@ChristopherPBS

Cars, Conflict & Current Affairs Reporter at Reach plc (Daily Express, Daily Mirror & co) Email: [email protected] Also on BlueSky Views are my own

 London, England
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Joined January 2014
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Ross Lydall@RossLydall8 Sep 2025
Three key takeaways from day two of the Tube strike: ✅ Londoners were determined to get to work ✅ Lime bikes were everywhere ⛔️ Strong support from RMT members meant almost total shutdown standard.co.uk/news/transpor…

London defiant! Commuters board trains, buses and bikes but more Tube strikes likely

‘Make no mistake, more strikes are possible’ says RMT as it calls for ‘material progress’ from TfL to get five-day walkout suspended

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The publisher of the Mirror, Express and Star newspapers has put 600 jobs at risk The company, which reported profits of almost £100m last year...said the restructure was part of a shift to producing more video/audio content. theguardian.com/business/202…

Mirror publisher puts 600 jobs at risk amid AI and reader changes

Reach, which also owns Express, Star and regional papers, says restructure will also create new roles

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Is it time for the Ukraine & Gaza movements to unite? christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Is it time for the Ukraine & Gaza movements to unite?

Last September, I helped deliver an ambulance and school bus to eastern Ukraine; whilst I and one co-driver ended our journey in Kyiv, the vehicles continued all the way to Kharkiv, where they help…

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My pitch to replace Top Gear – welcome to Fast Friday christophersharpwriter.wordp…

My pitch to replace Top Gear – welcome to Fast Friday

First drafted on an envelope on a flight home from Turkey. This is my pitch for a new type of car show.

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My pitch for a new car show – welcome to Fast Friday christophersharpwriter.wordp…

My pitch to replace Top Gear – welcome to Fast Friday

First drafted on an envelope on a flight home from Turkey. This is my pitch for a new type of car show.

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‘I’ve been in journalism for 11 years and this is how it can survive the rise of AI’ christophersharpwriter.wordp…

‘I’ve been in journalism for 11 years and this is how it can survive the rise of AI’

I’ve recently been re-watching Dead Poets Society, that 1989 film starring Robin Williams and a very young Ethan Hawke, about an English teacher who inspires a group of young students to embrace th…

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@LBC15 Aug 2025
’It couldn't be clearer that Trump is an admirer, cheerleader and facilitator of Putin.’ Ahead of today’s US-Russia summit in Alaska, James O'Brien has one question: ‘Has Zelenskyy already lost?’
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Memories of journalism: Driving a Victorian car christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Memories of journalism: Driving a Victorian car

In the spring of 2023, I was able to relaunch the Daily Express Car Reviews section. After a lot of negotiating, it was agreed that I could do two reviews and, if they didn’t perform, the experimen…

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Ford Puma Review: 'I spent a week driving Britain's best-selling car and found one big problem' mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motor…

'I spent a week driving Britain's best selling car and found one big problem'

Christopher Sharp spent a week with the best-selling car in the UK, the Ford Puma, and came to a surprising conclusion

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Is this part of the answer to the cost-of-socialising crisis? christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Is this part of the answer to the cost-of-socialising crisis?

At the start of the year I found myself in dramatically different personal circumstances. In the frost of January, I found myself feeling like a disused library with a hole in the roof; raw, cold, …

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There’s a really simple solution to the socialising crisis christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Is this part of the answer to the cost-of-socialising crisis?

At the start of the year I found myself in dramatically different personal circumstances. In the frost of January, I found myself feeling like a disused library with a hole in the roof; raw, cold, …

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'I've been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most' christophersharpwriter.wordp…

‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’

August is always a funny time for me because it was the month in which I decided to become a journalist in 2014. I’d just been through my first break-up and was about as confused as a squirrel pilo…

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ANALYSIS: Gaza reminds us that we still live in Hiroshima’s shadow christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Gaza reminds us that we still live in Hiroshima’s shadow

There was something about the way the sunlight fell through the glass in Waterloo station this morning that just made me stop. There was a sense of summer warmth and, for a moment, London was a mas…

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With the coming of August has come a time of reflection and realisation of just how close journalism and its 19th Century purveyors are to collapse. This isn’t just from an economic perspective, print circulation is declining, but a social one too. christophersharpwriter.wordp…

‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’

August is always a funny time for me because it was the month in which I decided to become a journalist in 2014. I’d just been through my first break-up and was about as confused as a squirrel pilo…

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‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’ christophersharpwriter.wordp…

‘I’ve been a journalist for 11-years and this is what worries me the most’

August is always a funny time for me because it was the month in which I decided to become a journalist in 2014. I’d just been through my first break-up and was about as confused as a squirrel pilo…

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Bonnie Blue, The Great Gatsby & You christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Bonnie Blue, The Great Gatsby & You

Is Bonnie Blue symbolic of societal collapse? No. Is Bonnie Blue, real name Tia Billinger, the harbinger of doom? No. So why does she remind me of a 1920s novel?

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EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's 'significant' health issue addressed by doctor after worrying photo irishstar.com/news/us-news/d…

Trump's 'significant' health issue addressed by doctor after worrying picture

EXCLUSIVE: A health expert has suggested that Donald Trump's swollen ankles could be the sign of something major as speculation about his health continues

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ANALYSIS: Why 7/7 matters and the big problem we still have to fix christophersharpwriter.wordp…

ANALYSIS: Why 7/7 matters and the big problem we still have to fix

It’s not often that our commute can feel significant. Sometimes it’s because it’s our first day at a new job, or maybe our last day at our current one. Sometimes it’s because of an impo…

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BRITISH GRAND PRIX SPECIAL: Should Britain use motorsport for World War 3? If this sounds mad, it isn't. Here's why... #F1 #BritishGP #WW3 christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Should Britain use motorsport for World War 3?

Think cars and conflict are chalk and cheese? Think again.

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British Grand Prix Special: Motorsport & World War 3* *Inspired by some excellent reporting in The Economist christophersharpwriter.wordp…

Should Britain use motorsport for World War 3?

Think cars and conflict are chalk and cheese? Think again.

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