Hello, I'm Henry.

I'm a freelance journalist and researcher from London, now living in York. I've written for Private Eye, the Times (and its diary), the Evening Standard Diary, the New Statesman, WIRED, BuzzFeed, The Fence, Scram News, the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, Byline Times, CityMetric, and anywhere else that will have me.

I mostly write about politics and the media, but cover other fields too. If you have a tip, either DM me on Twitter or email me in confidence at hqled.d (at) gmail (dot) com.

I am research assistant to an untitled biography of Nigel Farage by Michael Crick.

I was a researcher for Left Out by Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire, published 3rd September 2020 by the Bodley Head.

I have a BA Hons in English Literature and an MA in Film and Literature from the University of York's English Department (2015-2019).

This is my CV, which includes details for references.

Between 2017 and 2019, I edited The Lemon Press, the satirical magazine in print and online at the University of York. I edited issues 32 through 40, leading content and design in the magazine, and covered on-campus and off-campus events such as the 2017 general election, General Synod, and the Yorkshire Party Conference.

I won the University of York Media Award (2017-2018) for Best Writer.

I used to blog from mid-2009, but now I far more frequently write on twitter @direthoughts.

I was Secretary on the Parochial Church Council for St Lawrence, York, which is currently fundraising 100k pounds for a significant organ restoration and installation project. I do bits and pieces of PR/media consultancy on a voluntary basis for the church.

This is the third iteration of a website about me, which I have been making increasingly simpler. If you wish to get in contact, please do so via email to hqled.d (at) gmail (dot) com, Twitter where I have open DMs or the contact form on my blog.

Last updated 24th September 2020