Kim Philby: The Spy Who Loved Me
By Charlotte Philby, 12th June 2018Features In this article for The Independent Magazine, I returned to Moscow to discover the truth about my grandfather, the infamous Third Man
Features In this article for The Independent Magazine, I returned to Moscow to discover the truth about my grandfather, the infamous Third Man
Global Village #5
By Staff, 21st May 2018Regulars, Travel When Rosalind Miller's daughter was born, the medical student was determined having a child wouldn't stop her moving to India to carry out her PhD field work. She reflects on swapping London for a local community in Bangalore with a toddler in tow
Global Village #4
By Charlotte Philby, 14th May 2018Education, Regulars, Travel From Scotland to Costa Rica (via East London, New York and Mexico). Mother-of-four Abigail Pilcher talks multiple relocations, opening – and closing – a guesthouse, and how a holiday to Turkey inspired the move of a lifetime
Global Village #3
By Anna Stopes, 11th May 2018Regulars, Relationships, Travel Mother-of-three Anna Stopes relocated her family from inner-city Manchester to rural South Africa. She talks police lock-downs, home-schooling, and wild weekend adventures
The Lives of Others #5
By Rebecca Armstrong, 9th May 2018Health, Regulars, Relationships Four years ago, Rebecca Armstrong's husband was hit by a car and suffered traumatic brain injury, which left him with limited mobility and living in care. She recalls what has kept her sane in the maddest of times
Global Village #2
By Bridie Woodward, 7th May 2018Features Bridie Woodward swapped London for New York 'for a few months', six years ago. She reflects on accidentally making a life for herself, between an apartment in the city and a cottage in Montauk
How to… Go plastic-free
By Bettina Maidment, 4th May 2018Features Mother-of-two Bettina Maidment has spent the past 18 months living almost entirely without plastic, while reducing her overall waste so significantly that she only takes out the bins once every few months... Here is how
Global Village #1
By Alana Cookman, 30th April 2018Education, Regulars, Travel Kicking of a new series of interviews for the nomadic generation, Alana Cookman reflects on the dreams and realities of moving from London to Denmark, via Chile, with her tribe of four
Sex For Tuition Fees: An Undercover Investigation
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Features, Sex In an undercover investigation for The Independent, I found students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover the cost of their university, in exchange for having sex with strangers
Maternity Services in Crisis
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy The NHS and its maternity services are at breaking point. In this extensive investigation for The Independent Magazine I went back to the hospital in which both I and my children were born to examine what's really troubling over-burdened midwives