Merope Mills is an Editor at Tortoise. She joined from the Guardian where she was Assistant Editor, having previously been editor of the Saturday paper and Weekend magazine. She lived in San Francisco for a period of time, setting up a West Coast office for the Guardian which focussed, among other things, on technology, the environment and entertainment stories.
Merope Mills
Editor

“Opening up our newsroom to hear our members voices, opinions and story ideas is what makes Tortoise so different – and fun to be a part of.”
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Thursday 11 February 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTIs levelling up a myth?
What does ‘levelling up’ really mean? Join us to find out.
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Monday 11 January 2021
18:30-19:30 GMTVeganuary CookIn
Cauliflower steak or bean burger? Join us to cook up a veganuary feast
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Thursday 10 December 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTA ThinkIn with Andrew Cotter, Olive and Mabel
A ThinkIn (PetIn?) with Andrew Cotter, Olive and Mabel. Bring your furry, scaly and feathered friends – and expect chaos.
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Thursday 22 October 2020
18:25-19:30 GMTIn conversation with Elizabeth Day
Being good at failing isn’t such an oxymoron after all.
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Thursday 8 October 2020
18:25-19:30 GMTIn conversation with Nels Abbey
Nels Abbey, a former banker turned satirist and author, on how to succeed in a world that sets you up to fail.
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Tuesday 22 September 2020
07:50-09:00 GMTHow can we dismantle white supremacy in tech?
Technology is hard-wired to discriminate. How can it be re-wired as inclusive and fair?
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Wednesday 9 September 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTIn conversation with Rutger Bregman on ‘Humankind’
Best-selling author Rutger Bregman will try to convince us that perhaps humans aren’t inherently selfish after all.
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Tuesday 30 June 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTGina Miller
British business person and activist, Gina Miller joins us to talk about her life, work, and famous legal challenges.
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Tuesday 21 April 2020
18:30-19:30 GMTA Digital ThinkIn with Jess Phillips MP
The queen of telling-it-like-it-is in parliament, Jess Phillips MP is now spreading the word on how to speak truth-to-power.
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Friday 29 January 2021
The Global Health Summit: the Readout
We very much hope that you were able to join us at our Global Health Summit last Thursday. Thanks to our many and varied speakers and your contributions, the day was hugely enriching. We’ve compiled some of our key takeaways and the story lines we’re interested in pursuing below