BSTIn conversation with Stephanie Yeboah
Stephanie Yeboah tells it like is, on body positivity, intersectionality, mental health and more.
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Thursday 8 October 2020
17:00-18:00 BSTHow to love the skin you’re in with influencer Flo Simpson
Super-influencer Flo Simpson tells it all on body positivity, going viral, self care and troll beating.
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Thursday 2 July 2020
18:30-19:30 BSTA ThinkIn with David Lammy MP
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Friday 2 June 2023
Don’t Mention the Culture War
Why John Cleese’s new Fawlty and Monty are giving critics the heebie-jeebies
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Friday 2 June 2023
Sexual Healing
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Friday 2 June 2023
Burning sensation
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Friday 26 May 2023
So long and thanks for all the hate speech
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Friday 26 May 2023
Heaven sent
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Friday 19 May 2023
Hirsutes you, sir
Timothée Chalamet and the modern version of masculinity
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Friday 12 May 2023
Ding when you’re winning
The man from “chess city” who’s turning the game on its head.
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Friday 17 March 2023
The greatest fashion invention ever is 150 years old
Denim enthusiast Liz Moseley celebrates a century and a half of the staple fabric
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Saturday 11 March 2023
Just another manic Mundi
A New York judge has ruled that auction house Sotheby’s should face trial in a fraud case which has held the art world agog for over a decade
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Thursday 16 February 2023
Kite Returns
Our festival of music and ideas returns to Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire from 9-11 June 2023. We’d love to see you there
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Friday 13 January 2023
The Curly Hill blues
Liz Moseley’s parents were true Thatcherites and hard-working with it. But shopkeeping and social climbing didn’t mix
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Friday 18 November 2022
Sex, lies and magazines
Liz Moseley had a long and passionate affair with magazines. There was love, sex, fashion, celebs – but then the gloss started to fade…
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Monday 1 August 2022
This week in Tortoise – Chained woman: China’s trade in brides
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Monday 25 July 2022
This week in Tortoise – America at the crossroads: abortion in South Bend
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Monday 18 July 2022
This week in Tortoise – Left to die: Return to the Amarula
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Wednesday 1 June 2022
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?… No, it’s Kite!
Only days to go until our inaugural festival of music and ideas. Reasons to be cheerful? We have so many
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Thursday 10 March 2022
Kite gains altitude
The weekend of 10-12 June – and Kite, our new festival of ideas and music – is getting closer. Now, with even more names added to the lineup, it’s the perfect time to book your tickets
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Tuesday 1 February 2022
Ready to fly?
Our Kite festival in June will be the very best of Tortoise. Liz Moseley explains why
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Tuesday 19 October 2021
Broken beds and broken brands
After Covid and Brexit, even the biggest high street retailers could go under. If they’re to survive, then they need to fight smarter
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Tuesday 5 October 2021
The police and male violence: We knew and we did nothing
And that means all of us – from institutions to individuals. For its part, the media has to end decades of complacency and start reporting furiously
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Tuesday 21 September 2021
Autistic children deserve teachers trained to help them
They are routinely failed by our education system – but skilled, sensitive and early interventions make their lives radically better
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Tuesday 7 September 2021
Feminists have to stop fighting each other – rather than the patriarchy
A movement that should be a force for solidarity among women, for change, and for fun, has become miserably fractious. Time to restore its positive vision, internal tolerance and appetite for camaraderie
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Friday 11 June 2021
What do you think?
Member voices are essential to developing our journalism here at Tortoise. We asked you about some of the issues currently on our minds – here’s what you had to say
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Tuesday 8 June 2021
What our members think
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Thursday 3 June 2021
Future of Work Summit: The Readout
Last week we held a day of ThinkIns on the challenges and opportunities ahead of us in the way that we work. Here are the key takeaways
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Thursday 4 March 2021
A Day of One’s Own
In this week’s Creative Sensemaker, the women of Team Tortoise have shared their own favourite works of feminist art and culture ahead of International Women’s Day.
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Friday 29 January 2021
Liz Moseley: The stories in the quiet and banal
It’s a Sin, the television drama about the AIDS crisis, reveals a lot about then and a lot about now – including things that seldom get noticed
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Wednesday 13 January 2021
Shops are culture
The demise of the ‘Big Topshop’ in London will leave a gap in our Saturday afternoons – and our lives
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Thursday 7 January 2021
Our newsroom’s predictions for 2021
If last year taught us anything, it’s that making predictions can be near pointless. Still, that hasn’t stopped us. At a ThinkIn on Monday night, we asked members of Team Tortoise what they think will happen in 2021
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Thursday 31 December 2020
The good that happened in 2020: Belonging
2020 wasn’t all bad. And it’s important that we remember that. This series considers the heartening things that happened this year, according to each of Tortoise’s five main themes
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Thursday 12 November 2020
Creative Sensemaker, 12 November 2020
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Friday 6 November 2020
The media are complicit in domestic abuse
We’re quick to disbelieve and ignore allegations of violence
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Thursday 25 May 2023
Cardiff riots, rape trials and Tina Turner
James Harding is joined by Tortoise editors Liz Moseley, Keith Blackmore and Mark St Andrew. In this episode they discuss Cardiff police’s response to a fatal e-bike crash which sparked a riot, proposals to block using rape victims’ sexual history as evidence in a trial and the death of music legend, Tina Turner.
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Thursday 18 May 2023
The News Meeting Live: immigration, Ron DeSantis and Zelensky’s European tour
James Harding is joined by Tortoise’s Alexi Mostrous, Liz Moseley and Katie Gunning in front of a live audience at London’s Picturehouse Central.
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Thursday 11 May 2023
Contraceptives, monarchy and Trump liable for sexual abuse
James Harding is joined by Liz Moseley, Phoebe Davis and Keith Blackmore to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week.
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Friday 5 May 2023
Artificial intelligence, house building and the TV writers strike
Liz Moseley is joined by Tortoise’s political editor Cat Neilan, investigations editor Alexi Mostrous and head of live events Mark St Andrew. In this episode they discuss the American writers strike, the Conservative Party’s problem with housing and dire warnings about the future of artificial intelligence.
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Friday 21 April 2023
The News Meeting Live: Fox settles, Musk’s rocket and the SNP
James Harding is joined by comedian Rosie Holt and Tortoise editors Liz Moseley and Giles Whittell in this special episode recorded in front of an audience in the Tortoise newsroom.
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Friday 7 April 2023
Pork fraud, Trump arrested and a lonely death
David Aaronovitch is joined by Tortoise reporter Claudia Williams, editor Liz Moseley and head of live events, Mark St Andrew. In this episode they discuss the case against Donald Trump, large-scale fraud in British food supply chains and how a woman lay dead in her flat for two and a half years before her body was found.
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Friday 10 March 2023
Stanley Johnson’s knighthood, river rights and another Met apology
Former cabinet minister and Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls is in the editor’s chair. He’s joined by Tortoise journalists Liz Moseley, Claudia Williams and Mark St Andrew who pitch the story they think mattered most this week.
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Friday 3 March 2023
Hancock’s WhatsApps, Fox News and bird flu
Three journalists pitch their top story of the week to Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding. In this episode James is joined by Tortoise editors Liz Mosely, Mark St Andrew and Cat Neilan.
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Friday 10 February 2023
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Man City and BP
In this episode Tortoise’s editor-in-chief James Harding and the team discuss how the news should respond to major humanitarian disasters like the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
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Friday 20 January 2023
Britishvolt, David Carrick and online harms
Journalist and broadcaster Adam Boulton is the guest host of this week’s News Meeting. He’s joined by Tortoise editors Liz Moseley, Alexi Mostrous and Dave Taylor
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Friday 6 January 2023
NHS crisis, Congress chaos, Parthenon marbles
In the first episode of 2023 James Harding is joined by Liz Moseley, Dave Taylor and Mark St Andrew to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week
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Friday 16 December 2022
Fusion breakthrough, FTX boss arrested, corruption scandal
In the last episode of 2022 James Harding is joined by Liz Moseley, Dave Taylor and Tortoise political editor Cat Neilan to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week.
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Friday 9 December 2022
German plot, ChatGPT, World Cup
In this episode James Harding is joined by Alexi Mostrous from the hit podcast Sweet Bobby, and Tortoise editors Liz Moseley and Keith Blackmore, to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week
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Friday 2 December 2022
Balenciaga, Alzheimer’s drug and protests
James Harding is joined by Tortoise journalists Liz Moseley, Andrew Butler and Dave Taylor to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week
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Friday 25 November 2022
World Cup, winter of discontent, Disney hero?
In the first episode James Harding is joined by Tortoise editors Cat Neilan, Dave Taylor and Liz Moseley to discuss the stories they think mattered most this week